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9 Responses to “Blog Presentation for MWP”

1. Lesley
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:20 pm

   

   Hi Marcia,
   Blogging is definitely a fruitful and versatile classroom tool that we could all use. I read that article last night and I thought it was amazing in the student responses how concrete and specific they got. I also think it was great that you forced us to set up our own blogs. Left to my own devices, I know I would never bother. We’ll see what i end up doing with it . . . I don’t have internet access in my house so it’s not that convenient for me to get online. But who knows what the future holds?
   I am curious, how do you use blogging in your classroom? Do you ask your students to talk online about literature?
   Thanks,
   Lesley

2. Julie Sheerman
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:20 pm

   

   Thanks, Marcia, for a great RoundTable. I anxiously anticipated learning more about blogging, and you didn’t let me down. I really appreciate the time you took to create such a useful handout. I have been beating into the ground the fact that I have wireless internet at home (a big step for a Marceline girl), so I can’t wait to use blogs both in my studying and with my students–I’m seeing changes in how I facilitate reading response groups…I’ll keep you posted (haha) Julie

3. Andy
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:22 pm

   

   Yeah, I made it through the technology in-service that I usually avoid like the plague–but this very helpful and useful. Do students write like crzay on these blogs? It seems like it this could really create student writing and interest in communicating in this method. thanks for coming around and responding so quickly to questions from people like me–who are still wasy back in the day. Great job and I am excited to hear about applications in the classroom for this activity.

4. Keri
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:22 pm

   

   Marcia,
   How do you feel like the round table went? I am just so excited that you were able to all show us something new! I am really curious about everyone’s experience. We need to remember to ask everyone at the end of the institute whether they continued to blog.

5. The Coolest Writing Group Ever
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:23 pm

   

   June 21, 2005
   Dear Marcia,
   We felt that this was very informative on how to begin a weblog. There were times when we felt a little frustrated with the computers because sometimes they were going or not working as we felt they should but that was not the fault of your presentation or you.
   We think that kids would love this. They typically enjoy anything that deals with technology. It is a good way to search or to form an informal dialogue with other teachers or between other students in a support group. We think that you did a good job with the step by step process for people that weren¡¯t as knowledgeable about this subject matter.
   The strategies that we would use are fairly extensive. Examples are: Book Review Posts, student discussion groups, etc.
   We are thinking now what other ideas we can use blogging for.
   Things that we would change are not things that you had control over. You had no control over how the computer reacted, etc but you were very good about moving around, and knowledgeable. You did not have to consult notes which showed your expertise on the subject matter.
   You blog our world,
   Robyn, Jennifer and Khamthoune (in spirit)

6. Mindy
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:23 pm

   

   Marcia,
   This was a very interesting presentation. I had no idea that so many different opportunities for blogging existed. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll use my blog for, but that would be awesome if I could set up student blogging in my classroom. I did have one class in college, where I had to do blogging. It was really frustrating them, because my teacher basically made us figure out the whole blogging thing ourselves.
   This was a bit less stressful, especially since you aren’t making us do real assignments!
   I noticed that a lot of people just wrote about what they were doing in their lives, right at that time. I would obviously want my students to write about class, but due to the nature of blogging I don’t know if I’m ready for the whole responsibility of it just yet.
   Anyhow, thank you for the intro to a whole new technology world!
   Mindy

7. Khamthoune
   June 21st, 2005 at 2:25 pm

   

   Marcia,
   This is a great subject for round table. I learn so much. I did not know it is this easy. I will have to work on it more this summer because 1 hour presentation is not enough to do everything. So thank you so much for showing us the new way to communicate and share our thoughts and writings.
   Khamthoune

8. Randal A. Burd, Jr.
   June 22nd, 2005 at 7:16 am

   

   Marcia,
   I was going to write this yesterday afternoon, but I got so caught up with my new blog, I had to leave the computer lab when the next class came in without getting this posted. I really enjoyed your presentation and I love blogging. I had started a “online newsletter” before blogging became really popular in the last few years, but this is decidedly a better format! I also really enjoyed your balance between instructing the whole class and individuals who were having a little more trouble. I have really been impressed with the round tables this summer! See you in class!

9. Marcia
   June 23rd, 2005 at 9:31 am

   

   Thanks everyone for the great feedback!