tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post4442618705489979133..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: More on Why I Want Students to BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-57224556351627744742010-06-16T07:49:57.973-04:002010-06-16T07:49:57.973-04:00I've been blogging with students for two schoo...I've been blogging with students for two school years now. This school year has been the first full year of blogging. I've collected data (google docs surveys and also used other more qualitative/ anecdotal methods) to determine whether or not students were viewing this tool as effective, important, and valuable in the learning process. <br /><br />Overwhelmingly, students have been pretty receptive to the blogger platform as a means for expression and communicating with an authentic audience. I did have a couple students start to use their class blog for "extra" posts, like your 100+ post student. I asked them to go ahead and create a personal blog. They were happy to do so. <br /><br />More than anything, I hope that blogging gives my students a feeling of community (with students in class and the wider edublogger community), a sense that their opinions matter, and a familiarity with basic tech language/ skills. I feel like this has gone well so far. I can't wait to utilize this platform more next year and watch my students' blogs grow!Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-55129693299571484982010-06-16T00:32:25.020-04:002010-06-16T00:32:25.020-04:00I taught AP American Government this year and ever...I taught AP American Government this year and every student was required to create a blog for the class. That blog was my window to their view of what was going on in class. Students were asked to write reactions to what we were doing in class. Essay questions were expected to be answered in the blogs. Students had their blogs available to them when ever we took a test. I even experimented with Open Internet Assessments. (it is really useless to you unless you have been using on-line resources in your learning) Freed from having to worry about fact questions we were able to get deeper into what we examining. I will say with 14 student blogs to read I did a lot more reading and thinking myself over the course of the year. Sometimes it overwhelmed me, just like sometimes school overwhelms the students. <br /><br />We all followed each other's blogs and so anytime someone added something to a blog everyone knew it and most of us read them. It was a lot of new stuff but everyone seemed to like it. <br /><br />Guess we will see what the results are at the end of the month when the AP scores come out. Blogging however made it a class of the students, for the students and by the students. I truly became a student of American Government! Try it and remember....it won't be perfect and on some days it will be down right horrible. You have to open a lot of oysters to find a pearl.Norman Constantinehttp://norcon.edublogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-34950848528549808532010-06-15T22:51:51.791-04:002010-06-15T22:51:51.791-04:00What do you do when students are only motivated to...What do you do when students are only motivated to blog if there's an evaluation connected to it? How do you encourage them to read one another's blog without having to mark and give feedback to every entry?dabambichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849126021240149664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-16933973515452402802010-06-15T22:37:07.190-04:002010-06-15T22:37:07.190-04:00It is so interesting that you integrate blogging w...It is so interesting that you integrate blogging with your classroom! It definitely allows students the opportunity to actively learn material. I am a pre-K bilingual teacher, and although the kids I teach are rather young, I will definitely try to apply this method with them!!Cira Sisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841262878354207018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-12937096104990501902010-06-15T13:36:42.416-04:002010-06-15T13:36:42.416-04:00You are so right about the power of blogging to ge...You are so right about the power of blogging to get us to think about what we are and where we stand and how we think... I have been empowered by my blog and that surely is the effect on students.... teachers must give them the chance to work through their ideas and own their learning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-33745145324793114582010-06-15T13:06:01.835-04:002010-06-15T13:06:01.835-04:00@Randi
They used the blogs for a number of things...@Randi<br /><br />They used the blogs for a number of things -- taking notes (though we tend to have a more discussion oriented class and 'notes' often take the form of reflections), posting translations/essays/projects, and posting personal reflections on poetry, history, and current affairs. <br /><br />In my Freshman classes, we experimented with hosting a 'class blog' in which students could post material to a wider public audience -- working on ways of building on this for next year (their class blog: westcivproj.wordpress.com ).<br /><br />ShellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-7311202562438269392010-06-15T12:54:36.080-04:002010-06-15T12:54:36.080-04:00So your students basically used the blogs for note...So your students basically used the blogs for note taking, is that right? Or did the students create that use? Good idea, but what about the deeper thinking, analysis, reflection? Was that there too? What about the others who didn't blog too much. How do we get them to be motivated? I've used blogs, and am still searching for the best use. I love the idea of journalizing and "owning" the learning...I'm finding that many students do not like to blog.Randi Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-68484735285456430282010-06-15T12:12:41.733-04:002010-06-15T12:12:41.733-04:00David:
Go for it! I had my 10th/11th-grade Englis...David:<br /><br />Go for it! I had my 10th/11th-grade English students blogging this year for the first time ever. My kids also wrote a ton, so feedback definitely became the big question for me too--Avoid the biggest mistake I made this year: make sure your students have safe, ample, and easy ways to collaborate before you worry about how you'll grade them.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898031774985338382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-79557062091747852892010-06-15T10:55:49.098-04:002010-06-15T10:55:49.098-04:00@David
In terms of feedback, it's a blend of ...@David<br /><br />In terms of feedback, it's a blend of comments, Jing comments ( http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2010/03/example-of-jing-used-to-comment-on.html ), using posts as jumping off points for class discussion, and peer reading/review.<br /><br />ShellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-870178537491895192010-06-15T10:52:43.938-04:002010-06-15T10:52:43.938-04:00I'm considering having students blog next year...I'm considering having students blog next year. What sort of guidance do you give them? What sort of feedback? How are the blogs assessed? Are they graded? Do you also encourage/require students to comments on others' blog posts?<br /><br />Thanks for any suggestions!David Korfhagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483910268144751116noreply@blogger.com