Comments on: Week 5 – Blogging Principles and Practices http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/ A Collaborative Sandbox for The EVO Session 2008 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: MaryH http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-65 MaryH Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:23:34 +0000 http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/#comment-65 Great list of blogging practices! I would like to suggest Illya's blog, The MI's in online learning http://mi-onlinestudy.blogspot.com/ for more on incorporating different learning styles. Another thing to keep in mind is that even after making a blogging plan, leave room for surprises and connections to unfold! Last year, my students happened to blog movie reviews at the same time as Nelba's class in Argentina, and we had a wonderful time interacting. Although we didn't plan it, we just happened to be working on similar assignments in our classes! Great list of blogging practices!

I would like to suggest Illya’s blog, The MI’s in online learning http://mi-onlinestudy.blogspot.com/ for more on incorporating different learning styles.

Another thing to keep in mind is that even after making a blogging plan, leave room for surprises and connections to unfold! Last year, my students happened to blog movie reviews at the same time as Nelba’s class in Argentina, and we had a wonderful time interacting. Although we didn’t plan it, we just happened to be working on similar assignments in our classes!

]]> By: carlaarena http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-64 carlaarena Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:15:14 +0000 http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/#comment-64 Consuelo, you're right, involving all senses means that we're tapping into students' diverse learning styles. I'd like to point out to the wonderful post Sibel wrote, a <a href="http://brainenrichment.blogspot.com/2008/02/roadmap-for-teachers.html" rel="nofollow">"Roadmap for teachers"</a>. It's for teaching in general, but all her tips are easily applicable to the blogging classroom. Consuelo, you’re right, involving all senses means that we’re tapping into students’ diverse learning styles. I’d like to point out to the wonderful post Sibel wrote, a “Roadmap for teachers”. It’s for teaching in general, but all her tips are easily applicable to the blogging classroom.

]]> By: Consuelo http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Consuelo Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:30:41 +0000 http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/#comment-63 Hello This one comes to my mind from one of the readings in week 5 "involve all senses" That would provide for every kind of learner we might have in class. Hello

This one comes to my mind from one of the readings in week 5 “involve all senses” That would provide for every kind of learner we might have in class.

]]> By: carlaarena http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-58 carlaarena Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:53:39 +0000 http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/#comment-58 Interesting, Natasa, and so true. Yes. show who you are, show that you are a human being just like your students. Great addition to the list. One that just occurred to me that we haven't added to the list: tag your posts. Interesting, Natasa, and so true. Yes. show who you are, show that you are a human being just like your students. Great addition to the list.

One that just occurred to me that we haven’t added to the list: tag your posts.

]]> By: Natasa Bozic Grojic http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Natasa Bozic Grojic Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:13:18 +0000 http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/#comment-55 When we teach, we present our public persona to our students. It is the policy of many schools, including mine, that students and teachers shouldn’t socialise too much between classes. Even if you wanted to, there is often no time. The students never really find out what we are really like in private. And sometimes the teachers themselves are afraid of showing their vulnerable side to the students Anyone who has ever tried blogging knows it is impossible to keep this attitude when you blog, and I think it is great. I am not sure I can put this into a single line. Perhaps: Use the blog to really get to know your students and to let them know you. Don't be afraid to show your vulnerable side. I am not too happy with this. Feel free to change it any way you like. Natasa When we teach, we present our public persona to our students. It is the policy of many schools, including mine, that students and teachers shouldn’t socialise too much between classes. Even if you wanted to, there is often no time. The students never really find out what we are really like in private. And sometimes the teachers themselves are afraid of showing their vulnerable side to the students Anyone who has ever tried blogging knows it is impossible to keep this attitude when you blog, and I think it is great. I am not sure I can put this into a single line.
Perhaps: Use the blog to really get to know your students and to let them know you. Don’t be afraid to show your vulnerable side.
I am not too happy with this. Feel free to change it any way you like.
Natasa

]]> By: Gladys Baya http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Gladys Baya Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:28:25 +0000 http://blogging4educators.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/week-5-blogging-principles-and-practices/#comment-53 Oh, dear! I was among those "enlightened minds" who drafted this great list... Now the question is "to blog up to it"! Let's see.... I think I excel at <b>"keeping conversations going"</b> (ie, asking questions of readers in my posts, replying to comments left in my blogs, and keeping track of responses to my comments in other blogs)... What I'd like to improve first, on the other hand, is... <b>to post regularly</b>! (I've just noticed that's not on our list, :-P) Love, <i>Gladys</i> Oh, dear! I was among those “enlightened minds” who drafted this great list… Now the question is “to blog up to it”! Let’s see…. I think I excel at “keeping conversations going” (ie, asking questions of readers in my posts, replying to comments left in my blogs, and keeping track of responses to my comments in other blogs)… What I’d like to improve first, on the other hand, is… to post regularly! (I’ve just noticed that’s not on our list, :-P )
Love,
Gladys

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