Mark Collinson left a comment for Natalie D
"I dont really use this in my teaching on a practical classroom level Natalie. I do use these groups to draw inspiration from however.

cheers

mark"
Sep 7, 2007
Natalie D replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hello! I just joined this group - I am a high school math teacher and just learned about blogging and its use in the classroom. I plan to use it weekly, but I am a little timid/ nervous about it and if I will be able to be consistent with it. I was…"
Aug 23, 2007
LynneCrowe replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hi Everyone
I first started a classroom blog when I began my own journey into the world of blogging in October 2006. At the start of this year. I began again using a different blogging platform- Room 3's Blog. After a couple of weeks I had a large…"
Aug 22, 2007
Lisa Parisi replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hi Jennifer. We just started our blog last spring so blogging is fairly new to us too. However, the children took to it quickly and, I guess, so did we (my co-teacher and I). We always assigned blogs based on lessons in class...book discussions,…"
Aug 13, 2007
Lisa Parisi replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hi. I am the regular ed teacher in this collaborative with Christine Southard. One great key for improving writing skills was the ClustrMap on the blogsite. We would look at it in class frequently, showing the children how it was growing and…"
Aug 13, 2007
Christine Southard replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"I work in a 5th grade inclusion class and the majority of our students like blogging. They like sharing their ideas online. As with all students, especially elementary students, editing was a little bit of an issue. We, my co-teacher & I, taught the…"
Aug 5, 2007
Gabriela Sellart replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"I teach English as a foreign language, I started blogging for my students in March. The idea is that they use their English outside the classroom. They’ve written comments but only one of them volunteered to write posts. I’m going to open another…"
Aug 1, 2007
Darren Draper replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Good luck with your second Master's degree. One Master's was enough for me!

I'm very interested in how your students react to blogging. I've worked with ESL classes in blogging, but never Special Ed classes. Do you find that your students are able…"
Jul 31, 2007
Darren Draper replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Jo, I'm impressed with your work and the work contributed by your students. Have you had any issues with students posting inappropriate material? If so, what did you do to fix the problem?"
Jul 31, 2007
Darren Draper replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Ditto, Mark. Your mullumwriters blog is fantastic! I think it's magic when students post to blogs - becoming publishers for the world.

Great work!"
Jul 31, 2007
Christine Southard replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hiya! I"m a Special Education Teacher in a 5th Grade Inclusion Classroom. This September, I'll also be going back to college. I'm pursing a 2nd Masters in Educational Technology through a collaborative effort between my school district and a local…"
Jul 29, 2007
jomcleay replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hi, I blog with three classes at a secondary school in Australia. My Year 7s are blogging off the main blog site: you can access their blogs through http://mrsmac2022.learnerblogs.org and my year 9s are blogging at http://jomcleay.com/year9 Please…"
Jul 28, 2007
Mark Collinson replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Hi Darren

I agree that every teacher should blog. I'd imagine that this will happen as a generational change though. In my geographical area, most teachers I see are more concerned with their golf handicap, and their upcoming retirement. (I live in…"
Jul 27, 2007
Darren Draper replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"Sounds great, Mark.

I'm actually not a "classroom" teacher, per se, right now - at least not of a teacher of children. My students are teachers. I use blogs with my Professional Development classes - and have had a blog for my last three classes…"
Jul 27, 2007
Mark Collinson replied to Mark Collinson's discussion Check our blogs! in Classroom Bloggers
"MullumWriters

A K-6 school of 320 students, beginning in the world of blogging. The potential is vast, and I am slowly bringing the staff around to see the benefits. (One at a time)."
Jul 26, 2007
Mark Collinson posted a discussion in Classroom Bloggers
Hello Group.I thought this might be a good place to list the classroom blogs that we are involved in.I guess I could start by adding a comment stating a bit about ourselves, and a link to our blog. Anyone have a better suggestion?
Jul 26, 2007
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