Edublogger Cocktail Party - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T22:33:10Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:129161?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A130861&feed=yes&xn_auth=noKudos to you Sean on the ment…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-10-13:649749:Comment:1996502008-10-13T16:41:05.258Zleewinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/leewin
Kudos to you Sean on the mention of you blog in the staff meeting.<br />
I like you don't receive a lot of comments, yet, on my posts on my blog. However, I am happy to know that it is being read by both students and colleagues alike. I'd like to see more traffic on my site but as blogging becomes more popular it may be hard to have the comments that I have put on other sites answered or for people to come and comment on my site. However, now that you have mentioned your blog I'm definitely going to…
Kudos to you Sean on the mention of you blog in the staff meeting.<br />
I like you don't receive a lot of comments, yet, on my posts on my blog. However, I am happy to know that it is being read by both students and colleagues alike. I'd like to see more traffic on my site but as blogging becomes more popular it may be hard to have the comments that I have put on other sites answered or for people to come and comment on my site. However, now that you have mentioned your blog I'm definitely going to check it out and I would invite you to do the same.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
<a href="http://mrwiniks.edublogs.org">Mr.Winik's Class Blog</a>(I'm a newb to all of this so please put any feedback on my About page to help improve my blog. Always looking for some constructive criticism. gabriela,
I know the feeling.…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-15:649749:Comment:1308612008-04-15T04:31:00.614ZSean Smithhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SeanSmith
gabriela,<br />
I know the feeling. In a staff meeting at the beginning of the semester the teacher sitting next to me stood up and talked about something and finished off by stating that he had read it on EFL Geek - I just looked at him and said, "that's my blog" he was pretty surprised.<br />
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Good feeling though.
gabriela,<br />
I know the feeling. In a staff meeting at the beginning of the semester the teacher sitting next to me stood up and talked about something and finished off by stating that he had read it on EFL Geek - I just looked at him and said, "that's my blog" he was pretty surprised.<br />
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Good feeling though. I'm one of five Ed Tech Speci…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-15:649749:Comment:1307632008-04-15T00:39:17.893ZCindyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Cindy54
I'm one of five Ed Tech Specialists for a large urban school district. We (and others in the Ed Tech Department) started blogging as a way to share ideas with the classroom teachers we work with: news, photos, announcements, resources, handouts, etc. When we go out to schools to do training, it's easy to point the faculty members to the blogs and say, "Here you can find some help with the topics we covered today." It's also a way for us to share ideas with each other; when we discover a new…
I'm one of five Ed Tech Specialists for a large urban school district. We (and others in the Ed Tech Department) started blogging as a way to share ideas with the classroom teachers we work with: news, photos, announcements, resources, handouts, etc. When we go out to schools to do training, it's easy to point the faculty members to the blogs and say, "Here you can find some help with the topics we covered today." It's also a way for us to share ideas with each other; when we discover a new tool and try it out, we can let each other know its pros and cons. Of course, I would love for readers to comment more, but it's really ok if it doesn't happen. Like everyone else, I read many more blogs than I have time or inclination to comment on. Come by <a href="http://edtechteachers.com">and visit us</a> sometime... A year ago I started blogging…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306842008-04-14T18:51:22.570ZGabriela Sellarthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GabrielaSellart
A year ago I started blogging for my students. Then I started writing about my experience, at first just as an attempt to set my messy thoughts in order. Soon I discovered that other teachers were interested in what I was saying. I could say now that in my blog in Spanish I have more commenters than readers (yes, I know that's impossible). I admit I’m really proud of being able to trigger some thoughts.<br />
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However, none of my colleagues at work had read my blogs until last week when one of them…
A year ago I started blogging for my students. Then I started writing about my experience, at first just as an attempt to set my messy thoughts in order. Soon I discovered that other teachers were interested in what I was saying. I could say now that in my blog in Spanish I have more commenters than readers (yes, I know that's impossible). I admit I’m really proud of being able to trigger some thoughts.<br />
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However, none of my colleagues at work had read my blogs until last week when one of them commented orally on some of my posts. That was certainly one of the happiest blogging moments. I know I cannot make a difference in global education, but I can make a difference for my students and my coworkers. And that’s something more difficult to achieve than the attention of any “blogging elite”(we all know the tricks).<br />
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Finally, I’d like to say that even though I’m not keen on cocktail parties (I’d rather go for a round of beer in a pub, or a good bottle of red wine in an Argentine “asado”), I’ve never, never ever, felt excluded. On the contrary I’m grateful to all the people who know much more than I do, and share their experience so openly. Sean -
I agree with you abou…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306682008-04-14T18:13:14.895Zkolsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KateOlson
Sean -<br />
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I agree with you about replying to comments on your own blog, it's common courtesy and shows that you care about what your readers have to say. I do the same as you, I try to reply to all of my comments even if it's not until days later. The comments continue the discussion and are what make blogs a "live" piece of work.
Sean -<br />
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I agree with you about replying to comments on your own blog, it's common courtesy and shows that you care about what your readers have to say. I do the same as you, I try to reply to all of my comments even if it's not until days later. The comments continue the discussion and are what make blogs a "live" piece of work. Commented on your post :-)tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306662008-04-14T18:11:41.306Zkolsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KateOlson
Commented on your post :-)
Commented on your post :-) I've been blogging on EFL sin…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1304582008-04-14T11:39:46.164ZSean Smithhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SeanSmith
I've been blogging on EFL since January 2004 - 1-6 posts a week, but I don't get more than 3-4 comments on a post and that's for a good post. I also reply to 90% of comments, unlike some blogs that I have commented on.<br />
<a href="http://eflgeek.com">http://eflgeek.com</a>
I've been blogging on EFL since January 2004 - 1-6 posts a week, but I don't get more than 3-4 comments on a post and that's for a good post. I also reply to 90% of comments, unlike some blogs that I have commented on.<br />
<a href="http://eflgeek.com">http://eflgeek.com</a> Hi all. I wrote comments to J…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1303612008-04-14T06:47:55.073ZTom Hemingwayhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/themingway
Hi all. I wrote comments to Jon and Vicki and a few others, and while I realize that maybe we're ready to move on, I finally wrote some of my own thoughts, which <a href="http://tryangulation.typepad.com/learning/2008/04/the-brief-his-1.html">you can read here</a> (<a href="http://tryangulation.typepad.com/learning/2008/04/the-brief-his-1.html"><b>link</b></a>).<br />
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I've tried to turn this into something more positive with some ideas for how we can give more to each other, and in exchange benefit…
Hi all. I wrote comments to Jon and Vicki and a few others, and while I realize that maybe we're ready to move on, I finally wrote some of my own thoughts, which <a href="http://tryangulation.typepad.com/learning/2008/04/the-brief-his-1.html">you can read here</a> (<a href="http://tryangulation.typepad.com/learning/2008/04/the-brief-his-1.html"><b>link</b></a>).<br />
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I've tried to turn this into something more positive with some ideas for how we can give more to each other, and in exchange benefit from richer interaction. We've all got something to say, but sometimes the pace and volume of edublogging hinder our contact with the micro-edublogospheres that could be most stimulating.<br />
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Here are a couple of the ideas I suggested:<br />
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1. <b><i>Slow down.</i></b> Take maybe 10% of the time you devote to your own blog, and use it to read a little more broadly, think a little longer, comment on some blogs you don't visit very much. Shifting gears is good for the brain, so you'll benefit, and your comments will leave some feedback that those bloggers have been craving (and I'm not talking about stats here, I'm talking about engagement).<br />
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2. <i><b>Stop.</b></i> As a variation on #1, let's all declare a blog holiday: everyone refrains from publishing blog posts for one day, and just comments, again preferably on blogs you haven't focused on lately. Face it, just about any blog --even the top 1000-- or its readership, would not suffer if it's volume were reduced by 5% or so. In return, more people will have a little more time to read what you've already got, and maybe give you some interesting feedback you otherwise would have missed. We slow thinkers actually have things to say now and then, so give us a chance. Hi Jon,
I started blogging (s…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1303152008-04-14T03:52:06.174ZBritt Gowhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrittGow
Hi Jon,<br />
I started blogging (second time around) after an in-school PD. Our technology teacher has got students to set up their own blogs and I wanted to be able to help them with that. I haven't had a lot of feedback on my site, but I don't necessarily feel excluded - I think knowing the process is useful. As time goes by I have found more uses - referring students to my site for links to resources, showing off their work, giving them reflective questions to write about etc.<br />
I think blogging is…
Hi Jon,<br />
I started blogging (second time around) after an in-school PD. Our technology teacher has got students to set up their own blogs and I wanted to be able to help them with that. I haven't had a lot of feedback on my site, but I don't necessarily feel excluded - I think knowing the process is useful. As time goes by I have found more uses - referring students to my site for links to resources, showing off their work, giving them reflective questions to write about etc.<br />
I think blogging is just another tool we can use to motivate and inspire students - not all of whom will run with it. I guess my whole take is this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1303122008-04-14T03:46:02.925ZTerry Smithhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smithtk
I guess my whole take is this. I'm not particularly wanting lots of people to read my blog just because it exists. I really can only manage a few things at a time anyway, so I prefer to interact in smaller spheres, one-to-one, a question here, an answer there, a conversation not necessarily shared by a giant crowd. When I <i>do want</i> the big group, I know where to find it - right here on Classroom 2.0! If I had to pinpoint something that irks me -- well, it would be the full scale self…
I guess my whole take is this. I'm not particularly wanting lots of people to read my blog just because it exists. I really can only manage a few things at a time anyway, so I prefer to interact in smaller spheres, one-to-one, a question here, an answer there, a conversation not necessarily shared by a giant crowd. When I <i>do want</i> the big group, I know where to find it - right here on Classroom 2.0! If I had to pinpoint something that irks me -- well, it would be the full scale self promotion and name dropping that I have to wade through to get at the information that may or may not be there. Are we having fun yet? :-)