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By: Go Wild With Wikis: Part III | Edublogs Live

[...] Introducing The Classroom 2.0 LIVE! Beginner Series! - Sue Waters (read comments for helpful tips on using wikis especially issues with students overwriting each others work and need to use discussion tab) [...]

By: Go Wild With Wikis: Part II | Edublogs Live

By: Sue Waters

In reply to <a href="https://www.theedublogger.com/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/comment-page-1/#comment-4245">SusanSi</a>. Hi Susan, I am really glad you brought this to all our attention. That is not a good situation for you and could happen on any of these types of platforms where they can easily email between each other. One aspect is definitely there is a need for this constant discussion with them on what is appropriate online behaviour and the consequences if they are inappropriate. However you still need to prevent this from happening. To stop it from happening I would do is set up all student accounts using the <a href="http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/07/24/creating-student-accounts-using-one-gmail-account/" rel="nofollow">gmail+ method</a>. This means all emails that are sent would come into the one gmail account so you can monitor them more closely. But that is my thought. Would love to hear how others would manage this type of situation. Hope to see you online for the session in 12 hours!

By: SusanSi

Sue, I just listened to the recording of the 13th meeting. I am excited to be there live tomorrow night. I started a class wiki this year-loved it-kids loved it. But when they found the email I lost control. Using the free version of wikispaces, I did not know what to do. A parent informed me of inappropriate mail her son received. I could not monitor all their emails, which were not school related, but were sent through the wiki. I teach 4th graders. Help?

By: Sue Waters

In reply to <a href="https://www.theedublogger.com/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/comment-page-1/#comment-4217">Leslie</a>. Hi Leslie, Glad to hear your feedback on the beginners series plus excellent to hear how your wiki is helping them learn more about other cultures. Can see what you mean about the issues of the questions and replies. As I said previously I am biased (since I do work for a blogging company) however I think that in the case of the questions and replies you would be better using a class blog. Where you write posts about the question, or write posts on what you think is the answer and then invite the students from the other country to reply in comments with their thoughts. While you could use the discussion tab I don't think you would achieve any where near as good an outcome as using a blog.

By: Leslie

Hello! am really enjoying your work with the Beginner Series. Thanks! I think I am finally using my wiki for collaboration purposes but it has turned into a little mess. The connections and the collaboration are great! My kids LOVE it and are really engaged. This engagement has really translated into appreciation for other cultures, languages, and countries. My question is how to organize the wiki for questions and replies. We are communicating with a school in Turkey and the different time zones made the Skype conversations a bit of a challenge. Check out my site http://elementaryspanish.wikispaces.com/Around+the+World , if you have time, and you'll see what I mean. It’s not pretty. Maybe I should be using the Discussion tag, I’m not sure. Again, I absolutely love it; I just want to better organize our conversations and maybe add more schools. Thanks, Leslie

By: dobrien

In reply to <a href="https://www.theedublogger.com/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/comment-page-1/#comment-4205">Sue Waters</a>. So well-put! I appreciate your time! ;)

By: Sue Waters

In reply to <a href="https://www.theedublogger.com/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/comment-page-1/#comment-4197">dobrien</a>. The whole aspect of whether you respond back to comments or not is an interesting debate. Ultimately it really depends on why you blog. Most probloggers won't comment back at comments. Especially the top probloggers... because it is time consuming and if they spent time responding to comments they would have no time to write posts (that is how they look at it). As edubloggers what we are trying to achieve is different and off course there will be different variations to it. For me, engaging in the conversations in comments means I learn more because I have to reflect on what the person has written and then consider my response. Sort of like the deeper learning you get from writing a blog post. But as you say it also makes it a two-way open conversation, shows you value their input and builds communities that work together. Definitely time consuming (especially when you have the number of blogs I have) but worth the time.

By: dobrien

In reply to <a href="https://www.theedublogger.com/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/comment-page-1/#comment-4195">dobrien</a>. It also turns the blog from a one-way reporting platform, to a two-way open conversation.

By: dobrien

In reply to <a href="https://www.theedublogger.com/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/comment-page-1/#comment-4180">Sue Waters</a>. Yes. That's one thing I learned from you early on, Sue. Always try to respond to comments. I think it adds a personal touch, allows to further discuss the topic, and shows that you value people.

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Comment by Margo Flores on February 4, 2011 at 10:59am: I am from Monterrey, Mexico and I teach English as a second language. My 8th grade students bring macs to school and have them available 24/7. Anyone overseas care to make a collaborative project between your students and mine using technology?

Comment by Jim Roberts on January 2, 2011 at 9:09pm: As a software developer, I am always looking for what is the new application and/or systems that an educator needs. Where can software developers find the correct niche where they can utilize their creative energies and help out in the education space? Any ideas.?

Comment by Jim Roberts on January 1, 2011 at 10:21pm: I would love to get peoples thoughts about Software Development In Higher Education. Please feel free to share :)

Comment by Penny Hildinger on December 26, 2010 at 4:23pm: I think there are several factors in the use or lack of use of technology in education. These are my own thoughts, others may have different ideas. I think the main reasons involve budgets, space and privacy. Budget involving having money to purchase software and hardware, plus having the technicians available for troubleshooting and installation. Space seems to be the answer given to us, it is the reason students do not have email accounts, and why our hard drive space is so limited. Bandwidth is expensive I guess. Privacy is something that I hear a lot too. We are warned that on our Moodles, wikis, etc, that students must only have their first name. Parents have to give permission for pictures on the Internet. Content, including ads on the sites we use, is to be monitored. I have had nervous parents and administrators about what the students are doing and why. My generic answer is that they will need that knowledge for college and their careers. It seems to get me by.

I am sure there is more that can be added by others, and I will think of more, but those are my immediate thoughts on why schools are hesitant about Web 2.0.

Comment by Jim Roberts on December 19, 2010 at 12:51pm: I was curious as to why some people think certain institutions might be hesitant to adopt Web 2.0/3.0 techniques. I am a software developer who has worked in the higher education space and came across some schools who relish in the use of technology and others who are intimidated by it. I have written some articles at the The Happy Developer concerning technology and my thoughts on the matter but as people who are in the trenches I was wondering if you could shed some light and share your experiences.

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Comment by Lisa Ma on November 25, 2010 at 3:38pm: I am very happy to have found this group and look forward to having a little more to contribute in the year ahead.

Comment by Nancy Olaya Monsalve on November 12, 2010 at 8:01am: como recibir las publicaciones de este grupo, los comentarios y todo lo que se socialice aqui?

Comment by Sal P on November 9, 2010 at 1:56pm: Anyone interested in having their students learn some project management skills? I have built a site for students and teachers to manage their projects online. It's called Enterthegroup.com and it's also free.

Comment by Bob Zenhausern on November 4, 2010 at 9:00pm: Is anyone interested in a blog like interaction about living in the US and particularly New York City. I can walk around the city with my camera and show the less known as well as the more famous sights. I can answer questions from the students. A very simple starting project. Anyone interested send me email at drz@enabling.org.