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dailydenouement 19:57 RT @ukedchat: Tonight at 8pm we're talking about class blogging,
websites and wikis with @Dailydenouement #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 19:57@ukedchat already had one. Off to the #fridge & then logging in for
#ukedchat
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thosethatcan 19:58 @ukedchat @Dailydenouement #ukedchat Class blogs seem more
viable for primary for some reason - think possibly due to numbers?
asober 19:59
@thosethatcan I think you're right! Not much work to keep track of
blogs for 30ish kids as opposed 200ish for all classes in Sec
#ukedchat
dailydenouement 19:59So, lets talk about blogs, websites and wikis: do they have an
educational value & how do you use them? #ukedchatsimcloughlin 19:59
Accompanying me for #ukedchat tonight is a glass of 2010 Chilean
Shiraz. Let the madness begin!
LearningSpy 19:59@thosethatcan Maybe, but I'm pleased with how my secondary
blog is shaping up #ukedchat
asober 20:00
Have you come across @biggerplate ? Bit like blogging through
#mindmaps here example from my Yr13 pupil http://t.co/UyDYfZ87
#ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:00Staff do a lot of blogging at Beaumont School - many departments
have a blog #ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:00
#ukedchat At my school, I am the only class currently blogging. This
is about to change though and the whole school will be blogging
soon.
joanne_rich 20:00#ukedchat Have any of you that use class blogs etc experienced
resistance from parents to the idea?
ukedchat 20:00
It's 8pm - time for another round of #ukedchat. Your host tonight is
@Dailydenouement we're here to discuss class blogs, websites and
wikis
dailydenouement 20:00Remember to use the #ukedchat hashtag in your tweets so they can
be archived later.
dailydenouement 20:00 Who blogs at your school: staff, departments, students? #ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:01@dailydenouement yes all run by someone in the dept -and in our
case by me and @daveguinane #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:01
#ukedchat RT @TeacherToolkit: @dailydenouement they do! Great
for #24-7 learning & access, but never taugh (cont)
http://t.co/lvAMvsbN
grahamwarren 20:01@dailydenouement me...(staff) http://t.co/UeRj899V #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:01mine was the only class blogging last year (out of 20) now I'm on
mat leave there are none :( #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:01 All run independently? RT @myhanhdoan: Staff do a lot of blogging
at Beaumont School - many departments have a blog #ukedchat
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Kathrynwiki 20:01 #ukedchat when I was teaching/do teach I use a wiki to introduce
all my lessons and allow the kids to have a bit of self paced learning
TeacherToolkit 20:02
#ukedchat many teachers blog @CrestGirls & had slowly got a
group of them on Twitter, but otherwise, no secondary teachers in
sch #ukedchat
daveguinane 20:02#ukedchat always wondered about wikis for music/english/dramaset works, collaborative key terms etc., anyone any
experience/tips?
Kathrynwiki 20:02 #ukedchat I'm also using a wiki to tutor my son and if I decide to go
down the homeschool route I will continue and use a blog to
LearningSpy 20:02
@dailydenouement As far as I know, I'm only teacher at my school
who blogs. Am pioneering with kids - some of whom blog already
#ukedchat
Kathrynwiki 20:03 #ukedchat i've used blogs to get kids to publish details of specialprojects/days within school but they were not regular just one offs
mattharding007 20:03#ukedchat Best advice for blogs & wikis.... don't use Uniservity.
eyebeams 20:03 They act as a social motor for learning #ukedchat
Alex_Wilson_ 20:03Like others, I'm the only class with regular blogs, started other
classes off but they petered out #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:03
RT @myhanhdoan: I really like blogging for keeping the kids up to
date with homework, rehearsal schedules, other items of interest
#ukedchat
iamclairei 20:03So far only upper ks2 blogging but other teachers wanting to start :)
#ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:03
RT @daveguinane: #ukedchat always wondered about wikis for
music/english/drama set works, collaborative key terms etc.,
anyone any experience/tips?
myhanhdoan 20:03 I really like blogging for keeping the kids up to date with homework,
rehearsal schedules, other items of interest #ukedchat
stuart_g_brown 20:03#ukedchat I use a class blog for sharing info/resources/tasks with
pupils sgbrown.edublogs.org
dailydenouement 20:03
RT @EnterpriseSBox: #ukedchat is there an issue of online safety/
security when classes / students blog?
dailydenouement 20:03What do you use your blog for? Pupil work, links of interest, lesson
resources? #ukedchat
EnterpriseSBox 20:03#ukedchat is there an issue of online safety/ security when classes /
students blog?
GS_Education 20:03
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Send us a DM or contact us through www.gseducation.co.uk
#ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:04
#ukedchat blogging is a GREAT way to bypass #stoneAge #LEA
council bans on various websites, so you can seize student
imagination #ukedchat
Alex_Wilson_ 20:04Our blog for sharing pupil work only at the moment #ukedchat
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simcloughlin 20:04
#ukedchat I use my class blog for many reasons.Reminders, pupil
reflections, extension of classwork, sharing activities
http://t.co/8IICNWNu
daveterron 20:04 There's an article coming on Scottish Book Trust site and pedagoo
about how I've been blogging with challenging boys #ukedchat
grahamwarren 20:04 @dailydenouement all of the above... #ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:04
feeding the blog through to a department Twitter account and then
a twitter feed on the blog is also a winner. @BeaumontMusic
#ukedchat
Kathrynwiki 20:04 #ukedchat I think getting them blogging/sharing work online helps
peer assessment tasks as well as giving them an audience
eyebeams 20:04@EnterpriseSBox Only if you let it be - the trick is to build a good
community dace to face first #ukedchat
thosethatcan 20:04@LearningSpy would love to take a look - definitely something
would like to develop #ukedchatdailydenouement 20:04 Do you have a blogging code of conduct? #ukedchat
asober 20:04 Blogging and other forms of sharing kids work online is great as you
can use comments for Peer Assessment #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:04RT @jackieschneider: At my new school Head is keen to get pupil
leaders to blog. Help! I need advice :-) #ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:04At my new school Head is keen to get pupil leaders to blog. Help! I
need advice :-) #ukedchat
Paul_Simister 20:05RT @joanne_rich: #ukedchat Have any of you that use class blogs
etc experienced resistance from parents to the idea?
nickynewbury 20:05 Class blog used for showcasing, communicating, writing for an
audience, creativity, purposeful learning, responding. #ukedchat
sonicwaffled 20:05 We've just launched blogs as it is quicker than updating our website
outsider agency takes weeks to update #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:05
RT @myhanhdoan: I really like blogging for keeping the kids up to
date with homework, rehearsal schedules, other items of interest
#ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:05
RT @mister_jim: #ukedchat for me, a blog is a vehicle for learning. I
use it to record the journey & catalogue successes & failures#classblogs
TESConnect 20:05@stuart_g_brown how do the kids find it - are they keen?
#ukedchat
mikeatedji 20:05
#ukedchat at #tmbton today, gt egs of blogs but acknowledged
that difficulties arise when pupils shift from social to more
structured work
dailydenouement 20:05
RT @bevevans22: Class and school blogs are great for encouraging
and increasing parental involvement I think - just what is needed!
#ukedchat
iamstephreed 20:05 just joined the #ukedchat, hello! keen to speak to anyone using ablog in the early years or special ed
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eyebeams 20:05
@jackieschneider Lots of face to face meetings with everyone first
to thrash out an agreed agenda and propose things co-opt people
#ukedchat
mister_jim 20:05 #ukedchat for me, a blog is a vehicle for learning. I use it to record
the journey & catalogue successes & failures #classblogs
simcloughlin 20:05 @joanne_rich What security fears are there? #ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:05
depends if it's a class blog or for teachers only. I disable
commentsRT @dailydenouement: Do you have a blogging code of
conduct? #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:05RT @dailydenouement: What do you use your blog for? Pupil work,
links of interest, lesson resources? #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:05
RT @simcloughlin: #ukedchat I use my class blog for many
reasons.Reminders, pupil reflections, extension of classwork,
sharing activities http://t.co/8IICNWNu
bevevans22 20:05 Class and school blogs are great for encouraging and increasingparental involvement I think - just what is needed! #ukedchat
pedagoo 20:05
RT @daveterron: There's an article coming on Scottish Book Trust
site and pedagoo about how I've been blogging with challenging
boys #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:05
RT @TeacherToolkit: #ukedchat blogging is a GREAT way to bypass
#stoneAge #LEA council bans on various websites, so you can seize
student imagination #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:05 @dailydenouement Class blog contains interesting clips, links etc as
well as homework using dropittome which is excellent #ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:05
#ukedchat Security fears always seem to be raised whenever
blogging is mentioned - how have schools overcome this and
calmed fears
daveterron 20:06
Class blog has resources/weekly prog as well as homework drop
facility. Also own reflective blog - which I really need to update!
#ukedchat
ictast 20:06
My school has blogs for all classes (only 5), all have regular posting,
but trying to encourage all to developing use of comments
#ukedchat
doglaunchers 20:06
RT @daveterron: There's an article coming on Scottish Book Trust
site and pedagoo about how I've been blogging with challengingboys #ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:06We have a Twitter code of conduct which I wrote - happy to share
with anyone who wants it #ukedchat
stuart_g_brown 20:06@joanne_rich #ukedchat all down to security settings you set -
transparency is key
jackieschneider 20:06 I blog as a music teacher to share stuff with colleagues but I need
help to get kids at my primary school blogging # ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:06
@thosethatcan it's mrdidau.edublogs.org but have recently shifted
things around so students comments are not currently visible#ukedchat
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ukedchat 20:06RT @Kathrynwiki: #ukedchat i've used blogs to get kids to publish
details of special projects/days within school
Kathrynwiki 20:06#ukedchat I use edublogs to keep everything as firmly locked up as
needed
dailydenouement 20:06 Is a blog more user-friendly than a VLE? #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:06@dailydenouement I saw a great blogging ICT code of conduct from
@davidErogers #ukedchat
MrMalcontent 20:06We're going to use a blog to track a project. A daily diary for parents
and children alike. #ukedchat
katebook 20:06Encouraging pupils to blog is a great way to encourage them to use
the internet responsibly #ukedchat
raff31 20:07
Have had a class blog since 2006. It's just part of everyday class
teaching . Couldn't imagine not being in a class without one
#ukedchat
EnterpriseSBox 20:07 #ukedchat @eyebeams I guess the community engagement can be
controlled to a certain extent by limited sharing of the blog's URL.?
asober 20:07
@thosethatcan why? It's a very important part of kids development
and encourages reflective practice. You can moderate comments
#ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:07@myhanhdoan - can you send it to me?! #lovesharingteachers
#ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:07@joanne_rich Can't you simply not approve anything
inappropriate? #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:07 RT @asober: Blogging and other forms of sharing kids work online is
great as you can use comments for Peer Assessment #ukedchat
kanda_hh 20:07
@ukedchat whilst on residential, year 6 blogged about their
activities and the parents replied - parents (cont)
http://t.co/C1jLvHPo
daveterron 20:07What proof is there that blogging works? #ukedchat
Anecdotal in mnay cases but I've seen it
dailydenouement 20:07Good! RT @katebook: #ukedchat Blogging is more intuitive than
say, moodle @dailydenouement
dughall 20:07@dailydenouement Blog more user friendly than a VLE? - Depends
which blog and which VLE #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:07
Class/project based blogs also seem to inspire pupils to engage in
writing & give them the chance to write for a 'real' audience#ukedchat
KiDu89 20:07
We use Moodle via sch site. Not only is it great for communication
between teachers, pupils & parents but also v low security risk
#ukedchat
stuart_g_brown 20:07@TESConnect #ukedchat they are keen, i try not to overload them -
one resource at a time
katebook 20:07#ukedchat Blogging is more intuitive than say, moodle
@dailydenouement
MrMalcontent 20:07Will also create 'work' for those children who like to work on their
own in a group task #ukedchatdailydenouement 20:07 What proof is there that blogging works? #ukedchat
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LearningSpy 20:07#ukedchat Is there a 'best' platform for school blogging? I'm using
@edublogs
daveterron 20:07 Is a blog more user-friendly than a VLE? #ukedchat YES
GS_Education 20:07
We have a new Classroom table promotion on our website. Save
320 when you order code GSE004
www.gseducation.co.uk/promotions #ukedchat
ianpocock 20:07 RT @jackieschneider: At my new school Head is keen to get pupil
leaders to blog. Help! I need advice :-) #ukedchat < short stories?
TESConnect 20:08RT @dailydenouement: Do you have a blogging code of conduct?
#ukedchat
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mattbuxton10 20:09Any advice from anyone re the best blogging tool/site for secondary
kids? #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:09
It's a shame that blogging is still seen as an esafety issue in some
areas of the UK. Educators on Twitter are ahead of the game
#ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:09Delighted to have shared my school Twitter code of conduct to
other teachers on twitter #ukedchat
AtkiTeach 20:09RT @wmchamberlain: There are some great reasons on the
Comments4kids.blogspot.com blog #ukedchat #blogging
dailydenouement 20:09 How was your school blog launched? Was it a top-down initiative or
teacher-led? School-wide or individual trailblazer? #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:09anyone ever had any problems with malicious comments...
#ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:09#ukedchat Would love some school Twitter / SM policies if anyone
has any that they'd be willing to share
eyebeams 20:09 @EnterpriseSBox Or by paradoxically building a very strong face toface community #ukedchat
Alex_Wilson_ 20:09@iamstephreed Hi Steph, I blog with a year 5/6 special ed class
#ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:09
I used my class blog last year specifically for writing and what
happened over the year was basis for my MA dissertation
#ukedchat
dughall 20:09@myhanhdoan Yes please for the Twitter code of conduct :-)
#ukedchat
AndyGFarsley 20:09#ukedchat we are about to embark on blogging so will be watching
with curiosity for great ideas
StephenLev 20:09#ukedchat Are most blogs written by pupils? Also, which host do
people use?
AtkiTeach 20:09
RT @KiDu89: We use Moodle via sch site. Not only is it great for
communication between teachers, pupils & parents but also v low
security risk #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:09@dailydenouement Yes. VLE's are not at all user friendly. They are
where content goes to die #ukedchat
mikeatedji 20:09#ukedchat I'm a blog enthusiast but what are their limitations and
how do you address those?
MarkHay79 20:10 My glow group is pretty much like a uni noticeboard, get kids to setalerts on relevant parts, becoming normal practice :-) #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:10 RT @ukedchat: RT @dailydenouement: What do you use your blog
for? Pupil work, links of interest, lesson resources? #ukedchat
wmchamberlain 20:10@CeciELT I created a class blog after being inspired by the schools
in the UK already doing it 5 years ago #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:10
RT @bevevans22: Class and school blogs are great for encouraging
and increasing parental involvement I think - just what is needed!
#ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:10@daveterron that is a really good question. #ukedchat #Ofsted
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TESConnect 20:10 RT @mister_jim: #ukedchat a blog is a vehicle for learning. I use it
to record the journey & catalogue successes & failures #classblogs
TeacherToolkit 20:10RT @daveterron: What proof is there that blogging works?
#ukedchat Anecdotal in mnay cases but I've seen it
MrsPrentice11 20:10@TESconnect I moderate all comments, a lot of spam but nothing
malicious #ukedchat
dughall 20:10Comparing blogs with VLEs is like comparing apples with oranges
#ukedchat
_imaginaryme 20:10
Lovely artwork! RT @Nic5Harrison: http://t.co/dIS3J6Wp new posts
on our class blog - come & visit us :) #classblogs #comments4kids
#ukedchat
ukedchat 20:10Make sure you're using the hashtag #ukedchat or your words of
wisdom will be lost in the twittersphere!
dailydenouement 20:10 RT @CreativeEdu: 10 reasons you should get your class blogging:
http://ow.ly/6IKVL
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thosethatcan 20:11 @asober I'm not suggesting it isn't, I just don't know how I'd
manage it. I teach many different classes every day... #ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:11Is there a list of good pupil blogs? #ukedchat I need to show kids
what is out there but don't know where to start
TESConnect 20:11 RT @TeacherToolkit: I saw a great blogging ICT code of conductfrom @davidErogers #ukedchat
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Alex_Wilson_ 20:12 RT @MrsPrentice11: @TESconnect I moderate all comments, a lot
of spam but nothing malicious #ukedchat > same here
BeeBecF 20:13 I have just started a blog this month. How to get parents more
involved? I have yet to have a comment from a parent! #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:13Just catching up with #ukedchat - stream is going way too fast!!!
daveguinane 20:13
#ukedchat I think one advantage of a blog over a VLE is that real-
world, out of school bubble feel, ours is a real portal to the music
world
ukedchat 20:13RT @dailydenouement: What proof is there that blogging
works? #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:13RT @huthart44: @ukedchat my son is six and blogging has turned
him into a keen writer #ukedchat
alisoniredale 20:13@dailydenouement only in as much as its owned and managed by
the blogger generally. #ukedchatkanda_hh 20:13
@joanne_rich Lancs county council have just released SM
guidelines for schools - might be helpful? #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:13 RT @dailydenouement: Good! RT @katebook: #ukedchat Blogging
is more intuitive than say, moodle @dailydenouement
MrsPrentice11 20:13 @katebook yes, all 'normal' blogging platforms were blocked in my
school, so I used @PrimaryBlogger #ukedchat
SENICT 20:13RT @ianaddison: What is #ukedchat? Let my blog post explain it for
you http://t.co/7u0jyriD
asober 20:13
RT @jodieworld: I don't think you can beat the intake of breath
when a class realise their work is online for a global audience- in
whatever form #ukedchat
dughall 20:13 @dailydenouement Depending on the VLE, you might want to
*also* have a blog. But blog in itself isn't a VLE IMO #ukedchat
MissPollockBlog 20:13
I have a blog for the pupils where they can consolidate learning,
practise skills, etc. www.classroompollock.wordpress.com
#ukedchat
ethinking 20:13
RT @eyebeams: Blogs can be excellent peer to peer formative
assessment especially if you teach people how to embedmultimedia as well #ukedchat
MarkHay79 20:13VLE's are good for managing the recording of L+T but a blog can be
anything you want it to be :-) #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:13
RT @jodieworld: I don't think you can beat the intake of breath
when a class realise their work is online for a global audience- in
whatever form #ukedchat
EnterpriseSBox 20:13
@eyebeams #ukedchat Ha- I get it. Strong F2F community helps
strengthen bonds between users so they then share and appreciate
blogs more.
jodieworld 20:13I don't think you can beat the intake of breath when a class realisetheir work is online for a global audience- in whatever form
#ukedchat
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LearningSpy 20:13@dughall Agreed. Which is my problem with the VLE #ukedchat
richardblaize 20:13#ukedchat - Yet to have any malicious comments. Spam is an issue
though. Thank goodness it gets filtered.
dailydenouement 20:13RT @katebook: #ukedchat Does anyone else have problems with
blogs being blocked in school?
asober 20:13 @thosethatcan Oh yes! That is hard work for a Secondary teacher!But the blog can become the kids book! #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:14
This is a fairly new class blog (Special EBD school) that is
encouraging & engaging pupils to write. Reluctant writers no more!
#ukedchat
Mr_B_Wool 20:14
Really interesting #ukedchat this evening. My class have taken to
blogging like ducks to water - absolutely buzzing and taking real
pride.
TESConnect 20:14 RT @huthart44: my son is six and blogging has turned him into a
keen writer #ukedchat
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jackieschneider 20:15I think the metrics give a real buzz. I love knowing which posts get
traffic & where from #ukedchat
DepJo 20:15
@katebook #ukedchat yes we can read blogs but not comment on
them or add to them at school.Means hefty workload typing up at
home on a night
LearningSpy 20:15 @jackieschneider and so counter intuitive #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:15 @TeacherToolkit Vlogging is a great tool. Mentioned this to@deputymitchell last week. #ukedchat
mister_jim 20:15#ukedchat it is only effective if it is used in context with clear skills
& objectives with ownership put onto pupils.
Kathrynwiki 20:15 @LearningSpy #ukedchat I use the wiki to put my lesson plan on,
and all the links, and collaborative tasks and then the kids work.
richardblaize 20:15
RT @TESConnect: RT @huthart44: my son is six and blogging has
turned him into a keen writer #ukedchat
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BrightonFrench 20:16
RT @myhanhdoan: I really like blogging for keeping the kids up to
date with homework, rehearsal schedules, other items of interest
#ukedchat
remixed_05 20:16@ukedchat don't use it as a gimmick - make it central to the way
you teach and they learn. use it regularly
nickynewbury 20:16 Best thing is also to install a map that shows the children where inthe world people are reading their blog - they love it!! #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:16
@dailydenouement blogging often happens at home, not school.
Anyone else in #SecondarySchool cope? ICT logistics slow progress
#ukedchat
KiDu89 20:16
VLEs better for Primary - younger chn perhaps less aware of esafety
& online risks. Blog better for Secondary for audience purpose
#ukedchat
Jennyfer08 20:16#ukedchat with my school most blogging sites are either blocked or
impossible to load due to server speed
bevevans22 20:16 @TESconnect @huthart44 My son is 20, has learning difficulties &
has just started blogging - he loves it #ukedchat
fhesbusiness 20:16@fhesbusiness @ukedchat @dailydenouement oops, their not
there!!!
ukedchat 20:16
RT @BeeBecF: I have just started a blog this month. How to get
parents more involved? I have yet to have a comment from a
parent! #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:17RT @andywhiteway: Blogging makes peer assessment easy and
accessible to students #ukedchat
dughall 20:17 RT @mister_jim: @dughall @jackieschneider http://t.co/ACXfYyvA
please add yours to it #classblogs
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simcloughlin 20:17
@KiDu89 Completely disagree. It's about educating them of the
risks and their responsibilities. Moderation is necessary though.
#ukedchat
thosethatcan 20:17@asober @tesconnect great - I teach year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 for four
subjects. I don't see how I can blog... #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:17 @Kathrynwiki How important is IT access to make this useful forstudents? Has to be accessed pre lesson? #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:17Explain the wiki process: how do you use them in school?
#ukedchat
ukedchat 20:17RT @dailydenouement: How/when do you blog? What are the
logistics of blogging? #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:18
#ukedchat @dailydenouement I wish staff would tweet. I have
persuaded one to join the twitterverse. Would it (cont)
http://t.co/tFPoRZ0D
MrsPrentice11 20:18parents loved seeing their kids' writing & other pupils writing &
comparing them #ukedchatCreativeEdu 20:18
@learningspy - some genius wrote a blog post on it:
http://ow.ly/6IPfL #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:18
RT @jodieworld: I don't think you can beat the intake of breath
when a class realise their work is online for a global audience- in
whatever form #ukedchat
dughall 20:18RT @mister_jim: #ukedchat I think of my blog as a window into my
classroom for pupils, parents, teachers worldwide.
iamclairei 20:18
@KiDu89 #ukedchat I'm a primary teacher + children are aware of
esafety issues.They're not interested in writing on vle at all but love
blog
MrWickensPE 20:18Using #twitterfall for the first time in #ukedchat. Going to be manic!
asober 20:18 @thosethatcan I tend to use a different tool for each year group, eg
kidblog for Yr12, Biggerplate Yr13, Glogster Yr10, etc... #ukedchat
_imaginaryme 20:18@DeputyMitchell #ukedchat. What's educational value of student
blogs, class blogs, class websites or class wiki?
MissPollockBlog 20:18RT @mister_jim: #ukedchat I think of my blog as a window into my
classroom for pupils, parents, teachers worldwide.
day_tom 20:18
#ukedchat Started my 5/y old blogging. Loves it. Loves people
commenting on what he has done at school
DeputyMitchell 20:18
RT @dailydenouement: @DeputyMitchell What is the educational
value of blogs, wikis, websites #ukedchat
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Kathrynwiki 20:18
@LearningSpy #ukedchat I am an ICT teacher so access is there.
others would find it useful pre & post lesson for LSA's and
absentees
BeliefatEdEvent 20:18
@TESconnect @huthart44 #ukedchat I've seen the same results
with 5-7 yr olds. Writing motivated by purpose and writing for an
audience.
joanne_rich 20:18 #ukedchat For those with really active class blogs - how demandingis the workload to keep it all running smoothly
fhesbusiness 20:18Recent switch to internet explorer 9 is playing havoc with blogger
#ukedchat
StephenLev 20:19
RT @ICTmagic: @StephenLev Try http://kidblog.org. You can set it
so only members of the class can see. #ukedchat Thanks, will look
into it.
JamiePortman 20:19
RT @cleverfiend What does the new Ofsted framework mean for
heads of science http://t.co/9thWL5Cc #ukedchat >>> interesting
read. Thanks CF
LearningSpy 20:19 At any level I'd say RT @jackieschneider: @KiDu89 - VLEs can be the
kiss of death at primary level...online stuff is pointless #ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:19 @bevevans22 Thank you #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:19@TESconnect Did just post but just for you hre it is again:
http://j.mp/oq1rBW #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:19
RT @eyebeams: Blogs can be excellent peer to peer formative
assessment especially if you teach people how to embed
multimedia as well #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:19Wikis can be a great way to foster collaborative group work and
develop independent learning #ukedchat
mattbuxton10 20:19
RT @ICTmagic: I try to only blog when I really have something to
say. Consequently I have not posted much! j.mp/ICTmagicblog
#ukedchat
ICTmagic 20:19@StephenLev Try http://kidblog.org. You can set it so only
members of the class can see. #ukedchat
day_tom 20:19 @KiDu89 Different though. VLE's great for actual work. Blogging
better for reflecting on what done. Different purposes? #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:19
RT @nickynewbury: Best thing is also to install a map that shows
the children where in the world people are reading their blog - they
love it!! #ukedchat
web20education 20:19
Use of Technology to Communicate with Teachers Learningtday
http://t.co/PJAvxlro #edtech20 #socialmedia #edchat #ukedchat
#lrnchat #cpchat
dailydenouement 20:19How much time do you dedicate to authorising content, comments
etc? #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:19#ukedchat @dailydenouement I wish staff would twitter. Would it
be safe to have students following you?
simcloughlin 20:19@StephenLev Why would you want to do that though? Surely
purpose of blog is for a wide audience? #ukedchat
wmchamberlain 20:19 @DeputyMitchell make sure you let others have a chance to tweet;) #ukedchat
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EnterpriseSBox 20:19@Mr_B_Wool @BeeBecF #ukedchat that's how to do it... Kids
pester power again! "look at our work mum/ dad!"
LearningSpy 20:19@Stephen_Logan Sadly true. Blog = use. VLE (moodle) = too
annoying to use #ukedchat
CarrotyCarrots 20:20
RT @nickynewbury: Best thing is also to install a map that shows
the children where in the world people are reading their blog - they
love it!! #ukedchat
ScrapMagic1 20:20
RT @CreativeSTAR: Story Stones and Thinking Skills
http://t.co/JKfz7Kbx #ukedchat #edchat #playoutdoors
#learnoutdoors
Mr_BRouse 20:20 #ukedchat I have a few wikis, most effective is one for my classes to
visit, which has an evaluation form embedded in it.
TESConnect 20:20 @dughall @jackieschneider - if there isn't I'm happy to create one
once I get the #classblogchallenge going at TES #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:20RT @simcloughlin: #ukedchat Time issue: I spend A LOT of my owntime on managing the class blog, but I think that's because I'm a
workaholic & a keen bean.
LearningSpy 20:20@StephenLev Part of the attraction is the potential for global
audience - this can be inspirational #ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:20
#ukedchat Time issue: I spend A LOT of my own time on managing
the class blog, but I think that's because I'm a workaholic & a keen
bean.
dailydenouement 20:20 RT @ukedchat: Does anyone have any practical examples of how
class blogs or wikis have really impacted on learning? #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:20Does anyone have any practical examples of how class blogs or
wikis have really impacted on learning? #ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:20
I don't think one should be too fixated on getting comments (lovely
though that is) Vast majority of my readers read& move on:-)
#ukedchat
dughall 20:20
RT @KiDu89: VLEs better for Primary - younger chn perhaps less
aware of esafety & online risks. Blog better for Secondary for
audience purpose #ukedchat
fhesbusiness 20:20 @Stephen_Logan and VLEs are always steps behind blogs and other
social media. frog still haven't sorted a blog! Seriously... #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:20 RT @jackieschneider: Is there a list of good pupil blogs? #ukedchat I
need to show kids what is out there but don't know where to start
chrisrevitt 20:20
We've recently setup a student led #geography blog. Response very
pleasing so far. Current items of interest, fieldwork details
#ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:20
RT @thosethatcan: @asober @tesconnect great - I teach year 7, 8,
9, 10 and 11 for four subjects. I don't see how I can blog...
#ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:20 @MrWickensPE We have a school twitter feed but studentfollowers are very few #ukedchat
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joanne_rich 20:21#ukedchat @ianpocock But is it really 'writing' or is it typing?
dailydenouement 20:21
Ok, let's pretend I'm a technophobe: how did you set blog up,
launch it, generate content, manage it etc. Blog 101, if you will!
#ukedchat
dughall 20:21
@jackieschneider That can't be said of all VLEs. Like any tool, they
are as good as the person using them :-) http://t.co/dPcJP6bm#ukedchat
TESConnect 20:21
RT @bevevans22: @TESconnect @huthart44 My son is 20, has
learning difficulties & has just started blogging - he loves it
#ukedchat
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MissPollockBlog 20:22 RT @TESConnect: Wikis can be a great way to foster collaborative
group work and develop independent learning #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:22RT @MrsPrentice11: blogging won't automatically transform
learning, it needs careful planning #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:22 How many schools have used the same platform for 7 years and stillinnovate? http://t.co/RlPZRIf0 have. #powerofblogs #ukedchat
SENse_ed 20:22 frequently asked for suggestions to engage reluctant writers... are
primary classes ready for blogs to be suggested? #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:22blogging won't automatically transform learning, it needs careful
planning #ukedchat
CarrotyCarrots 20:22Can blogs be used in EYFS for pupils or just parents? #ukedchat
daveterron 20:22 RT @simcloughlin: #ukedchat Time issue: I spend A LOT of my owntime on managing the class blog, .....I'm a workaholic.
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asober 20:23
@thosethatcan there always is, but I would focus on a few classes
to start with and then see how it goes #ukedchat Primary has it
easy ;-)
TESConnect 20:23Oh how I wish #twitterfall would support multi user tweeting!
#ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:23@SENse_ed it was the reluctant writers that took to blogging the
most in my class last year #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:23
RT @MrsPrentice11: blogging won't automatically transform
learning, it needs careful planning #ukedchat - agree. It needs
proper structure
MusicEdLife 20:23
#ukedchat does everyone using a blog in lessons have computers in
their classroom? Anyone able to do it without? Access from
home/homework?
kanda_hh 20:23 Is there a blog on Moodle? #ukedchat
jodieworld 20:23 @dughall As are all tools ! ;-) #ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:23
@TESConnect - YES PLEASE! can you list teacher blogs too? I can
contribute school dinner blog & teaching music as non specialist#ukedchat
BeeBecF 20:23@dailydenouement I used wordpress - use one of their templates.
Can be up and running in 15 mins #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:24 @dailydenouement @mrwickenspe
bevevans22 20:24 Those of you new to #ukedchat might like to try following on
twitterfall - some people find this easier to keep track of
simcloughlin 20:24 @TESconnect No. That's my view on that! #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:24 RT @TESConnect: At what point do eSafety settings start to prevent
the real purpose of a blog? #ukedchat any point in a private blog?
TESConnect 20:24At what point do eSafety settings start to prevent the real purpose
of a blog? #ukedchat any point in a private blog?
thosethatcan 20:24
@MrWickensPE @dailydenouement think only with set guidelines. I
have a no-follow-or-click policy but an understanding that I can
#ukedchat
Biolady99 20:24
RT @ICTmagic: @ukedchat Blogs are great for keeping parents
informed about what's happening class. Makes 'em part of the
experience. #ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:24 @MrsPrentice11 I'm finding that too! #ukedchat
WishingTwell 20:24RT@TESConnect2011Oh how I wish #twitterfall would supportmulti user tweeting! #ukedchat
CarrotyCarrots 20:24@CatherineLeP Seen this week's #ukedchat ? All about blogging!
dughall 20:24 @jodieworld Yup :-) #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:24
@MusicEdLife we had no computers in classrooms, no laptops, only
ICT suite, they blogged as HW and from home when they wanted
#ukedchat
EnterpriseSBox 20:24@daveterron #ukedchat Can't wait to see the blog post / article.
dailydenouement 20:24 RT @ICTmagic: @LearningSpy The chance to have a real audience is
priceless for making students raise their game. #ukedchat
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DeputyMitchell 20:25 RT @huthart44: @ukedchat top tip quad blogging is a great idea
@DeputyMitchell
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huthart44 20:26@DeputyMitchell @ukedchat it has helped us get going quickly
#ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:26
#ukedchat I have used the fantastic video on @lindayollis's class
blog to teach children to write quality comments:
http://t.co/wGmpuc9i
dailydenouement 20:26 How 'corporate' or school-branded are your blogs or are they vmuch a reflection of individual teacher/class/dept etc? #ukedchat
KiDu89 20:26
@simcloughlin @beebecf VLE & enjoy doing so. They do have a
purpose as their audience is other parents/pupils/teachers across
sch #ukedchat
Alex_Wilson_ 20:26
RT @ICTmagic: @ukedchat Blogs great for keeping parents
informed about what's happening class. Makes 'em part of the
experience. #ukedchat
_imaginaryme 20:26
How do people get round issues of pupil images/names potentially
being linked on public blogs? Is that a concern for parents?
#ukedchat
eyebeams 20:26 @MrsPrentice11 @TESconnect And a lot of infrastructural social
planning behind the scenes, modelling etc though... #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:26@jodieworld good point well made Jodie... I feel a blog post coming
on.. where's my evernote! #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:26 @MattOswin Can you share any resources? #ukedchat
ICTmagic 20:26 @TESconnect I agree. As long as the blog can be vetted before
going live to prevent children giving out personal info. #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:26 @TESconnect @dailydenouement #ukedchat I don't see the benefit
of a private blog if you want pupils to have a real audience
HGJohn 20:26Low barrier of entry and multiple points of entry: pc, phone, pad,
blog anywhere and everywhere. #ukedchat
fhesbusiness 20:26I use mine mainly to post a big question for students to answer as
soon as they enter room i.e bell work. #ukedchat
chrisrevitt 20:27
@_imaginaryme #ukedchat we get parental permission when they
join us. We never put names and photos, always one or other and
only 1st name
TESConnect 20:27
@dughall @jackieschneider - what are you talking about, I lost the
thread and am intrigued (nosy Pooky) #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:27@bevevans22 neither do I completely defeats the object of
blogging! #ukedchat
sonicwaffled 20:27@simcloughlin: @TESconnect No. That's my view on that!
#ukedchat Ditto!
simcloughlin 20:27
@KiDu89 @beebecf My children are enthused by the fact that
people in 20 countries have read their writing. Has such great
effect! #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:27@_imaginaryme general rule, pictures and no names/first names
and no pictures! #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:27 @StephenLev of course, it's THEIR blog #ukedchat
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dailydenouement 20:27
RT @simcloughlin: #ukedchat I have used the fantastic video on
@lindayollis's class blog to teach children to write quality
comments: http://t.co/wGmpuc9i
LearningSpy 20:27@_imaginaryme You can unapprove any ping backs you think are
dodgy #ukedchat
Biolady99 20:27
RT @TeacherToolkit: #ukedchat the content & purpose of the blog
is what matters. So much out there... Writing a personal blog, got35,000 readers in 3 months!
HGJohn 20:27
Open source is important: lesson from the Delicious fiasco, what
happens if your blog platform is sold/goes bump? Wordpress rocks
#ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:27@BeeBecF - agree feedback is incredibly valuable but it is worth
playing the long game #ukedchat
nickynewbury 20:27How many teachers spellcheck the children's contributions? I leave
them as they are. #ukedchat
fhesbusiness 20:27I find Twitter a more useful tool for use in classroom though. Easier
to maintain and more versatile. #ukedchat
bayhouselearns 20:27 RT @TESConnect: Wikis can be a great way to foster collaborative
group work and develop independent learning #ukedchat
StephenLev 20:27Does anyone allow primary school pupils to write the blog
themselves? #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:27 @MrsPrentice11 I think the risks are low but some schools insist on
certain things which I think remove the joy of blogging! #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:27
#ukedchat RT @remixed_05: @dailydenouement I'm lucky to teach
in a room with computers and get students bloggi (cont)
http://t.co/bFAJvKaA
jodieworld 20:27
@TESconnect :-) It's one of my all time bug bears! Am working
through unblocking my new school in new "scared" borough!
#ukedchat
purrdycatz 20:27
RT @ICTmagic: @TESconnect I agree. As long as the blog can be
vetted before going live to prevent children giving out personal info.
#ukedchat
andywhiteway 20:27
RT @Alex_Wilson_: RT @ICTmagic: @ukedchat Blogs great for
keeping parents informed about what's happening class. Makes 'em
part of the experience. #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:27#ukedchat the content & purpose of the blog is what matters. Somuch out there... Writing a personal blog, got 35,000 readers in 3
months!
dailydenouement 20:28
RT @bevevans22: Blogs have so many uses in an educational
context. They can be a place for learning, sharing and reflection
#ukedchat
Cherise_Duxbury 20:28 #ukedchat evening all
dailydenouement 20:28
RT @DeputyMitchell: I have never had to think about blogging - it's
an everyday part of my teaching. Pupils are displaying similar
behaviours #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:28 Blogs have so many uses in an educational context. They can be a
place for learning, sharing and reflection #ukedchat
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Morrica 20:28RT @ICTmagic: What do we think about class blogs vs. class wikis?
I'm a class wiki man myself. #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:28RT @ICTmagic: What do we think about class blogs vs. class wikis?
I'm a class wiki man myself. #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:28RT @bevevans22: @TESconnect @dailydenouement #ukedchat
agreed!
KerriDrama 20:28 We use @tumblr at @creativetallis & engage students in sharing
work, reflection & to explore learning across the school #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:28 RT @fhesbusiness: I find Twitter a more useful tool for use in
classroom though. Easier to maintain and more versatile. #ukedchat
ICTmagic 20:28What do we think about class blogs vs. class wikis? I'm a class wiki
man myself. #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:28 I have never had to think about blogging - it's an everyday part of
my teaching. Pupils are displaying similar behaviours #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:28 RT @HGJohn: Low barrier of entry and multiple points of entry: pc,
phone, pad, blog anywhere and everywhere. #ukedchat
iamclairei 20:28@_imaginaryme #ukedchat parents consent to photos being used
and children/parents only ever use first names.
BeliefatEdEvent 20:28 @TESconnect #ukedchat no security issues as school blogs
restricted to use on school VLE/MLE covering #esafety issues
eyebeams 20:28@_imaginaryme If you don't know you haven't talked with your
parents enough - seriously #ukedchat
Gillian_Waters 20:29 RT @TESConnect: Wikis can be a great way to foster collaborative
group work and develop independent learning #ukedchat
CarrotyCarrots 20:29Find it frustrating how many are saying they use Twitter in class.
Blocked at my school! How wrong! #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:29
@dailydenouement Check out these blogs, the homepage might be
corporate but the blogs are owned by the class:
http://t.co/8CGJ4IbM #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:29@MusicEdLife our blog was specifically for writing during literacy
lessons, but you can do antyhing with it #ukedchat
eyebeams 20:29RT @DeputyMitchell: I have never had to think about blogging - it'san everyday part of my teaching. Pupils are displaying similar
behaviours #ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:29
@jackieschneider @thosethatcan @drewthomson can you tweet or
DM your email so I can email tonight with the documents
#ukedchat
dgilmour 20:29
@TESconnect Across the EL http://edubuzz.org blogs, malicious
comments almost unknown, with ~1000 comments/wk. S/w blocks
spam. #ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:29@DeputyMitchell Do you set time aside in each lesson for blogging?
#ukedchatTESConnect 20:29 @ICTmagic that seems a sensible precaution #ukedchat
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SENse_ed 20:30
RT @bevevans22: Blogs have so many uses in an educational
context. They can be a place for learning, sharing and reflection
#ukedchat
angelayt165 20:30#ukedchat I don't spell check although I do encourage them to use
basic punctuation!They tend to write text talk!
dailydenouement 20:30
RT @JoPearce: There is value in learning how to use SM responsibly
as a tool for life-this will be a transferable skill for pupils in thefuture #ukedchat
Kathrynwiki 20:30 @CarrotyCarrots #ukedchat last school I worked in blocked all social
networking and anything that got collaborative work going !
dailydenouement 20:30 RT @davidErogers: How many 2ry schools have made student blogs
work across the whole curriculum? #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:30 @CarrotyCarrots same problem. I am bugging the I.T tech everyday!
what are good hashtags to use in class? #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:30
RT @bevevans22: Blogs have so many uses in an educational
context. They can be a place for learning, sharing and reflection
#ukedchat
JoPearce 20:30 There is value in learning how to use SM responsibly as a tool for
life-this will be a transferable skill for pupils in the future #ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:30 #ukedchat @CarrotyCarrots It's blocked with us too - LA strongly
advises blocking everything and presents e-safety horror shows
dailydenouement 20:30RT @ukedchat: Has anyone come up against and overcome the
'esafety' barrier to class / student blogging? #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:30RT @StephenLev: Does anyone allow primary school pupils to write
the blog themselves? #ukedchat
bevevans22 20:30 @CarrotyCarrots Schools should have more control over what is
filtered. Different settings for staff and pupils IMO #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:30 .@simcloughlin Initially I invested time, looked at other blogs and
commented lots before the first post was written #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:30
Has anyone come up against and overcome the 'esafety' barrier to
class / student blogging? #ukedchat
CISOatcake 20:30@ukedchat agree with @jodieworld that an audience is an
important reason for kids blogging
fhesbusiness 20:30@ICTmagic i kinda missed the Wiki boat and never really tried it. I
probably should #ukedchat
eyebeams 20:30
@DeputyMitchell That's because you have modelled it so well David
and embedded it socially into your school so it appears seamless
#ukedchat
dughall 20:30@TESconnect The fact that too many VLEs are poor (all round)
@jackieschneider #ukedchat
stuartswann 20:30RT @DeputyMitchell: I have never had to think about blogging - it'san everyday part of my teaching. Pupils are displaying similar
behaviours #ukedchat
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Biolady99 20:30
RT @ukedchat: RT @HGJohn: Low barrier of entry and multiple
points of entry: pc, phone, pad, blog anywhere and everywhere.
#ukedchat
Kathrynwiki 20:30 @ICTmagic #ukedchat blog to get the class writing individual posts
on individual work and a wiki for my lesson delivery & collaboration
MrWickensPE 20:31 It increases the confidence of students - allows shy students toexpress their opinions! #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:31
RT @JoPearce: There is value in learning how to use SM responsibly
as a tool for life-this will be a transferable skill for pupils in the
future #ukedchat
MusicEdLife 20:31@MrsPrentice11 I'm a music teacher, so I think I have just found a
great opportunity for my y9's. cheers. #ukedchat
StephenLev 20:31 @BeeBecF I will if you will! #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:31.@simcloughlin The investment is very wise! Build it and they will
come #ukedchat
jackieschneider 20:31 How many computers do you need to get whole classes blogging?#ukedchat
BeeBecF 20:31 @StephenLev I havent yet, but plan to very soon (with approval by
me). I think just me doing it is a bit dry. #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:31 RT @DeputyMitchell: I have never had to think about blogging - it's
an everyday part of my teaching. Pupils are similar #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:31@dailydenouement not at all corporate - shudder #ukedchat
ebd35 20:31#ukedchat We've just started blogging and engagement and
motivation awesome!
ianpocock 20:31
@joanne_rich Does it matter? It is the skill of just learning to put
together a narrative. Can get forgotten in later exam years
#ukedchat
eyebeams 20:31Blogs are spaces to reflect in - they aid thinking - they model stuff -
they are neural glue #ukedchat
StephenLev 20:31
RT @simcloughlin: @DeputyMitchell I'm investing a HUGE amount
of class time at the moment, but would love it to be more of an
independent task. #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:31 RT @davidErogers: How many 2ry schools have made student blogswork across the whole curriculum? #ukedchat
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Kathrynwiki 20:32
RT @isleofmandan: #ukedchat Lots of wikis springing up for Isle of
Man schools. All hosted centrally by Dept. of Education & Children.
http://t.co/5JoPznR2
bevevans22 20:32
@dughall @TESconnect Too often VLEs, blogs & wikis get a bad
press. Used properly they are all beneficial in educational contexts
#ukedchat
ukedchat 20:32RT @bevevans22: Blogs have so many uses in an educationalcontext. They can be a place for learning, sharing and reflection
#ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:32@MusicEdLife loads of potential in music teaching, again giving
them that important audience #ukedchat
isleofmandan 20:32
#ukedchat Lots of wikis springing up for Isle of Man schools. All
hosted centrally by Dept. of Education & Children.
http://t.co/5JoPznR2
tj007 20:32
Someone asked earlier - are there many sec schls or classes that are
successfully blogging? more difficult with less contact time?
#ukedchatStephenLev 20:32 RT @katebook: Quadblogging? #ukedchat
krivett1 20:32
@ukedchat quadblogging, what a fantastic idea! My class are
LOVING it! Also get involved in the Flat Stanley project + global
classroom
LearningSpy 20:32@bevevans22 Use and I love the idea of Ss cultivating a positive
digital footprint #ukedchat
BeeBecF 20:32 @StephenLev Ha! Deal. #ukedchat
DeputyMitchell 20:32We did our first 18 months blogging at Heathfield on 12 computers
(Whole School) #ukedchat@jackieschneider
Kathrynwiki 20:32 @MrMalcontent #ukedchat edublogs - which uses wordpress!
Biolady99 20:32
RT @ukedchat: RT @DeputyMitchell: I have never had to think
about blogging - it's an everyday part of my teaching. Pupils are
similar #ukedchat
katebook 20:32 Quadblogging? #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:32RT @ICTmagic: What do we think about class blogs vs. class wikis?
I'm a class wiki man myself. #ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:32 #ukedchat @ianpocock I think you're probably right
Cherise_Duxbury 20:32 #ukedchat I had a parent come to me and say thanks for the blog
as he no longer has to fight with his child to do homework :)
TESConnect 20:32@ICTmagic do they need to be mutually exclusive.. can't you have
your cake and eat it too?! #ukedchat
eyebeams 20:32 @DeputyMitchell @davidErogers Again you are have to go and do
the face to face spadework to make it happen #ukedchat it's social!
dailydenouement 20:32
RT @MrMalcontent: Does anyone have a good suggestion for a blog
site? Should i use wordpress link to school site instead of directly on
class page? #ukedchat
thosethatcan 20:32 @TeacherToolkit @asober @tesconnect now there's an idea! ThinkGCSE classes would love it - pros/cons? #ukedchat
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MrMalcontent 20:32
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a blog site? Should i use
wordpress link to school site instead of directly on class page?
#ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:32
@jackieschneider I have 2 in the classroom, plus my laptop. As
blogging becomes an independent task, this is all I'll be using
#ukedchat
daveterron 20:32RT @MrsPrentice11: @TESconnect I've never had an issues withesafety, use first names & common sense, simple #ukedchat
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day_tom 20:33
@joanne_rich @CarrotyCarrots Had similar conv and just had
twitter and flickr unblocked. just showed how would use them to
smt #ukedchat
MissPollockBlog 20:33 RT @CarrotyCarrots: Find it frustrating how many are saying they
use Twitter in class. Blocked at my school! How wrong! #ukedchat
ebd35 20:33 RT @DeputyMitchell: .@simcloughlin The investment is very wise!Build it and they will come #ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:33
RT @HGJohn: The key diff between a blog and a VLE: the blog is
owned by the class, the VLE is a collection of tools used 4 different
purposes #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:33
The key diff between a blog and a VLE: the blog is owned by the
class, the VLE is a collection of tools used 4 different purposes
#ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:33RT @Kathrynwiki: @MrMalcontent #ukedchat edublogs - which
uses wordpress!
angelayt165 20:33 @DeputyMitchell #ukedchat Hoe it comes naturally to me soon,
still quite time consuming but getting easier. Need to delegate.
ebd35 20:33
RT @jackieschneider: How many computers do you need to get
whole classes blogging? #ukedchat we are hoping to use iPod touch
devices
Stephen_Logan 20:34I had students blogging on their work experience. Great insight for
other students #ukedchat
hrogerson 20:34 @tj007 My class comment on my posts, but very little done in the
time I give. Not yet for public consumption! #ukedchat
BeeBecF 20:34@hrogerson They dont have to write it in ICT. They can use pen and
paper and you can input for them, no? #ukedchat
Kathrynwiki 20:34 RT @Stephen_Logan: Blogging is a great way of getting students to
reflect and use social media in a positive way. It's life skill #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:34Does UK school use @edublogs campus? Intrigued to how popular it
is? #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:34
RT @angelayt165: #ukedchat I don't spell check although I do
encourage them to use basic punctuation!They tend to write text
talk!
ICTmagic 20:34@TESconnect Actually, I have both (and much besides) and I usethem in quite a different way. #ukedchat
CISOatcake 20:34@ukedchat use a URL that is untraceable and give parents a
hyperlink via their parent portal
jackieschneider 20:34 I have learned so much as an adult thru my own blogs. Think it is a
brilliant tool for kids to reflect on their own learning #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:34Blogging is a great way of getting students to reflect and use social
media in a positive way. It's a life skill #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:34#ukedchat Any good "how tos' to google docs? Are these the same
as wikis?
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ShaunGosney 20:34
RT @HGJohn: The key diff between a blog and a VLE: the blog is
owned by the class, the VLE is a collection of tools used 4 different
purposes #ukedchat
fhesbusiness 20:34Do you think they will be blogging on #educatingessex tonight?
#ukedchat
Cherise_Duxbury 20:34@HGJohn #ukedchat the blog is for the children, the vle is more of
a teachers tool
dughall 20:34@bevevans22 Substitute 'pencils', scissors' 'glue' '*anything*' and
that is true Bev. #tools #ukedchat
web2what 20:35
RT @DeputyMitchell: I have never had to think about blogging - it's
an everyday part of my teaching. Pupils are displaying similar
behaviours #ukedchat
CISOatcake 20:35@ukedchat is privacy that important? Isn't it about sharing and
building on learning with others
Stephen_Logan 20:35
RT @HGJohn: The key diff between a blog and a VLE: the blog is
owned by the class, the VLE is a collection of tools used 4 different
purposes #ukedchatukedchat 20:35
RT @eyebeams: Blogs are spaces to reflect in - they aid thinking -
they model stuff - they are neural glue #ukedchat
hopkinsdavid 20:35
RT @bevevans22: @dughall @TESconnect Too often VLEs, blogs &
wikis get a bad press. Used properly they are all beneficial in
educational contexts #ukedchat
Kenny73 20:35
@davidErogers @eyebeams does that not depend on what u class
as achievement. For reluctant writers, every post is an achievement
#ukedchat
BeeBecF 20:35@Stephen_Logan Agreed. Primary school chdn need these skills as a
priority #ukedchat
krivett1 20:35RT @CreativeEdu: 10 ideas for class blog posts: http://ow.ly/6IL0C
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ukedchat 20:35 RT @davidErogers: How many 2ry schools have made student blogs
work across the whole curriculum? #ukedchat
CreativeEdu 20:3510 ideas for class blog posts: http://ow.ly/6IL0C
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thosethatcan 20:36@MrsPrentice11: After a year of blogging my class saw
themselves as 'writers' #ukedchat < love this!
StephenLev 20:36
RT @Cherise_Duxbury: blogging like twitter has certainly
empowered me as a teacher AND as a learner #ukedchat. Me
too!
ebd35 20:37 RT @TESConnect: RT @dughall @jackieschneider ahh now that I
have experienced.... #fronter..... shudder.... #ukedchat brrrrrr
hrogerson 20:37@BeeBecF When you teach as much as me you won't be typing up
their work! #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:37
RT @mikeatedji: #ukedchat Clearly so many positives and is anyone
willing to share the limitations to blogging and how you address
those?
bevevans22 20:37 RT @ebd35: At the moment children are using #100WC11 as way to
practice/consolidate writing skills taught during week #ukedchat
kvnmcl 20:37@tj007 We have started blogging about Maths Outdoors on our
class blog http://t.co/N6ttkrhK #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:37
RT @joanne_rich: #ukedchat So what blogging sites would you
recommend I look at before introducing idea in school?
mikeatedji 20:37 #ukedchat Clearly so many positives and is anyone willing to share
the limitations to blogging and how you address those?
PrimaryBlogger 20:37
#ukedchat wikispaces makes for: #ukedchat wikispaces makes
for promising class self and peer ass... http://t.co/3I4NRAgg
#comments4kids
TheHeadsOffice 20:37RT @CreativeEdu: 10 ideas for class blog posts: http://ow.ly/6IL0C
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ukedchat 20:37RT @jackieschneider: How many computers do you need to get
whole classes blogging? #ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:38 @simcloughlin #ukedchat Not wrong at all, although I've already
been onto yours and left comments - fantastic children
ukedchat 20:38 RT @nickynewbury: Don't know about anyone else but I get reallyexcited seeing more red dots appear on blogging map!! #ukedchat
ethinking 20:38 @HGJohn #ukedchat the blog is an agile beast owned by all - the vle
is a lumbering behemoth staggering towards extinction #justsaying
Alex_Wilson_ 20:38 RT @TheHeadsOffice: VERY late again! If there weren't blogs, I'd be
out of a job! ;) #ukedchat > and what a fantastic job you do!
mattlovegrove 20:38
I got the teachers in my sch all blogging for parents and chi -took a
good year to fully train and embed. Now it's second nature
#ukedchatangelayt165 20:38 #ukedchat Don't have a map but think I should get one!
oliverquinlan 20:38
RT @HGJohn: Open source is important: lesson from the Delicious
fiasco, what happens if your blog platform is sold/goes bump?
Wordpress rocks #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:38@iamstephreed you can do the basics in five minutes if you want
to... http://t.co/tVhDcBzS #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:38 @joanne_rich Wordpress is the best, most flexible, most powerful
blog platform. Period. (I'm biased) It's Open Source #ukedchat
MissKMcCulloch 20:38 #ukedchat we are getting there with blogging/wiki etc but it is slow
going. #glow has made us think about it but can be very frustrating
JamiePortman 20:38Anybody got any useful links to videos that show effective security
settings for students that use #Facebook?
sonicwaffled 20:38
@_imaginaryme send out a permission slip for parents to sign to
give consent, anyone who doesn't give it doesn't go on the site
#ukedchat
Biolady99 20:38at my first placement, the science department had its own ict room-
basically 2 students per computer #ukedchat
kvnmcl 20:38 @Cherise_Duxbury @hgjohn I've used G'Apps to set our VLE up, thechildren create all the content after quick demos #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:38
@dailydenouement currently it is just me. Had to meet the Dep.
Head to presuade her to accept it! Too many safety concerns!
#ukedchat
eyebeams 20:38@ukedchat @jackieschneider You might use phones instead - how
about buying a few??PAYG #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:38 Yup. Me also RT @Cherise_Duxbury: blogging like twitter has
certainly empowered me as a teacher AND as a learner #ukedchat
dughall 20:38 @HGJohn @LearningSpy Office online? Isn't that live@edu? ;-)#ukedchat
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simcloughlin 20:38
@joanne_rich Would it be wrong for me to get some self-
promotion and suggest my class blog? ;-) http://t.co/8IICNWNu
#ukedchat
eyebeams 20:39 @HGJohn @joanne_rich I agree but not every teachers want to use
Wordpress and it can be a dawg to set up #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:39 @mikeatedji the name's advocate.... devil's advocate ;-) great tosee you here mike... good question. #ukedchat
jodieworld 20:39And on the flip side if ANY teachers love it and use it well and kids
enjoy it then don't take it away #ukedchat
AtkiTeach 20:39
RT @BurkeRi: Currently using 360 degree reviews for senior and
middle leaders' Perf Management incl Headteacher. Courage. Any
comment? #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:39
Did you launch it without them or present it for approval? RT
@fhesbusiness: @dailydenouement It is spreading. SLT are in
favour. #ukedchat
joanne_rich 20:39 @HGJohn Thanks, will have a look at that one #ukedchat really
want some examples of class blogs to show other staff
vanyatm 20:39
I'm on a mission to make blogging happen in my school! quad
blogging is something I'm definitely suggesting to english faculty
#ukedchat
simcloughlin 20:39 @joanne_rich Thanks :-) Getting there slowly but surely with them -
hoping my enthusiasm is rubbing off on them! #ukedchat
myhanhdoan 20:39
A good night of #ukedchat so far. Good to chat about blogging, esp
class blogging- intriguing. Worth exploring @andygoodwin3
#ukedchat
day_tom 20:39anyone know any blogs which work well on mobiles? iphones /
android / blackberry? #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:39@dughall I was trying to find a simple comparison #fail #ukedchat
jodieworld 20:39
I think the key point is this: If you are struggling to get a tool
working well in your sch then there is no need/desire for it.
#ukedchat
CISOatcake 20:39 @ukedchat @ictmagic prefer a wiki as a learning community, used
to class blog kids use # digication as an ePortfolio and ecommunity
jackieschneider 20:39How many teachers write a blog? Am looking for interesting teacher
blogs to read #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:39
RT @mikeatedji: #ukedchat Clearly so many positives and is anyone
willing to share the limitations to blogging and how you address
those?
BurkeRi 20:39
Currently using 360 degree reviews for senior and middle leaders'
Perf Management incl Headteacher. Courage. Any comment?
#ukedchat
ethinking 20:39RT @MrsPrentice11: After a year of blogging my class saw
themselves as 'writers' #ukedchat
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ebd35 20:39
shock horror at the moment my children have been writing blogs
posts by hand. Tomorrow they can choose notes app if the prefer
#ukedchat
AtkiTeach 20:39 RT @eyebeams: @ukedchat @jackieschneider You might use
phones instead - how about buying a few??PAYG #ukedchat
Kenny73 20:39 @davidErogers @eyebeams you can qualitatively through studentsfeedback. Perhaps on their blog ;-) #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:39@dailydenouement My head reads my blog. Has lead to some
interesting discussions #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:39RT @joanne_rich: #ukedchat So what blogging sites would you
recommend I look at before introducing idea in school?
fhesbusiness 20:39@dailydenouement It is spreading. SLT are in favour. #ukedchat
jamesmichie 20:40
RT @HGJohn: RT @ethinking: @HGJohn #ukedchat the blog is an
agile beast owned by all - the vle is a lumbering behemoth
staggering towards extinctionhrogerson 20:40
@dailydenouement Would it not be better if it isn't a thing you do
to tick boxes for SMT? #ukedchat
TheHeadsOffice 20:40 RT @katebook: RT @tj007: Have many pupils/classes blogged about
maths? #ukedchat Good question!>There's a maths 100WC!
ukedchat 20:40 RT @ebd35: At the moment children are using #100WC11 as way to
practice/consolidate writing skills taught during week #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:40@jackieschneider I like to think mine can be interesting:
learningspy.edublogs.org #ukedchat
HappyMrsStone 20:40
#ukedchat I've never blogged before but have found it an excellent
way of reflecting on my PGCE http://t.co/2tb9GJfX Comments
welcome!
dailydenouement 20:40
RT @BeeBecF: Main reluctance amongst staff at my school to
blogging is thought of extra workload. For some it is big barrier
#ukedchat
BeeBecF 20:40 Main reluctance amongst staff at my school to blogging is thought
of extra workload. For some it is big barrier #ukedchat
TheHeadsOffice 20:40
RT @joanne_rich: #ukedchat So what blogging sites would you
recommend I look at before introducing idea in school?
Kenny73 20:40
Oh to have the tech RT @davidErogers @Kenny73 Have used
Evernote, Google Docs and Dropbox to encourage reluctant
learners..... #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:40@mikeatedji If you don't invest time and energy to get it going
properly it can fizzle and die quite fast. #ukedchat
ICTmagic 20:40
How much of your class blog is directed 'work' & how much is
produced by students just doing themselves? Equally valued?
#ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:40
RT @ethinking: @HGJohn #ukedchat the blog is an agile beast
owned by all - the vle is a lumbering behemoth staggering towardsextinction #justsaying
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ebd35 20:40RT @Cherise_Duxbury: blogging like twitter has certainly
empowered me as a teacher AND as a learner #ukedchat
ethinking 20:40
RT @jodieworld: I think the key point is this: If you are struggling to
get a tool working well in your sch then there is no need/desire for
it. #ukedchat
SENse_ed 20:40
RT @Kenny73 does that not depend on what u class as
achievement. For reluctant writers, every post is an achievement#ukedchat >> agreed!
ukedchat 20:40What do the pupils say about class blogging? What do other
teachers think? #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:40
RT @ethinking: @HGJohn #ukedchat the blog is an agile beast
owned by all - the vle is a lumbering behemoth staggering towards
extinction
mattlovegrove 20:40I blog at www.mrlovegrove.net for both my class and for teachers
#ukedchat
StephenLev 20:41
RT @BeeBecF: Main reluctance amongst staff at my school to
blogging is thought of extra workload. For some it is big barrier#ukedchat
nancyrubin 20:41Resources for Blogging With Students - http://ow.ly/6IQOs
#elemchat #ukedchat #edchat
mattlovegrove 20:41 RT @dailydenouement: I'm going to launch a writers' club... perhaps
I shall re-name it the bloggers! #ukedchat
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katieunderhill 20:41 @ukedchat #ukedchat platforms like posterous allow shared spaces
that only selected groups can see- good for school/ college esafety
mattlovegrove 20:41 #ukedchat - I agree about teacher workload - you definitely need an
easy solution. Blogging by sending an email could be a quick win
HGJohn 20:41 @TESConnect Check out @DeputyMitchell @raff31 @jacksloan 3
of the best educational bloggers in the world #ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:42@katebook Top maths themed blog by @reflectivemaths
#ukedchat
kdeano88 20:42 RT @asober: Blogging and other forms of sharing kids work online is
great as you can use comments for Peer Assessment #ukedchat
eyebeams 20:42 @tj007 @TESconnect The trick is to link it to School activities
happening in real time in the real world #ukedchat
3BS_Education 20:42
RT @bevevans22: Blogs have so many uses in an educational
context. They can be a place for learning, sharing and reflection
#ukedchat
ebd35 20:42 @ukedchat :o)
HGJohn 20:42 @ukedchat for what kids think, see @DeputyMitchell 's video from
bMoble (hint, skip the adults): http://t.co/D5x4myv6 #ukedchat
katebook 20:42 RT @katebook: Dan has an excellent blog about teaching math
#ukedchat
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MissKMcCulloch 20:42@AtkiTeach can weaknesses not be turned into areas for
improvement? Peer support and feedback? #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:42 It's tempting to edit their work, worries bad spelling/grammar
reflects on you as a teacher, but DON'T! #ukedchat
TheHeadsOffice 20:42And they are brilliant entries! #ukedchat #100WC11 @ebd35
StephenLev 20:42 @carolinebreyley Thanks. #ukedchat
TeacherToolkit 20:42 @thosethatcan @asober @tesconnect
TESConnect 20:42RT @LearningSpy: @dailydenouement My head reads my blog. Has
lead to some interesting discussions #ukedchat
jamesmichie 20:42
#ukedchat I recommend Blogger, Tumblr or Posterous for
school/student blogs. WP is gr8 for personal blogs but 2 involved 4
school.
MusicEdLife 20:42
@jackieschneider just started one this summer. Struggling to
ballance the workload now. It is difficult! Musiceducationlife.com
#ukedchat
ebd35 20:42
RT @dughall: RT @StephenLev: @dughall @bevevans22 Can you
have someone's eye out with a blog? #ukedchat
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mikeatedji 20:43@fhesbusiness How do you maintain interest after novelty wanes?
Are they self motivated by then? #ukedchat
MrsWhites_Class 20:43
RT @DeputyMitchell: I loved it when pupil in my class said to me
"I've Got it!! Can I tell everyone about it?' Yes I said. "Not the class -
The world" #ukedchat
kdeano88 20:43 RT @TESConnect: Wikis can be a great way to foster collaborativegroup work and develop independent learning #ukedchat
JOHNSAYERS 20:43
Oops missing #ukedchat on blogging! Just wrote my last blog for
@HodderGeography as I've being their expert blogger of the
month:)
kdeano88 20:43
RT @TESConnect: RT @huthart44: my son is six and blogging has
turned him into a keen writer #ukedchat
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ukedchat 20:44RT @jamesmichie: #ukedchat and an example student blog,
currently in use: http://t.co/mxlBZUxQ
fhesbusiness 20:44
@dailydenouement Just went ahead really. Had belief that it would
work. Very savvy slt who see the benefits over the 'risks'.
#ukedchat
eyebeams 20:44@HGJohn @johnmclear Ha ha blatent plug but I endorse you
entirely! #ukedchat also group wordpress blogs
dailydenouement 20:44
RT @CarrotyCarrots: What does happen about children with no
internet access at home? Do they all have a chance to blog at
school? #ukedchat
TESConnect 20:44RT @jamesmichie: #ukedchat and an example student blog,
currently in use: http://t.co/3nGUOWlp
CarrotyCarrots 20:44 What does happen about children with no internet access at home?
Do they all have a chance to blog at school? #ukedchat
KerriDrama 20:44 I agree, you have to WANT to do it and enjoy using them to keepconsistency going and use blogs properly!@simcloughlin #ukedchat
Cherise_Duxbury 20:44
RT @simcloughlin: #ukedchat I've invested a lot of time on Twitter
promoting my class blog. How do you get vis (cont)
http://t.co/GVsLOblr
dailydenouement 20:44
RT @gsussex: #ukedchat how to do you ensure a blog is secure and
convince sceptical colleagues they are not a huge CP issue? Any refs
or comments?Thanks
MultiMartin 20:44
RT @simcloughlin: #ukedchat I've invested a lot of time on Twitter
promoting my class blog. How do you get visitors onto blogs when
the teacher doesn't tweet?
gsussex 20:44
#ukedchat how to do you ensure a blog is secure and convince
sceptical colleagues they are not a huge CP issue? Any refs or
comments?Thanks
dailydenouement 20:44RT @jamesmichie: #ukedchat and an example student blog,
currently in use: http://t.co/MieIOv1L
HGJohn 20:44 RT @MrsPrentice11: After a year of blogging my class saw
themselves as 'writers' #ukedchat
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kdeano88 20:44 RT @TESConnect: At what point do eSafety settings start to prevent
the real purpose of a blog? #ukedchat any point in a private blog?
jamesmichie 20:44#ukedchat and an example student blog, currently in use:
http://t.co/MieIOv1L
thisisliamm 20:45
Anyone out there using DB Primary #VLE? It's great, but we're
finding it hard to engage our #primary children. Any tips?#UKedChat
simcloughlin 20:45
RT @HGJohn: @dailydenouement @simcloughlin Network with
loads of schools and teach the kids to comment on other school
blogs #ukedchat
remixed_05 20:45 @ukedchat @jackieschneider Here's an e.g. of mine - it's only three
weeks old but you get the idea http://t.co/6GUGZ0w3
TheHeadsOffice 20:45@jackieschneider I'm not a teacher but do blog about edcuation
/teacher type things! #ukedchat
jacksloan 20:45 #ukedchat Sorry to join the fun so late... Hi y'allICTmagic 20:45
@Nic5Harrison What's the link to your blog? Love to see what other
classes are doing. #ukedchat
Biolady99 20:45 RT @TESConnect: As a fully fledged adult I've been amazed at what
I've learnt and how my writing has improved by blogging #ukedchat
MrsPrentice11 20:45my own children blog, my 8 year old recently wrote a post all about
Bear Grylls! #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:45 @dailydenouement @simcloughlin Network with loads of schools
and teach the kids to comment on other school blogs #ukedchat
jodieworld 20:45@LearningSpy Ahhh but people tell us the internet is also
"dangerous" ;-) #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:45
RT @JOHNSAYERS: My latest adventure with blogging is linking it to
twitter for Y12-13 to read, see extra vids, resources to extend their
learning #ukedchat
hrogerson 20:45@katebook @tj007 @jodieworld has done podcasting about maths.
#ukedchat
TESConnect 20:45
RT @gsussex: #ukedchat how to do you ensure a blog is secure and
convince sceptical colleagues they are not a huge CP issue? Any refs
or comments?Thanks
petermoseley 20:45Finding it difficult to convert a lot of teachers, despite giving demos!#ukedchat
CreativeEdu 20:45How and why to set up a class wiki: http://ow.ly/6IL3O #ukedchat
JOHNSAYERS 20:45 My latest adventure with blogging is linking it to twitter for Y12-13
to read, see extra vids, resources to extend their learning #ukedchat
fhesbusiness 20:45
RT @DeputyMitchell: I loved it when pupil in my class said to me
"I've Got it!! Can I tell everyone about it?' Yes I said. "Not the class -
The world" #ukedchat
jodieworld 20:46 @LearningSpy And also dangerous logic only applies to the 140 chtweet not the whole big picture :-) #ukedchat
CarrotyCarrots 20:46 How do blogs work in EYFS? #ukedchat
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MrsPrentice11 20:46 quadblogging! RT @jamesmichie: RT @ukedchat: How can you
encourage visitors to a class blog other than twitter? #ukedchat
dailydenouement 20:46We've 15 mins left: anyone care to share any key blogging
successes? #ukedchat
Stephen_Logan 20:46
RT @DeputyMitchell: I loved it when pupil in my class said to me
"I've Got it!! Can I tell everyone about it?' Yes I said. "Not the class -The world" #ukedchat
ukedchat 20:46 RT @DeputyMitchell: loved it when pupil said "I've Got it!! Can I tell
everyone about it?' Yes I said. "Not the class - The world" #ukedchat
Cherise_Duxbury 20:46RT @ukedchat: How can you encourage visitors to a class blog other
than twitter? #ukedchat < quadblogging!
JOHNSAYERS 20:46 I'm getting all Y12-13 to create a blog portfolio of their work so they
can add to their UCAS apps for unis to see capabilities #ukedchat
alisoniredale 20:46RT @CarrotyCarrots: What does happen about children with nointernet access at home? Do they all have a chance to blog at
school? #ukedchat
jamesmichie 20:46RT @ukedchat: How can you encourage visitors to a class blog other
than twitter? #ukedchat
mikeatedji 20:46@TESconnect Just trying to be helpful! and learn... #ukedchat
AtkiTeach 20:46
RT @fhesbusiness: @dailydenouement twitter has been the biggest
success with 8 departments, school, and house system now using.
#ukedchat
LearningSpy 20:46@jodieworld People say a lot of uninformed nonsense: ignore
them. #ukedchat
LawrenceBham 20:46 #ukedchat
mrdavidmedway 20:46
Blogging is definitely used in Media and Photography at my school,
and we're putting one together for the students as a whole.
#ukedchat
web2what 20:46
RT @MrsPrentice11: It's tempting to edit their work, worries bad
spelling/grammar reflects on you as a teacher, but DON'T!
#ukedchat
web20education 20:46
Whats happening on your site right now?
http://t.co/B4mkdeGG know new #googleanalytics #edtech20
#socialmedia #edchat #ukedchat #lrnchat
ukedchat 20:46How can you encourage visitors to a class blog other than twitter?
#ukedchat
jamesmichie 20:46@HGJohn @dailydenouement @simcloughlin The power is in the
commenting! #ukedchat
web2what 20:47 @jamesmichie have you tried j2webby.com? #ukedchat we use wp
and host it for free sign up for a free trial and reply, i will set it up
jodieworld 20:47 @tj007 Awesome! Got a link? #ukedchat
HGJohn 20:47 @jamesmichie Couldn't agree more #ukedchat
MrWickensPE 20:47 @joanne_rich they probably want it spoon fed! No independentlearning here. #ukedchat
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jacksloan 20:47 @gsussex We open our ICT suite every playtime and lunchtime for
kids without internet at home. Always full of bloggers. #ukedchat
jamesmichie 20:47
@ukedchat Put blogs on school website. Promo at parents evenings
- run demos in rooms, parents can pop in 2 find out more.
#ukedchat
ShaunGosney 20:47 RT @TESConnect: As a fully fledged adult I've been amazed at what
I've learnt and how my writing has improved by blogging #ukedchat
eyebeams 20:47Can some people brave enough brag about their blog? #ukedchat
timdifford 20:47 @jamesmichie @ukedchat