Blogging without student email? - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T06:54:49Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:106434?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A106455&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI use Blogger, set up to allo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-25:649749:Comment:2227562008-11-25T14:30:33.419ZPat Cookhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/PatCook
I use Blogger, set up to allow comments. The students respond as "anonymous" but at the bottom of their post, they put their "namecode" - that is, the first 2 letters of their first name and first 2 letters of their second name. This works for me in my small school. You could use additional coding for bigger classes, as in SuBr7LA meaning Sue Brown in your Grade 7 Language Arts class. The trick is getting them to remember to put their name!<br />
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This may not help you for your needs but it works for…
I use Blogger, set up to allow comments. The students respond as "anonymous" but at the bottom of their post, they put their "namecode" - that is, the first 2 letters of their first name and first 2 letters of their second name. This works for me in my small school. You could use additional coding for bigger classes, as in SuBr7LA meaning Sue Brown in your Grade 7 Language Arts class. The trick is getting them to remember to put their name!<br />
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This may not help you for your needs but it works for me. Yes, yes...we can put phony e…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-25:649749:Comment:2226232008-11-25T11:04:01.046ZTom Kennedyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/tjkenn
Yes, yes...we can put phony email addresses in where emails are required, and that is what we have done in my district. However, I resent having to do so.<br />
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Why don't "we" (education policy-makers, education lawyers, IT depts) just give the kids email? In college they will be submitting assignments with email, and communicating with their professors. The irony of course is that kids hardly use email anymore, but IM, text, or use Facebook to communicate instead.<br />
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We are still having a debate…
Yes, yes...we can put phony email addresses in where emails are required, and that is what we have done in my district. However, I resent having to do so.<br />
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Why don't "we" (education policy-makers, education lawyers, IT depts) just give the kids email? In college they will be submitting assignments with email, and communicating with their professors. The irony of course is that kids hardly use email anymore, but IM, text, or use Facebook to communicate instead.<br />
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We are still having a debate about "allowing" students to use what they see as a deprecated communications channel. The irony is supreme. Do we realize how ridiculous "we" look? Thanks so much, Nancy, for sh…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-22:649749:Comment:2210862008-11-22T20:51:27.441ZMarielle Palombohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Marielle
Thanks so much, Nancy, for sharing your experiences, suggestions, and examples. They are very helpful!
Thanks so much, Nancy, for sharing your experiences, suggestions, and examples. They are very helpful! ePals has filled the bill for…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-12:649749:Comment:2138372008-11-12T00:52:17.792ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
ePals has filled the bill for us, we use it so far for email only. We need email primarily to get activation codes for other tools like Tikatok, Animoto, Mnemeograph, etc. We have our <a href="http://areallydifferentplace.org">own blog</a> designed with Drupal and served privately. It is one of the best and most organized student blogs I've seen. I blog on the frontpage and students each have their own blog, we also have other adults and parents blog with us. A good place to start is Recent…
ePals has filled the bill for us, we use it so far for email only. We need email primarily to get activation codes for other tools like Tikatok, Animoto, Mnemeograph, etc. We have our <a href="http://areallydifferentplace.org">own blog</a> designed with Drupal and served privately. It is one of the best and most organized student blogs I've seen. I blog on the frontpage and students each have their own blog, we also have other adults and parents blog with us. A good place to start is Recent Posts. Each evening I go to Recent Posts and see what everybody has written and respond to most.<br />
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We've used Moodle for threaded discussions (book discussions) and online course work. Drupal also allows for threaded discussions--- With Blogger, for instance, you cannot comment on a comment---all the comments are in a list. I definately think Drupal is worth the steeper learning curve.<br />
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You can see all we've done <a href="http://anotsodifferentplace.blogspot.com/2007/07/where-is-all-your-stuff.html">here</a>. Good Luck, N. What did you think about ePal…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-11:649749:Comment:2138232008-11-11T23:18:35.942ZMarielle Palombohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Marielle
What did you think about ePals, Nancy? I'm looking at it now, but I can't quite tell how it will work yet. It looks like it offers safe, monitored mail and class blogs, and also includes threaded discussion forums. Ideally, I am looking for an environment that includes integrated teacher and student blogs and threaded discussion forums. Edublogs still does not offer threading of comments or discussion forums, which is important to me. 21Classes has its advantages as a blog portal where a…
What did you think about ePals, Nancy? I'm looking at it now, but I can't quite tell how it will work yet. It looks like it offers safe, monitored mail and class blogs, and also includes threaded discussion forums. Ideally, I am looking for an environment that includes integrated teacher and student blogs and threaded discussion forums. Edublogs still does not offer threading of comments or discussion forums, which is important to me. 21Classes has its advantages as a blog portal where a teacher can easily register and monitor students and their individual blogs, though it also does not offer threading. I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have... Yes, and Edublogs used Wordpr…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-26:649749:Comment:1934202008-09-26T15:16:41.107ZKaren Fasimpaurhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/kfasimpaur
Yes, and Edublogs used Wordpress MU. If you host Wordpress MU yourself (and it's difficult to set up), you can also use fake email addresses as described above. It also gives you a lot of other controls that are nice too.
Yes, and Edublogs used Wordpress MU. If you host Wordpress MU yourself (and it's difficult to set up), you can also use fake email addresses as described above. It also gives you a lot of other controls that are nice too. You can blog without student…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-26:649749:Comment:1933042008-09-26T00:22:25.488ZLaura Veglahnhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LauraVeglahn
You can blog without student email addresses using Edublogs. When you post a comment on edublogs, it does require an email address, however, you are able to use dummy-email addresses.<br />
For example, if Tasha Johnson wants to respond to a post on <a href="http://veglahn.edublogs.org">my blog</a>, she just needs to put in her name, Tasha Johnson in the space provided for name, for her email address she just types "tasha@tasha.com.<br />
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Once she replies to a post, I can, as the administrator, erase the…
You can blog without student email addresses using Edublogs. When you post a comment on edublogs, it does require an email address, however, you are able to use dummy-email addresses.<br />
For example, if Tasha Johnson wants to respond to a post on <a href="http://veglahn.edublogs.org">my blog</a>, she just needs to put in her name, Tasha Johnson in the space provided for name, for her email address she just types "tasha@tasha.com.<br />
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Once she replies to a post, I can, as the administrator, erase the dummy email address, give her credit in the gradebook and change her name to initials, if I so choose. When I taught middle school I did so, however in high school I figure I am only helping students make healthy digital footprints by using student names.<br />
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Give Edublogs a try, it's worth it and kids DO NOT need email addresses.<br />
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best of luck,<br />
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Laura V. Hi Amy,
www.thinkquest. com i…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-25:649749:Comment:1930832008-09-25T15:57:10.932ZVictoria Westhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/VicWinokur
Hi Amy,<br />
<a href="http://www.thinkquest">www.thinkquest</a>. com is fabulous. After the initial set up (paper work and verification from principal etc.), you can do amazing things with your students- We started using it this year after having the same problem as you did.
Hi Amy,<br />
<a href="http://www.thinkquest">www.thinkquest</a>. com is fabulous. After the initial set up (paper work and verification from principal etc.), you can do amazing things with your students- We started using it this year after having the same problem as you did. Welcome 'back.' =)tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-24:649749:Comment:1927922008-09-24T15:40:54.015ZEllenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Ellen
Welcome 'back.' =)
Welcome 'back.' =) Have you found Class blogmeis…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-23:649749:Comment:1924822008-09-23T16:40:16.885ZKaren Fasimpaurhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/kfasimpaur
Have you found Class blogmeister to be reliably available?<br />
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Also, can students post their own posts or just comments?<br />
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Thanks for your insights.
Have you found Class blogmeister to be reliably available?<br />
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Also, can students post their own posts or just comments?<br />
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Thanks for your insights.