Journal Writing - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:57:53Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:172455?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A173124&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI had students creating scien…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-07-09:649749:Comment:4867612010-07-09T20:10:11.611ZJody Maxeyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JodyMaxey
I had students creating science stories on my wikispace. Fairly simple for them.
I had students creating science stories on my wikispace. Fairly simple for them. Hi All, not sure if this will…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-05-18:649749:Comment:4722492010-05-18T17:59:56.766ZMatthewhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Matthew62
Hi All, not sure if this will be useful but it's a journaling system. However, it's created for the adults. Check it out, if you like it you can create one and drop the url wherever it may be of use.<br />
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<a href="http://www.iteachtoo.com/index.cfm?go=journal.viewpublic&JournalEntryID=41" target="_blank">http://www.iteachtoo.com/index.cfm?go=journal.viewpublic&JournalEntryID=41</a><br />
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Matt
Hi All, not sure if this will be useful but it's a journaling system. However, it's created for the adults. Check it out, if you like it you can create one and drop the url wherever it may be of use.<br />
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<a href="http://www.iteachtoo.com/index.cfm?go=journal.viewpublic&JournalEntryID=41" target="_blank">http://www.iteachtoo.com/index.cfm?go=journal.viewpublic&JournalEntryID=41</a><br />
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Matt I work for a charity called R…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-11-27:649749:Comment:4110412009-11-27T17:15:01.622ZRenee MacDermidhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ReneeMacDermid
I work for a charity called Rafi.ki which runs an online learning community. It's completely free to sign up. Your students can use the site to create homepages, and work on projects and then post their work online. There is also the chance to connect and communicate with other schools.<br />
<a href="http://www.rafi.ki/site/about.php" target="_blank">http://www.rafi.ki/site/about.php</a>
I work for a charity called Rafi.ki which runs an online learning community. It's completely free to sign up. Your students can use the site to create homepages, and work on projects and then post their work online. There is also the chance to connect and communicate with other schools.<br />
<a href="http://www.rafi.ki/site/about.php" target="_blank">http://www.rafi.ki/site/about.php</a> Mr. Balcom,
Could you add a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-11-27:649749:Comment:4110352009-11-27T16:30:45.285ZJohn Faighttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnFaig
Mr. Balcom,<br />
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Could you add a post letting us know how your blog are working?<br />
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Thanks<br />
JDF
Mr. Balcom,<br />
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Could you add a post letting us know how your blog are working?<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
JDF Thanks for the advice. I want…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-04:649749:Comment:1736392008-08-04T23:51:27.167ZGerryhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Gerry
Thanks for the advice. I want the journals to be private with only teacher comments but not open to the rest of the class to start out.<br />
Blogs sound like the best way to accomplish this.
Thanks for the advice. I want the journals to be private with only teacher comments but not open to the rest of the class to start out.<br />
Blogs sound like the best way to accomplish this. Nancy,
Thanks for the tip!
-…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-04:649749:Comment:1736352008-08-04T23:45:05.685ZMr. Balcomhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/mrbalcom
Nancy,<br />
Thanks for the tip!<br />
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-Mr. Balcom
Nancy,<br />
Thanks for the tip!<br />
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-Mr. Balcom I'm sure the kids will love i…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-04:649749:Comment:1736312008-08-04T23:26:55.297ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
I'm sure the kids will love it. Word of caution, any time kids blog, respond to online discussions, etc there is a lot of commenting required by the teacher. I made that mistake when 40 of my gifted 4-6th graders responded to questions in an online book discussion (we used Moodle). I spent hours a week reading and responding!! You might go to a rotating schedule where they only post a couple of times a week or you may be inundated!
I'm sure the kids will love it. Word of caution, any time kids blog, respond to online discussions, etc there is a lot of commenting required by the teacher. I made that mistake when 40 of my gifted 4-6th graders responded to questions in an online book discussion (we used Moodle). I spent hours a week reading and responding!! You might go to a rotating schedule where they only post a couple of times a week or you may be inundated! Gerry,
Every year my class ha…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-04:649749:Comment:1734232008-08-04T18:17:56.553ZMr. Balcomhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/mrbalcom
Gerry,<br />
Every year my class has written daily journal entries in composition books. They were handed in each day and I wrote comments on each students entry. Very time consuming on my end, let alone carting 20 notebooks from home to school. This year I'm going to have my students blog each day instead. Each student will have a private blog. They will be allowed to read each other's entries and make comments. Have not field tested this but going to try it out this year.<br />
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-Mr. Balcom
Gerry,<br />
Every year my class has written daily journal entries in composition books. They were handed in each day and I wrote comments on each students entry. Very time consuming on my end, let alone carting 20 notebooks from home to school. This year I'm going to have my students blog each day instead. Each student will have a private blog. They will be allowed to read each other's entries and make comments. Have not field tested this but going to try it out this year.<br />
<br />
-Mr. Balcom Another consideration is the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-04:649749:Comment:1734172008-08-04T18:12:52.929ZSteve O'Connorhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveOConnor
Another consideration is the audience. Who read the journals that the students used for free writing? Do you want student "free writing" to have a global audience?<br />
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Moodle, Elgg, and WordPress give the author and the teacher some control over this. Although I don't know the ins and outs of every wiki engine, I don't think they are well suited for access control over individual posts. Wikis are designed for collaborative writing; whereas, blogs are designed for journaling from the get go.
Another consideration is the audience. Who read the journals that the students used for free writing? Do you want student "free writing" to have a global audience?<br />
<br />
Moodle, Elgg, and WordPress give the author and the teacher some control over this. Although I don't know the ins and outs of every wiki engine, I don't think they are well suited for access control over individual posts. Wikis are designed for collaborative writing; whereas, blogs are designed for journaling from the get go. haha! Good question! That's w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-04:649749:Comment:1734042008-08-04T17:34:25.155ZLindy Brewsterhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LindyBrewster
haha! Good question! That's what I will be discussing with our tech guys this week!
haha! Good question! That's what I will be discussing with our tech guys this week!