Aug 13 2007
Help!
Thanks for reading my blog. This is my first experience at blogging and I have really enjoyed others in th class being able to show me what to do next. What I’m really interested in is thinking of what I might write about. In other words, what do you think people would be interested in hearing about.. Any suggestions?????
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Hey, love this cool template, Mr Peeler. I would love to read about what you can see as the purpose of blogging in English? I know I love to read blogs when they are reflecting about the learning that is happening, I love to see how these things develop over time.
Hello there,
It is always a difficult thing to put yourself in the head of the person who you imagine is reading your blog. One way to do it is to put things in which really interest you – then you will have plenty to say about them and will be able to answer questions from your readers
Mr Harrington -Primary Teacher from Cefn Fforest in South Wales, UK
Hi Mr Peeler Welcome to the blogosphere. I am just down the road at Upwey but haven’t any blogs on the go at the moment, my year 9s are writing epals letters so maybe we could add this to what you are doing .Good to see you getting into it and the kids blogs are terrific -some really good writing starts and I shall visit them more! Sue
I like writers who write about something they have a passion for, and write about it with style, humor, pictures, and links to interesting stuff they read about their passion online.
I like bloggers who use small paragraphs, catchy titles, and no chat-room language (call me old-fashioned, but I just don’t think chatspeak will ever qualify as memorable writing).
I like bloggers who leave blank lines between their paragraphs.
I like bloggers who tag their posts so I can see everything they write about one subject just by clicking on that tag.
I like attitude. I like wit (worth saying twice).
And I hate blogging that looks like online homework
Video embeds are cool too, of course.
Sleepy! Bye.
Clay Burell
Seoul, Korea
(Hi Jo!)
hi mr peeler!! yay you were the first person to comment me. i applaud you. i think you should never give us homework again.
have a nice day : )
*~Bek~*
i am sending you a comment to see if this works! wb
hi peeler thankyou 4 allowing us to use this extrodinary website allowing us to excel in alll our different part of english
PEACE
Mr. Peeler,
Has Jo set you up on Google Reader or some other RSS feed?
That’s where I go for entertainment, information, and interaction. You’ll be able to link to many excellent bloggers – like Jo and Clay – and see models of good educational blogging.
Have fun!
Diane Cordell
Fort Ann, NY Central School District
A follow-up to my comment on RSS feeds: Clarence Fisher discusses using them with students in his “Remote Access” blog post today
http://remoteaccess.typepad.com/remote_access/2007/08/nuts-and-bolt-1.html
Thanks Diane. I am sure that it is important. This looks like the next thing for me to master. (Not drowning – waving….I hope!)
Peace
Beriep
Well hello 9EngF & Mr. Peeler…I’m on a learning curve myself re: blogging and the blogosphere, and I’m impressed…so much so that when I really get the hang of this I may engage Jo myself to help set up this facility with my own Year 9 class, who are exploring some blogger-friendly issues about our world, it’s huge population, the consequences of that and some potential solutions…so far these students have considered very deeply and with great compassion, some significant world issues…this looks like a wonderful arena for sharing.
Mr. P, you really don’t have to master this stuff (and it’s not hard to master anyway, which is the beauty!). Maybe assign things for the learners to learn to master for you, and teach you and the class.
It does, after all, require reading, writing, thinking, doing, and all that good problem-solving constructivism stuff to learn these tools.
Just a thought. RSS is essential, as Diane says, for a lifetime of infinite, personalized reading.
I am simply curious to see how this unfolds. Thanks for making it available for us to keep an eye on.
At the moment I am only keeping a blog to keep parents and colleagues informed and resourced.
I am looking to set up students blogs in the future.
Oh by the way… I am a middle school maths teacher who only sees each class 4 times a week… which is a different situation from yours. I think that most blogging by my students would have to be done outside of class. Hmmm.
Hi from Connecticut in the USA! Check out my blog and see what were doing here in Connecticut! Thanks