tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post308518923867684624..comments2024-03-26T23:33:43.000-07:00Comments on wwwatanabe: Tips for Student Comments on Blogs and ForumsTracy Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720820771623655582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-85031279803988264692011-02-27T17:27:23.410-08:002011-02-27T17:27:23.410-08:00@Melody S.
I just found this http://bloggingtolear...@Melody S.<br />I just found this http://bloggingtolearn.edublogs.org/blogging-guidelines/ and I believe it will help in the discussion. What a great idea to have the posting and commenting guidelines.Tracy Watanabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720820771623655582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-76441880186938510052011-02-17T16:04:49.978-08:002011-02-17T16:04:49.978-08:00Tracy,
Your blog guidelines have given me a great...Tracy,<br /><br />Your blog guidelines have given me a great start for my student blog. I'm hoping to generate a bit more discussion on my blogs between students. Does anyone have any guidelines or suggestions on how to make that happen?<br /><br />Melody S. (CCJH)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-61610737478986352202011-02-02T10:56:49.769-08:002011-02-02T10:56:49.769-08:00@Ms Edwards,
That's one solid essential questi...@Ms Edwards,<br />That's one solid essential question -- and so true, the virtual and physical worlds connect. I like how your essential question addresses that. Well done! I am so glad you shared.Tracy Watanabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720820771623655582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-49126381786946972912011-02-01T23:44:26.418-08:002011-02-01T23:44:26.418-08:00Wowser! Great idea! I've bookmarked this page...Wowser! Great idea! I've bookmarked this page to try out your webquest. Thanks for the creating it! I like the essential question you've added also. How about, How does ethical blogging connect to our physical world? or something like that. I like to connect the online and offline worlds.Ms Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772613867896530760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-25362323917060810252011-01-29T20:54:49.818-08:002011-01-29T20:54:49.818-08:00@Amy,
Thanks for the feedback. I can definitely se...@Amy,<br />Thanks for the feedback. I can definitely see setting up the guidelines as PBL. Your response just gave me ideas for the Essential Question:<br />What is ethical blogging? How does netiquette promote ethical blogging? Something along those lines. I'd have to keep working on it a bit. What do you think?Tracy Watanabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720820771623655582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-21287743966704552422011-01-29T20:48:41.800-08:002011-01-29T20:48:41.800-08:00@Suzanne,
Thanks for the specific feedback. That ...@Suzanne,<br /><br />Thanks for the specific feedback. That is helpful. <br /><br />I agree, let's set them up for success by setting the expectations. The other day I took a group of students onto a forum. Half the group commented first, later the other group responded. I reminded them that what they type is there forever. I then emphasized responding to someone they agreed with and their goal was to continue the conversation. It was positive. <br /><br />As they were commenting, I was on my iPhone looking at their answers and giving them immediate feedback (IE "I liked your response because it explained what you agreed with and then you added to the conversation.") <br /><br />The kicker was, I had the principal go on and write responses too. So, when they returned to it, they had a VIP responding to them. When they realized the power of their words and the audience who was listening, it made a huge impact on their motivation and depth of discussion.<br /><br />To answer your question about Blogger, there are 5 choices of font: smallest, small, normal, larger, and larger. Since it's a Google product, it is very similar in looks and feel to Google Docs and Google Apps. It was easy to learn. How was the learning curve with Wordpress? Was it easy to figure out? I really like the sophisticated look from the Wordpress blog.Tracy Watanabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720820771623655582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-41339541930419800062011-01-29T14:32:49.916-08:002011-01-29T14:32:49.916-08:00Great post Tracy! I'll be bookmarking this one...Great post Tracy! I'll be bookmarking this one. Your resources and guidelines make this a really good exercise in project-based learning. <br /><br />We can't just set up a blog and expect students to be abreast of the finer points of netiquette. I think your assessment task is a practical way of introducing the concepts and boundaries involved in ethical blogging.Amy Alrawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874125542648981039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649011417136906486.post-70739856713651861372011-01-29T05:49:25.176-08:002011-01-29T05:49:25.176-08:00Hi Tracy - This is a wonderful post! First, thank...Hi Tracy - This is a wonderful post! First, thanks for some very valuable information and links. Commenting and conversation is an area that I am concerned about because I know that many of my students will not have had experience doing so on a blogging platform. From their interactions on Edmodo I can tell that they will need to work on their internet etiquette.<br /><br />Second, since I now seem to be viewing all blogs I read through the new lens of the Edublogs challenge, I really appreciate the finer points of this post! The Wordle embed, the links and attribution, in addition to the quality content. It is a great model for me. <br /><br />One technical question - for the smaller font size of your attribution, do you have the option to do that with Blogger? I can't seem to manipulate text size as I would like with Wordpress.com without installing new "Typekits." Still trying to learn...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com