21classes - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T12:07:58Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/21classes-1?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A296559&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI know this thread is a year…tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-30:649749:Comment:5023342010-08-30T04:28:18.504ZWesley Fryerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/wfryer
I know this thread is a year and a half old, but this is some of the best discussion about 21classes.com that I found online so I thought I'd chime in. I've been looking for a site to use to have a class blog with preservice teachers, and at this point have decided to go with 21classes. I'm leery with the comments about poor support, but I think I'm going to give it a go anyway. I actually like the XML-RPC support, since this means my students SHOULD be able to use…
I know this thread is a year and a half old, but this is some of the best discussion about 21classes.com that I found online so I thought I'd chime in. I've been looking for a site to use to have a class blog with preservice teachers, and at this point have decided to go with 21classes. I'm leery with the comments about poor support, but I think I'm going to give it a go anyway. I actually like the XML-RPC support, since this means my students SHOULD be able to use <a href="https://posterous.com/" target="_blank">Posterous</a> and cross-post to their student 21classes blog. Posterous allows for posting with email, and is the simplest blogging tool I've seen yet. I haven't tried this yet, but plan to.<br />
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The blog I've setup for this term is on: <a href="http://untcic.21classes.com/" target="_blank">http://untcic.21classes.com/</a> Hi Becky,
The man who runs th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-25:649749:Comment:2972902009-02-25T03:24:05.983ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Hi Becky,<br />
The man who runs the chatterlive site is running it for passion. The 21publish people are running for business. To wit: a few weeks ago the star voting feature wasn't working right for me. I actually did screen captures to show them in my email how it was showing up. They wrote back saying it was working fine with no further information. By contrast, using the newly launched classchatterlive today I emailed the creator, Dan Deluca saying my kids were disappointed in switching b/c they…
Hi Becky,<br />
The man who runs the chatterlive site is running it for passion. The 21publish people are running for business. To wit: a few weeks ago the star voting feature wasn't working right for me. I actually did screen captures to show them in my email how it was showing up. They wrote back saying it was working fine with no further information. By contrast, using the newly launched classchatterlive today I emailed the creator, Dan Deluca saying my kids were disappointed in switching b/c they can't customize the look/feel of their blogs and b/c they can't enlarge font in their posts. He added a feature to enlarge font within the hour and said he will add the themes within the next two weeks and asked me to continue giving feedback so they could give teachers what they need. It's still a little dull looking compared to 21classes, but much like a Mac vs. PC thing, it just works, and it works better. That's my experience so far. If it changes for good or bad I'll continue to post about it here in our community. Let me know what route you take, also.<br />
Best,<br />
Robert Robert,
I just started 21cla…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-25:649749:Comment:2972872009-02-25T03:18:20.781ZBecky Yerginhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BeckyYergin
Robert,<br />
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I just started 21classes a couple weeks ago and so far so good. I had the same problem the other night. My students struggle with navigation and finding my posts. I was wondering if you knew how to find posts after there are more than five on the home. I read it somewhere that it is a challenge. The chatterlive site looks interesting and something I might switch to. Let me know how it is going in comparison to 21 classes.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
<br />
Becky
Robert,<br />
<br />
I just started 21classes a couple weeks ago and so far so good. I had the same problem the other night. My students struggle with navigation and finding my posts. I was wondering if you knew how to find posts after there are more than five on the home. I read it somewhere that it is a challenge. The chatterlive site looks interesting and something I might switch to. Let me know how it is going in comparison to 21 classes.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Becky You are right, it is plain va…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-24:649749:Comment:2967742009-02-24T13:36:02.564ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
You are right, it is plain vanilla but I kinda like it. Some blogs have so much going on that it's hard to tell what is what and can be really distracting to kids. The 'how to' video took a long time to load and for a while all I was seeing was a screen capture of the LA public schools? Keep up the good work, I'm sure the kids will love it.<br />
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PS I would suggest to the designers a place for title. When you have a long list of blog posts the title is what entices kids to read.
You are right, it is plain vanilla but I kinda like it. Some blogs have so much going on that it's hard to tell what is what and can be really distracting to kids. The 'how to' video took a long time to load and for a while all I was seeing was a screen capture of the LA public schools? Keep up the good work, I'm sure the kids will love it.<br />
<br />
PS I would suggest to the designers a place for title. When you have a long list of blog posts the title is what entices kids to read. Nancy,
I just got it off the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-24:649749:Comment:2966602009-02-24T03:06:41.748ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Nancy,<br />
I just got it off the ground today.<br />
You can check out one of my classes here:<br />
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<a href="http://classchatterlive.com/redteam">http://classchatterlive.com/redteam</a><br />
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click on the getting started link on the right to see my tutorial for the kids.<br />
<br />
Let me know your thoughts!
Nancy,<br />
I just got it off the ground today.<br />
You can check out one of my classes here:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://classchatterlive.com/redteam">http://classchatterlive.com/redteam</a><br />
<br />
click on the getting started link on the right to see my tutorial for the kids.<br />
<br />
Let me know your thoughts! Robert--it'll be interesting…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-24:649749:Comment:2965692009-02-24T00:45:44.983ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Robert--it'll be interesting to see how you like it. $30.00 a year for unlimited students is a steal for no ads. Hope it is good!
Robert--it'll be interesting to see how you like it. $30.00 a year for unlimited students is a steal for no ads. Hope it is good! Same for me. Back on. But stu…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-24:649749:Comment:2965592009-02-24T00:35:00.407ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Same for me. Back on. But students keep getting Proxy Server Error message.<br />
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I'm switching to ClassChatterLive.com. I'll let all know how it goes.<br />
It's cheaper and it has unlimited student blogs and it has no advertising and promises to never have advertising. It's cleaner, better organized, less sexy, but more functional with easier ways to see quick views of student progress on an assignment by assignment basis.<br />
<br />
Robert
Same for me. Back on. But students keep getting Proxy Server Error message.<br />
<br />
I'm switching to ClassChatterLive.com. I'll let all know how it goes.<br />
It's cheaper and it has unlimited student blogs and it has no advertising and promises to never have advertising. It's cleaner, better organized, less sexy, but more functional with easier ways to see quick views of student progress on an assignment by assignment basis.<br />
<br />
Robert I'm back on too. Message I re…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-23:649749:Comment:2963152009-02-23T16:27:18.930ZColette Cassinellihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ccassinelli
I'm back on too. Message I received:<br />
Thanks for your mail and please excuse the inconvenience.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately we had a downtime of one of our servers, which has been solved<br />
now. You can access your portal without any problems.<br />
<br />
In case of further questions or if you need any assistance, please contact us.<br />
<br />
Thanks and Best Regards,<br />
The 21Classes Support Team - Cooperative Learning<br />
<a href="http://www.21classes.com">http://www.21classes.com</a>
I'm back on too. Message I received:<br />
Thanks for your mail and please excuse the inconvenience.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately we had a downtime of one of our servers, which has been solved<br />
now. You can access your portal without any problems.<br />
<br />
In case of further questions or if you need any assistance, please contact us.<br />
<br />
Thanks and Best Regards,<br />
The 21Classes Support Team - Cooperative Learning<br />
<a href="http://www.21classes.com">http://www.21classes.com</a> Spoke with them early this mo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-23:649749:Comment:2962662009-02-23T12:17:44.701ZSteve Schiffhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveSchiff
Spoke with them early this morning. They were apologetic. I look forward to participating in classroom 2.0 about blogging and social networking in the classroom.
Spoke with them early this morning. They were apologetic. I look forward to participating in classroom 2.0 about blogging and social networking in the classroom. Hey. Good to know I'm not alo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-02-23:649749:Comment:2961492009-02-23T01:48:14.181ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Hey. Good to know I'm not alone. I connected yesterday until around 9pm PST.<br />
I'm currently looking at other options, including ClassChatterLive.com which is less sexy but more intuitive and useful for a teacher. I too have a lot of content on my 21classes, or, I should say, my students do, and I'm anxious to see it back up. I think I'll be looking elsewhere soon, however. Keep me posted on your status and I'll do the same. Thanks for finding me.<br />
Robert
Hey. Good to know I'm not alone. I connected yesterday until around 9pm PST.<br />
I'm currently looking at other options, including ClassChatterLive.com which is less sexy but more intuitive and useful for a teacher. I too have a lot of content on my 21classes, or, I should say, my students do, and I'm anxious to see it back up. I think I'll be looking elsewhere soon, however. Keep me posted on your status and I'll do the same. Thanks for finding me.<br />
Robert