tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846584458674797592.post6229249444573198821..comments2023-09-04T05:13:05.965-07:00Comments on EME 5404: Better than pencil and paper?: Self-AssessmentLainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16057836456229456041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846584458674797592.post-18274044737945730102007-04-11T19:24:00.000-07:002007-04-11T19:24:00.000-07:00Laine, what a very intellectual professor we have!...Laine, what a very intellectual professor we have! :-)<BR/><BR/>I found your points 4 and 5 very valid, especially to the elementary school realm.<BR/><BR/>4. "Make the blogs more public" (p.3).<BR/><BR/>My kids love to get on the internet. They love when there picture makes in on the school's home page or my web site. I think they would also love to have their work out there so that everyone could see (I bet they'd like a wiki too. LOL.) I can only imagine that if we told them there work was going to be seen by thousands of people, they would take more time.<BR/><BR/>Besides elementary school students, this point also relates to this class, your blog in particuliar. Your blog is becoming known in cyber space. This has created wonderful learning opportunities that a password protected blog would not.<BR/><BR/>5. "Explain the 'reach' of blogs to students" (p.3).<BR/><BR/>This is also very important for our age of students. They can get mad at each other at the drop of a hat, only to be best friends again tomorrow, so if they have trashed someone in a blog, the damage might make it harder to reconcile.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I did find this resource for you: http://www.webquest.org/questgarden<BR/>/lessons/34308-<BR/>060831081120/index.htm. It says it is a webquest, but I don't see where it is actually that; however, it does seem like a good way to introduce your students to blogging, and I am all about not having to reinvent the wheel.Crystal Crozierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825865131103560633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846584458674797592.post-46287280460737605232007-04-11T09:02:00.000-07:002007-04-11T09:02:00.000-07:00Laine-I was curious as to the answer about adding ...Laine-<BR/><BR/>I was curious as to the answer about adding your own blog to an RSS feed so I checked back on that post and see you've been visited by another "outsider"! At least I think he is, perhaps not to you.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering about the suggestion that you mandate a number of times to post, suggest a length of the post, a number of hyperlinks, etc. I know there's been discussion in other classes about whether it's a good idea to give students this amount of "structure" or if "true" communication will more likely occur with a looser leash. I know you teach elementary students and am sure that at this level more structure is necessary. <BR/><BR/>I also just got done posting on Richard's blog (for the 2nd time...and it better work this time!) about needing support and structure. I'm a structure gal and know that I prefer it. However, I also know that there are valid arguments out there for not being so "rigid" in the requirements.<BR/><BR/>I found this blog which discusses the topic (although at the college level and from a couple years ago) and thought it offered some interesting discussion-http://culturecat.net/node/710<BR/><BR/>I'm curious to know what others think.<BR/><BR/>AnnAnn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11382069539990358604noreply@blogger.com