Comments on: Student-to-student blogging questions http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/ Comments, reflections and occasional brainstorms Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding By: Anne Davis http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-42551 Anne Davis Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:00:13 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-42551 I think it would be a great way to start learning all the possibilities for using blogs. Go for it! I think it would be a great way to start learning all the possibilities for using blogs. Go for it!

]]> By: NYCTEACHER http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-42188 NYCTEACHER Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:08:55 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-42188 I'm thinking about having my students create blogs for their June indep. writing projects. What do you think? Thanks for these great questions! I’m thinking about having my students create blogs for their June indep. writing projects. What do you think?

Thanks for these great questions!

]]> By: imma http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-41678 imma Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:26:06 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-41678 Ciao, sono una laureanda che sta preparando la tesi sul blog nei contesti educativi. Trovo molto interessante il tuo lavoro e mi dà tanti spunti per la mia tesi. Anche io ho aperto un blog e devo dire che è una esperienza incredibile. Per me il blog è un modo per aprirsi e per andare "oltre "; è uno spazio per condividere pensieri con persone a migliaia e migliaia di chilometri; è uno spazio di libertà , di ricerca e di apprendimento. Un 'apprendimento che si effettua nella vita..... nell'esperienza! Questo è il bello del blog! Mi piacerebbe essere in contatto! Ciao. Imma Ciao,
sono una laureanda che sta preparando la tesi sul blog nei contesti educativi. Trovo molto interessante il tuo lavoro e mi dà tanti spunti per la mia tesi.
Anche io ho aperto un blog e devo dire che è una esperienza incredibile. Per me il blog è un modo per aprirsi e per andare “oltre “; è uno spazio per condividere pensieri con persone a migliaia e migliaia di chilometri; è uno spazio di libertà , di ricerca e di apprendimento. Un ‘apprendimento che si effettua nella vita….. nell’esperienza! Questo è il bello del blog!
Mi piacerebbe essere in contatto!
Ciao. Imma

]]> By: Ms. Kraemer http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-41530 Ms. Kraemer Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:05:59 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-41530 #2 Now that I am blogging I notice that I am reading blogs, websites, and even books much more carefully. I know that if something inspires me, I have a way to respond to it. Before I started my blog, if I wanted to discuss something interesting that I had read, I would have to convince someone else to read it so that I could talk to them about it. Now I know that someone on the Internet has read what I have read, and we can have blogged conversations about our reading. In my writing, I have discovered that I use my blog to explore new types of writings that I did not use as much before. I write reviews, responses, and am starting to write instructions as well. I look forward to seeing where my blog takes me. #8 I have discovered that I post most often to blogs when the author asks questions. I will also comment on posts that make me curious and encourage me to ask questions. #20 I just started blogging recently, and I was very nervous. I was worried that there were many people in the world who know far more than I do about any of the topics I wanted to discuss. To get over my fear and start blogging I had to define a very specific audience so that I could convince myself that I had something of value that I could say to them. I choose to write mainly to the other teachers in my schools, and narrowing my audience so much has helped me lose some of my stage fright. I think that the longer I blog, the wider my audience will become, and the less fear I will have of not being perfect in every subject. After all, I have seen my favorite bloggers make mistakes, and we are all allowed to be human. #2 Now that I am blogging I notice that I am reading blogs, websites, and even books much more carefully. I know that if something inspires me, I have a way to respond to it. Before I started my blog, if I wanted to discuss something interesting that I had read, I would have to convince someone else to read it so that I could talk to them about it. Now I know that someone on the Internet has read what I have read, and we can have blogged conversations about our reading. In my writing, I have discovered that I use my blog to explore new types of writings that I did not use as much before. I write reviews, responses, and am starting to write instructions as well. I look forward to seeing where my blog takes me.

#8 I have discovered that I post most often to blogs when the author asks questions. I will also comment on posts that make me curious and encourage me to ask questions.

#20 I just started blogging recently, and I was very nervous. I was worried that there were many people in the world who know far more than I do about any of the topics I wanted to discuss. To get over my fear and start blogging I had to define a very specific audience so that I could convince myself that I had something of value that I could say to them. I choose to write mainly to the other teachers in my schools, and narrowing my audience so much has helped me lose some of my stage fright. I think that the longer I blog, the wider my audience will become, and the less fear I will have of not being perfect in every subject. After all, I have seen my favorite bloggers make mistakes, and we are all allowed to be human.

]]> By: noreen Hayes http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-41418 noreen Hayes Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:14:23 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-41418 #15 This is the first time I have ever left a comment on a blog. I have not gotten into the blogging world, just yet. I was inspired to respond to your blog, because I had to do it for a technology class that I am taking. I am curious if I am writing to students or the teacher and what grade level you are. I teach elementary students too and I would like to find a way to incorporate blogging into my classroom. Now that I am inspired, I think I will blog in the future. Who knows, maybe I will be able to answer more of your questions later. Thanks for having such great questions to share. #15 This is the first time I have ever left a comment on a blog. I have not gotten into the blogging world, just yet. I was inspired to respond to your blog, because I had to do it for a technology class that I am taking. I am curious if I am writing to students or the teacher and what grade level you are. I teach elementary students too and I would like to find a way to incorporate blogging into my classroom. Now that I am inspired, I think I will blog in the future. Who knows, maybe I will be able to answer more of your questions later. Thanks for having such great questions to share.

]]> By: Diane Hammond http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40996 Diane Hammond Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:02:41 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40996 Wow! What great questions! I'd like to have a go at #10: How does blogging help you in school or anywhere? I'm the coordinator of the Polar Science Project, http://www.polar06.yesican-projects.ca/ , and as such you would expect me to say "blogging can help you learn Science". While this is true, it's a very small part of the picture. Through our blogs we brought nine scientists, (five in Antarctica and four in Toronto), into over 100 classrooms around the world! These scientists, who are experts in the aerobic development of Weddell seals, are working to apply their knowledge to the development of therapies for humans with heart and lung disease. Without our blogs these busy scientists would never have been able to share their expertise with students, and students would probably never have been able to "take part" in real scientific research. Blogging brought "experts" into classrooms. That's an exciting result, but it doesn't end there. Because everyone, scientists and students alike could blog with "an equal voice", students became experts in the areas that interested them, publishing blog articles from how to create web pages to profile their own research to how to understand the muscle sampling techniques the scientists were describing. The blogs allowed the student experts to share their knowledge with other students and the scientists. So, the bottom line is that blogging can both help you connect with experts and share your own expertise, helping everyone learn about whatever topic you are passionate about. Very powerful, don't you think? Wow! What great questions!

I’d like to have a go at #10: How does blogging help you in school or anywhere?

I’m the coordinator of the Polar Science Project, http://www.polar06.yesican-projects.ca/ , and as such you would expect me to say “blogging can help you learn Science”. While this is true, it’s a very small part of the picture.

Through our blogs we brought nine scientists, (five in Antarctica and four in Toronto), into over 100 classrooms around the world! These scientists, who are experts in the aerobic development of Weddell seals, are working to apply their knowledge to the development of therapies for humans with heart and lung disease. Without our blogs these busy scientists would never have been able to share their expertise with students, and students would probably never have been able to “take part” in real scientific research. Blogging brought “experts” into classrooms.

That’s an exciting result, but it doesn’t end there. Because everyone, scientists and students alike could blog with “an equal voice”, students became experts in the areas that interested them, publishing blog articles from how to create web pages to profile their own research to how to understand the muscle sampling techniques the scientists were describing. The blogs allowed the student experts to share their knowledge with other students and the scientists.

So, the bottom line is that blogging can both help you connect with experts and share your own expertise, helping everyone learn about whatever topic you are passionate about. Very powerful, don’t you think?

]]> By: Travis http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40985 Travis Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:26:45 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40985 I actually never blog, but I'm leaving a comment just to show my Ed. Tech professor I am capable! I actually never blog, but I’m leaving a comment just to show my Ed. Tech professor I am capable!

]]> By: Anne Davis http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40711 Anne Davis Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:38:33 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40711 Tim, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I like these 3 tips. I can't wait to share them with the kids! All this talk about comments makes me commit to stepping up my own commenting a bit more! We need those conversations! Best to you! Tim,
Thanks for taking the time to respond. I like these 3 tips. I can’t wait to share them with the kids! All this talk about comments makes me commit to stepping up my own commenting a bit more! We need those conversations! Best to you!

]]> By: Anne Davis http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40709 Anne Davis Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:33:07 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40709 Chris, You\'re right, it is great fun to find a comment on one you wrote a while back. These are great answers and I bet lots of the kids will agree. I smiled when the kids shouted with joy and squealed \"Oh look, Chris is back!\" They were anticipating your comments with sheer delight! I think I shall take some time and browse around and just spend some time commenting today! Chris,

You\’re right, it is great fun to find a comment on one you wrote a while back. These are great answers and I bet lots of the kids will agree. I smiled when the kids shouted with joy and squealed \”Oh look, Chris is back!\” They were anticipating your comments with sheer delight!

I think I shall take some time and browse around and just spend some time commenting today!

]]> By: Tim http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40623 Tim Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:42:21 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/03/28/student-to-student-blogging-questions/#comment-40623 All of them great questions - for bloggers of any age! I'm going to share your post with some teachers in our district who are considering blogging with their students I'll take a stab at number 6: Has anyone given you tips about blogging? What would be the 3 most important tips you would give? Lots of people have given me tips, almost all without knowing it. I watch how bloggers that I admire work and emulate the parts that fit my style and personality. The three most important tips I would give are: 1. Be honest, both about your subject and yourself. That includes giving credit to the sources of the ideas in your posts. 2. Don't limit yourself. If you find something that interests you, write about it. 3. Welcome comments. Talking to yourself is no fun. You want other people to join your conversation. In the same way, write comments at other people's blogs and extend their conversations. All of them great questions - for bloggers of any age! I’m going to share your post with some teachers in our district who are considering blogging with their students

I’ll take a stab at number 6: Has anyone given you tips about blogging? What would be the 3 most important tips you would give?

Lots of people have given me tips, almost all without knowing it. I watch how bloggers that I admire work and emulate the parts that fit my style and personality.

The three most important tips I would give are:
1. Be honest, both about your subject and yourself. That includes giving credit to the sources of the ideas in your posts.
2. Don’t limit yourself. If you find something that interests you, write about it.
3. Welcome comments. Talking to yourself is no fun. You want other people to join your conversation. In the same way, write comments at other people’s blogs and extend their conversations.

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