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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 sonia barski on August 19, 2010 at 10:34am: Hi to all of you. I am a grade 3 teacher in British Columbia, Canada. I am in a graduate program on Learning and Teaching with Technology. Two of our goals this term is to join and participate in a PLN and develop an action research. I have been learning so much and am very excited to connect with all the wonderful things teachers are doing with technology.

Comment by Clare Ellison on August 19, 2010 at 10:30am: Hello,
I'm a grade 4 teacher in BC, Canada, and I'm enrolled in a post-grad. program in integrating technology in teaching. I am looking for ideas to integrate technology into math lessons (starting with whole numbers to 10 000 and addition to 10 000,) in order to better engage students in the lessons and increase their understanding of these concepts. Any ideas for sites, free programs, or lessons themselves will be appreciated. Thank you!

Comment by Karen Marie on August 19, 2010 at 7:05am: Hello everyone!
I am a middle school computer teacher in New Jersey and I am looking for ways to have my students collaborate with other students on a shared project. Otherwise, just trying to navigate through all that is available and judging its educational value!

Comment by Mark Bennett on August 19, 2010 at 1:46am: Hello! I'm here to build some networks to keep developing and redefining my idea of teaching. There's so much to look at on here, so if you think something is worthwhile, give me a buzz. Otherwise have a look at my blog http://amithestudent.wordpress.com/

Comment by Pastor Dennis Borchers on August 16, 2010 at 8:17pm: I am a high school Religion teacher and want to incorporate Web 2.0 technologies into my classes. I know enough to just get into trouble! I see the value in such technologies but I don't always see how I can use them. I have begun to dabble in Google Docs and want to do something with Wikis, and Blogs. I am presently in a Master's in Educational Technologies program and at times I am over-whelmed.

Comment by Olivia Vila on August 1, 2010 at 8:04pm: Hi!
I've been teaching for 11 years, and I am now beginning to dabble with web 2.0 technology. I am very excited about starting this school year in an Aerospace, Math and Technology program as a 5th grade Reading and Lang. Arts teracher. I've spent all summer learning about blogs, wikis, and digital story telling and I am ready to implement them with my students. It's amazing how far technology has come, and I believe we are at a point where as educators we can no longer pretend that turning on a computer in the morning constitutes integrating technology. Looking forward to learning so much more here at Classroom 2.0.

Comment by Karen Gonzales on July 29, 2010 at 11:25pm: Hello from the scenic North Peace Region of British Columbia. I am proud to be part of an innovative and creative network of professionals. I'm an intermediate teacher and part-time social responsibility district support teacher always looking for ways to build stronger, more positive caring and connected learning communities. Just getting my feet wet with all Classroom 2.0 has to offer!

Comment by Sushil Adhikari on July 28, 2010 at 1:17am: Hello,
I'm Sushil from Nepal. I'm a blind person and a new member in this group. I find a little bit difficult to navigate through this site and also I'm getting confused to get started different activities in the site. Please will somebody help me by letting me know?

Comment by Susan Blanco on July 24, 2010 at 7:10am: Hi everyone. I am an ESL instructor in a university. I am looking forward to learning more about web 2.0 and also want to set up a wiki and blog and web page.

Comment by Bob Zenhausern on July 22, 2010 at 1:52pm: I stopped a moment and wondered what does "Web 2.0 tools" mean? It means the tools we have at our hands to create Web 2.0. But what is Web 2.0? Are we spending too much time teaching Tools when we should be teaching Web 2.0.

Start with a Web 2.0 project and demonstrate how to do it using different Tools. Then let them try to use those tools.

For example, the Enabling Support Foundation has started an Archive of Legend and Myth. Part of that site will be accepting presentations in any form that can be included in the archive. The text would tell the story of a national or local myth, legend, etc. The diversity is dazzling.

Anyone interested in exploring more, email me at drz@enabling.org