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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on May 9, 2008 at 2:29am

Jim, I cannot get onto that website. Are you able to check the url as my explorer wont open it. I would like to see what you are doing.

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Permalink Reply by Simon Brown on May 9, 2008 at 2:53am

Hello Anne, I think Jim's blog address is http://visitmyclass.com/blogs/theskinny/default.aspx

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Permalink Reply by Ben Davis on May 11, 2008 at 10:12pm

My blog is TeachEng.Us. It is kind of a lifehacker.com for teachers. I am always looking for writers. As of now we have writers from Canada to Florida and get 1000+ direct hits each day.

Here is the widget I created for it:

If you are interested, feel free to contact me.

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Permalink Reply by David Truss on May 11, 2008 at 11:47pm

Hear is a link to my 'Pairadimes for Your Thoughts' blog. My thoughts on Education, Technology and Learning.

I haven't really publicized this yet, but I've revamped my 'Practic-All' blog with a weekly update for my staff called Digital Magic. Feel free to do something similar for your staff... you can take things from my previous weeks with little effort on your part:-)

I think a better way to do this would be to create a wiki page like this one on the Support Blogging wiki... It could have a 'feature' section where new bloggers are highlighted for a week to help promote new voices.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Warner on May 12, 2008 at 4:09pm

I have just found this great site! Thank you for the work putting it together. My attempt at a classroom blog can be found at http://mwarner1968.edublogs.org

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Permalink Reply by CC Long on May 12, 2008 at 6:52pm

Thank you for starting this discussion. I've already added several of these blogs to my Google Reader and look forward to exploring more when I get time. I'm a "newbie" to blogging and would love feedback/suggestions/tips on how to improve. My technology integration blog began as an assignment in a graduate technology class that I just finished, but I'd like to continue adding posts to my blog.

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Permalink Reply by ddeubel on May 13, 2008 at 8:00am

I'd like to add a link to our member's blogs. Lots of great teachers participating in our community who deserve more mention. http://eflclassroom.buzka.com/Member_Blogs_Webpages

David
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on May 18, 2008 at 2:01pm

I have two sites. My blog is Siyensya.com. This is the Filipino word for science. I focus on middle school teachers learning some new labs and activities and creating a community of other teachers sharing some of their labs and such.

I am also the president of a 501(c)3 non profit company called the Southern Philippine Children's Shelter. We are trying to help those in great need with food, shelter and also science/math tutoring and English skills. I will be going back to the southern Philippines this summer to visit family and to oversee the nonprofit. We are currently having a clothing drive. Visit our website for more info or if you could help in any way. Thanks, Kevin

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Permalink Reply by Gerald Ardito on May 18, 2008 at 2:36pm

Kevin,

Your blog looks terrific.
I am also a middle school science teacher and would be interested in sharing labs and activities.

My class blog:
http://arditoscience.blogspot.com

My own blog:
http://teachingownership.blogspot.com

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on May 18, 2008 at 3:07pm

Gerald,

Hey, thanks. I checked your site and they look really good. I was wondering how to get my students blogging. How did you get that going at your district? Here, everything needs permission and would have to be monitored. I'm not sure how to do all that.

Right now my 8th grade science class is building a mars habitat, enough for 100-200 students to fit inside. It also has 5-6 tunnels. It's pretty cool. I'll get some video on my site the end of this week. Kevin

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Permalink Reply by Gerald Ardito on May 18, 2008 at 3:11pm

I was fortunate to be the first person in my district to start blogging with students (this was last year), and so nobody was afraid or had already had a bad experience.

I have the kids create fake names to use on the blog and spend some class time walking them through the process. I also have them sign an agreeement to be appropriate.

In over 8000 or so posts, I have only had 2 (yes, 2) that have been at all inappropriate.

Fortunately, my principal and superintendent have been very supportive, and very impressed by the students' work. I have only had positive feedback from parents as well.

I have been experimenting this year with a Ning network with one section of my students. Before starting this, I brought the parents in to walk them through. They were very excited and very supportive.

If you want/need some support/help, just give a shout. My email is gmanb5@gmail.com. Skype is gmanb5.

Please post that video. It sounds great.

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Permalink Reply by Dorit Eilon on May 19, 2008 at 10:57am

Hi Lynn,
I think this a great idea. It is amazing that even with good search techniques it is still hard to find material created by educators unless you know the person or got a link from a friend who knows....

This is why a group of us (educators who love tech) had decided to try and change things. We want a search tool that is tailored to the needs of the education community. We have done some research on the topic. According to recent studies students struggle with
•Identifying trustworthy and useful information
•Managing overabundant information

A Report of the Web-based Education Commission to the President and Congress from 2000 states that "not enough is being done to assure that today's educators have the skills and knowledge needed for effective web-based teaching. And let's not forget lack of time...budget cuts, teachers still working in isolation.

So we want a search tool designed for our needs. If you would like to comment on the topic we would like to hear about it, we feel there's a real need that we are not alone in this boat.
We posted a discussion post "We need your voice" on Classroom 20 and here's our blog -
www.cangooglehearus.blogspot.com

Together we can make a difference.

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