Blogging study - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T21:02:35Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:89006?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A107431&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks everyone for your feed…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-15:649749:Comment:1096332008-02-15T07:43:44.763ZChristen Jacobshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/chris10vj
Thanks everyone for your feedback. My work keeps dragging me away from computers, the internet and electricity for extended periods. Great to be back, and find further help on this topic on the very day I'm supposed to have submitted my questions. All of this will help. I have certainly thought about asking questions that I hope will be answered differently in 12 months time. I'll put the questions on here when I have finalised them. I'm going to use edublogs and wikispaces for one class, our…
Thanks everyone for your feedback. My work keeps dragging me away from computers, the internet and electricity for extended periods. Great to be back, and find further help on this topic on the very day I'm supposed to have submitted my questions. All of this will help. I have certainly thought about asking questions that I hope will be answered differently in 12 months time. I'll put the questions on here when I have finalised them. I'm going to use edublogs and wikispaces for one class, our portal for another, and not blog at all with one class. Terribly sad for the last class, but I think with a control, I can more easily demonstrate a shift in attidude.<br />
On a completely different topic, I can recommend Wilson's Promontory at the southern tip of mainland Australia as a place of extraordinary natural beauty that has been maintained in its natural state for the greater good. No computers though. Hi Christen,
Glad to see this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-08:649749:Comment:1074312008-02-08T17:22:23.991ZSylvia Martinezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smartinez
Hi Christen,<br />
Glad to see this conversation resurface! For help with the survey that will demonstrate that your students benefitted from the blogging experience, you might look at some of the resources I just posted in a recent blog about <a href="http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/02/04/when-teaching-meets-research/">Teacher Researchers.</a><br />
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One thing I've found in designing surveys for students is to make sure to ask questions that will give you answers that will expose the things that you…
Hi Christen,<br />
Glad to see this conversation resurface! For help with the survey that will demonstrate that your students benefitted from the blogging experience, you might look at some of the resources I just posted in a recent blog about <a href="http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/02/04/when-teaching-meets-research/">Teacher Researchers.</a><br />
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One thing I've found in designing surveys for students is to make sure to ask questions that will give you answers that will expose the things that you really hope will happen. This seems obvious, but it's often overlooked. Sometimes we are so busy asking questions that we think other people will want to know we forget to include the questions that get to the heart of our own hopes and dreams. For example, if you hope that blogging increases student interest in their academic subjects, or their confidence, or their self-awareness, go ahead and ask those questions. It's a missed opportunity if you just stick to asking questions because you think others (like administrators) want to know.<br />
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Also, I would definitely include an open ended question for students to answer. It gives you the opportunity to record the "story" of your project, rather than just numbers.<br />
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Finally, any chance you have to sort or compare your survey with other data is worth taking. I'm not talking just test scores! There are two ways to do that-<br />
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1. Whole class data - for example, can you see differences in the survey responses of students at different academic levels?<br />
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2. Individual changes - for example, can you see any change in the attendance pattern or academic performance of a particular student over the period of your study, which then gives you the opportunity to ask that particular student if the blogging had anything to do with the change. This is of course just anecdotal, but like the open ended questions, gives you the story behind the data. Usually that's what makes people believe anyway!<br />
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Hope you keep us posted on how this is going! Try this link:
http://bonsal…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-08:649749:Comment:1073262008-02-08T13:09:39.697ZDonna Heberthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/whatsit81
Try this link:<br />
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<a href="http://bonsall.schoolwires.com/1512109262125477/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=277315&C=55071">http://bonsall.schoolwires.com/1512109262125477/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=277315&C=55071</a>
Try this link:<br />
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<a href="http://bonsall.schoolwires.com/1512109262125477/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=277315&C=55071">http://bonsall.schoolwires.com/1512109262125477/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=277315&C=55071</a> Hi Christen, Interested in re…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-08:649749:Comment:1072812008-02-08T10:34:34.191ZSue Wyatthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SueWyatt
Hi Christen, Interested in reading what everyone has said about blogging at school and what the administrators prefer us to use. The IT guys in our Education Department and at school wanted me to use Sharepoint as well but as I find it difficult to work in that myself and I found edublogs and learnerblogs so easy, I wrote a letter to them about how I wanted the audience to be world wide rather than just within our school. After discussion with the principal, he is going to let me use…
Hi Christen, Interested in reading what everyone has said about blogging at school and what the administrators prefer us to use. The IT guys in our Education Department and at school wanted me to use Sharepoint as well but as I find it difficult to work in that myself and I found edublogs and learnerblogs so easy, I wrote a letter to them about how I wanted the audience to be world wide rather than just within our school. After discussion with the principal, he is going to let me use learnerblogs with me as moderator of all messages. A questionaire sounds great as I don't think any of my students will have blogged before, not even sure if any teachers at my school do it either. Would love anyone to make comments on our class blog once the students go back next week. <a href="http://tasteach.learnerblogs.org">http://tasteach.learnerblogs.org</a> Thanks Kate. You've been busy…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-27:649749:Comment:920122007-12-27T22:18:43.032ZChristen Jacobshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/chris10vj
Thanks Kate. You've been busy. Your blog looks great. Questions asked need to demonstrate where students are now in terms of certain skills and technology. Thinking of the questions really forces you to think about where you want them to be in 12 months time, which is a very worthwhile exercise.
Thanks Kate. You've been busy. Your blog looks great. Questions asked need to demonstrate where students are now in terms of certain skills and technology. Thinking of the questions really forces you to think about where you want them to be in 12 months time, which is a very worthwhile exercise. Forgot to add that at www.mrs…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-21:649749:Comment:908012007-12-21T03:01:51.215Zkolsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KateOlson
Forgot to add that at <a href="http://www.mrsolson.edublogs.org">www.mrsolson.edublogs.org</a> the student blogs are linked on the "6th Grade" tab
Forgot to add that at <a href="http://www.mrsolson.edublogs.org">www.mrsolson.edublogs.org</a> the student blogs are linked on the "6th Grade" tab I just started blogging in th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-21:649749:Comment:907982007-12-21T02:58:00.823Zkolsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KateOlson
I just started blogging in the classroom (last month!) but check us out at <a href="http://www.mrsolson.edublogs.org">www.mrsolson.edublogs.org</a><br />
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Didn't a chance to read all the other replies, but I LOVE edublogs and highly recommend it (learnerblogs.org for student blogs). I'll think of questions for you to ask...........
I just started blogging in the classroom (last month!) but check us out at <a href="http://www.mrsolson.edublogs.org">www.mrsolson.edublogs.org</a><br />
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Didn't a chance to read all the other replies, but I LOVE edublogs and highly recommend it (learnerblogs.org for student blogs). I'll think of questions for you to ask........... Thanks Arlene, Your Personal…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-21:649749:Comment:907752007-12-21T00:53:06.849ZChristen Jacobshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/chris10vj
Thanks Arlene, Your Personal Learning Landscape looks great.
Thanks Arlene, Your Personal Learning Landscape looks great. Its called Learning Point. I…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-21:649749:Comment:907632007-12-21T00:48:09.669ZChristen Jacobshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/chris10vj
Its called Learning Point. I honestly don't know much about it, but it can be accessed from home or school, and it allows discussions wikis bulletins etc. I am in Australia, and it may well have been developed by someone here. Our <a href="http://www.tps.vic.edu.au/">school website</a> takes you to it but you won't be able to log on. I'm expecting my students (year 6) to be more interested in the decorations but I don't mind being wrong.
Its called Learning Point. I honestly don't know much about it, but it can be accessed from home or school, and it allows discussions wikis bulletins etc. I am in Australia, and it may well have been developed by someone here. Our <a href="http://www.tps.vic.edu.au/">school website</a> takes you to it but you won't be able to log on. I'm expecting my students (year 6) to be more interested in the decorations but I don't mind being wrong. Thanks for some excellent poi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-12-20:649749:Comment:904982007-12-20T00:55:19.404ZChristen Jacobshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/chris10vj
Thanks for some excellent points. My school administration wants me to go through our portal and I can certainly see the advantages. Unfortunately it just doesn't have the cool look of some of the public sites, and isn't as easy for students to use either. Either way, your questions are very pertinent. Thanks so much for the feedback.
Thanks for some excellent points. My school administration wants me to go through our portal and I can certainly see the advantages. Unfortunately it just doesn't have the cool look of some of the public sites, and isn't as easy for students to use either. Either way, your questions are very pertinent. Thanks so much for the feedback.