http://www.cocomment.com/comments/tasteach Copyright 2007 coComment.com 2009-11-25T16:23:31.996+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/images/logo4rss.gif http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1921751&comment_id=32769583 Miss W. It is interesting, Asia, how students all over the world have similar interests and try similar activities. We had a concert a couple of weeks ago, with students from grade 6/7 who had formed bands and singin groups during their music lessons. They were terrific. 2008-11-07T09:17:44.472+01:00 2008-11-07T09:17:44.472+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1879310&comment_id=32351628 Miss W. True for a lot of people Katie. Go to places like the Philippines and children are scrounging on the garbage dump to find items they can resell or use in their homes. 2008-10-22T23:49:13.365+02:00 2008-10-22T23:49:13.365+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1879245&comment_id=32351122 Miss W. If only everyone was like your grandfather, Marissa. We could then get rid of the poverty problem around the world. 2008-10-22T23:33:44.625+02:00 2008-10-22T23:33:44.625+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1873761&comment_id=32287011 Miss W. What a magnificent photo story about poverty. You certainly captured the what the person in each picture might be feeling. Keep up the great work. 2008-10-21T09:48:42.869+02:00 2008-10-21T09:48:42.869+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1873738&comment_id=32286604 Anonymous Many people tell me I am very PATIENT. I rarely get stressed out by situations, I put off till tomorrow what I really don't have to do today (hence it never gets done, cause tomorrow never comes). I never let things worry me. I can sit for hours reading a book, or completing a jigsaw puzzle or using the computer. PATIENT that's me. 2008-10-21T09:25:20.029+02:00 2008-10-21T09:25:20.029+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1868612&comment_id=32246069 Miss W. Well Ashley, you are certainly getting a world wide audience to your writing. I notice Stephie and her sister are included from Argentina as well as Nadine and others in Australia. You have been taking yourself into teachers' blogs as well as student ones. Congratulations and keep up the great blogging. 2008-10-20T09:04:58.855+02:00 2008-10-20T09:04:58.855+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1868620&comment_id=32205482 Anonymous I agree, Miguel. Too often we waste food, throw it away when it could be used for the hungry among us. Maybe we should be cooking less food, so we don't waste it. Then each family could donate the money saved to a homeless shelter. 2008-10-19T04:48:28.706+02:00 2008-10-19T04:48:28.706+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1868612&comment_id=32205220 Anonymous Ashley, A great topic for a post. I hope you get lots of comments. You can learn lots of new things by visiting other people's blogs like Sue Waters. 2008-10-19T04:27:11.656+02:00 2008-10-19T04:27:11.656+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1860378&comment_id=32111281 Miss W. I have been amazed by the very insightful posts written by the students in the blogging competition. 2008-10-16T10:09:47.963+02:00 2008-10-16T10:09:47.963+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1860366&comment_id=32110633 Miss W. That is what the world needs to do Anthony. Improve the status of people one person at a time which will then improve a family and a community. We can do it if everyone helps. 2008-10-16T10:00:46.896+02:00 2008-10-16T10:00:46.896+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1860299&comment_id=32109141 Miss W. Asia, The world has set goals for us to try to achieve but too often money is sent to countries where poverty is happening and due to corrupt politicians or public servants, the money doesn't always reach those who need it the most. What, as students, can you urge the government to do, especially as you have a new president soon? 2008-10-16T09:18:04.620+02:00 2008-10-16T09:18:04.620+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1857090&comment_id=32075994 Anonymous The servant wished that his mother could see the money her husband won when the servant's wife gave birth to a son. 2008-10-15T09:40:48.328+02:00 2008-10-15T09:40:48.328+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1857064&comment_id=32075879 Miss W. G'day Kevin, I totally agree. One person can make a very small difference but if everyone pulls together then change can be seen in a huge way. A bit like the litter at school - lots drop it and if only one person picks it up, eventually it will be a huge rubbish dump. But if everyone picks it up and are trained not to drop it in the first place, then change can be seen in the playground. 2008-10-15T09:30:28.891+02:00 2008-10-15T09:30:28.891+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1850627&comment_id=31963706 Miss W. G'day Madalena, I remember being told the early sea explorers were afraid to travel far over seas because they thought they would fall off the edge of the world. I am glad the Portuguese sailed far away and got so close to Australia, that we might have ended up speaking Portuguese. 2008-10-13T11:34:40.700+02:00 2008-10-13T11:34:40.700+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1850596&comment_id=31963586 Anonymous G'day Nadja, If you are English, why are you in a Portuguese school? Have your parents moved there for work? 2008-10-13T11:22:46.222+02:00 2008-10-13T11:22:46.222+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1834285&comment_id=31902141 Anonymous G'day Sophie, Welcome to the student blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. I have heard about geo-caching but have never tried it. What was one of the most funny items you found cached? 2008-10-11T05:13:16.221+02:00 2008-10-11T05:13:16.221+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1845720&comment_id=31901921 Anonymous G'day Michael, Welcome to the student blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. I love computers and my favourite game is Age of Mythology Titans, but the students in my class want me to join Fable Dragon I think it is called. I think they might want to annihilate me in the game!! 2008-10-11T05:05:09.127+02:00 2008-10-11T05:05:09.127+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1845690&comment_id=31901620 Anonymous G'day Dominic, Welcome to the student blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. I have heard of the Calgary Stampede but do the Flames play normal hockey or ice hockey? 2008-10-11T04:48:44.721+02:00 2008-10-11T04:48:44.721+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1845684&comment_id=31901585 Anonymous G'day Daniel, Welcome to the student blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. From your description of yourself, I can't wait to see what your avatar is going to look like. 2008-10-11T04:45:14.456+02:00 2008-10-11T04:45:14.456+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1834400&comment_id=31901525 Anonymous G'day Conner, Welcome to the student blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. Lots of students in my class have animal pets especially cats and dogs. Check out Ebby's blog under the flag counter on my class blog sidebar. 2008-10-11T04:42:05.970+02:00 2008-10-11T04:42:05.970+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1845674&comment_id=31901504 Anonymous G'day Chelsea, Welcome to the student blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. Lots of the American grade 8 students are into dancing and singing. You might want to check out their blogs in the participants list in my class blog. Look above my avatar. 2008-10-11T04:40:16.312+02:00 2008-10-11T04:40:16.312+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1845631&comment_id=31901392 Anonymous G'day Brayden, Welcome to the blogging competition. I hope you enjoy all the activities. After this comment, you should get a dot on your map from Tasmania, Australia. I think it is going to be interesting to see your avatar when it is uploaded. 2008-10-11T04:25:01.290+02:00 2008-10-11T04:25:01.290+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1838511&comment_id=31839198 Miss W. Our school also has no air conditioning and I have to bring along some fans to use in Summer. You mention watching the news and school news - do you have this on TV or what? Is it done by students or staff or local station? 2008-10-09T12:36:35.359+02:00 2008-10-09T12:36:35.359+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1820936&comment_id=31675983 Miss W. Jack, basketball is such a big topic. Maybe you could do a series of posts explaining in more detail and adding some more images and links to other websites, so your readers could gather even more information on the topic. 2008-10-03T11:53:35.612+02:00 2008-10-03T11:53:35.612+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1819027&comment_id=31653900 Anonymous Hi Patti, This is the page where your readers find out all about you. Remember to be internet savvy though, in the information that you tell them. 2008-10-02T13:51:29.688+02:00 2008-10-02T13:51:29.688+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1818852&comment_id=31649775 Anonymous G'day Diogo, Is this the program called 'Mythbusters'? They have some very exciting experiments that they try on that program. 2008-10-02T12:10:58.337+02:00 2008-10-02T12:10:58.337+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1818844&comment_id=31649699 Miss W. G'day Kevin, are you going to add your avatar to your blog? Otherwise can we see it as an image in a post on your blog. I have actually seen it back in The Edublogger where you wrote a comment to Sue Waters. Remember there are two avatars you can have - a user avatar which appears wherever you make a comment - this one I know is working for you. The other is your blog avatar which will appear on your sidebar when you have added it in the Design>widget>blog avatar add section. 2008-10-02T12:07:55.485+02:00 2008-10-02T12:07:55.485+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1805519&comment_id=31493469 Anonymous WOW!! You have been doing a lot of work with your class blog. The students have begun the competition. Having them in the category on the left will make it easier for students around the world to follow just one student in your class. I hope they are enjoying the competition. I know my students spent a lesson on Thursday working out how to translate the Portuguese posts. 2008-09-27T03:46:06.361+02:00 2008-09-27T03:46:06.361+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1405036&comment_id=26822657 Miss W. Sorry Sue, think they have now cancelled the factory tours due to occupational health and safety problems. Might create a poll about what makes a good comment and include in my blog so students can see how to create one and get results already tallied. 2008-05-26T05:42:42.859+02:00 2008-05-26T05:42:42.859+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1404034&comment_id=26812718 Sue Wyatt As a newbie to blogging you are going great guns. Lots of entries, a diverse range of topics but that are of interest to YOU and some people coming in to make comments. Glad i could help you out with a couple of my posts. I was also a Brownie Guide, Guide and Ranger leader in my younger days especially using ham radio for JOTA. One of my students on my class blogroll (Alex aka peanutman) also enjoys karate. Hope you visit him and see what some student blogs look like. 2008-05-25T10:28:47.903+02:00 2008-05-25T10:28:47.903+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1401891&comment_id=26786643 Miss W. @Dave - as a newbie blogger myself, I am also a bit of a control freak, but I have this week allowed three of my students to publish without having to get my approval. I have suggested though, that they let mum or dad see it first in case there is too much personal information involved. @Dan - I have 29 students in the class and so far 20 have opted to have their own blog - the others are content just adding comments or perhaps sending a post to be published in a friend's blog. @John - a bit of hard work to start with, but I am gradually letting go the "blogger" strings - only the keen students have decided to have their own blogs so I shouldn't have any problems. @Grace - I have already seen their keenness and the shouts of joy when someone from overseas writes on their blog - they were also amazed with the Twitter chat with you - I am just opening their eyes to what is outside their little world here in Tasmania @Alice and @Lindsay- that is precisely what I did - taught firstly about being internet savvy, then about blogging by setting up a class blog and showing how to comment. The keen ones wanted to write posts so I added them in, and finally they wanted their own. By the end of next term most of them will have full control and be able to publish without notifying me and I will use RSS feeds to check on them. @Michele - luckily no problems yet and when I look at the students I have who are blogging, I doubt whether there will be any problems other than them being too keen and perhaps giving a bit too much info unintentionally about themselves especially regarding sporting teams. @Inpi - grade 6/7 are generally 11-13 years old and I know their thrill of freedom - one student had his 13th birthday Sunday and on Monday morning he was adding a Weather pixie and feedjit map to his blog as I will not allow them to add widgets unless they are the correct age. The look on his face when he came in and found he could now add them was indescribable. 2008-05-23T11:26:45.331+02:00 2008-05-23T11:26:45.331+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1401433&comment_id=26771836 Miss W. Hi Grade 3, I teach grade 6/7 in my school in Tasmania, Australia. We also have a class blog and if you click on my name or photo, it should take you there. I have most children in my class with their own blog as well and I am sure they would love to have you make a comment. Now Asian food - I love Japanese sushi - rice wrapped in seaweed - do you have a Japanese restaurant in Chorlton? 2008-05-22T09:12:20.032+02:00 2008-05-22T09:12:20.032+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1400354&comment_id=26764804 Miss W. Pina, thank you very much for offering to help Brandon tomorrow. I am sure he will appreciate it. I will give you a list of things to go over with him to get his blog up and going. 2008-05-21T14:17:28.322+02:00 2008-05-21T14:17:28.322+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1392609&comment_id=26646941 Miss W. @Michele - when I first started thinking about blogging with my students, the techie guys in our education department wanted me to use Sharepoint and I said that I wanted to extend the students world outside the bounds of the school. So eventually I got permission as long as I was moderating all comments and checking the posts. This I have done and the students are writing on each others blogs; we have students from various countries also commenting and teachers around the world from my Twitter network also commenting. Students parents and relatives are adding their bit to the comments. But it is the local teachers who I can't get to add their little bit. @Sarah - thanks for that but I think I am a bit chatty in the staffroom and would never be able to say "Read my blog to find out what is happening in my room"; I know I talk too much about what I am doing with Web 2.0 This might be what is putting some of them off. @Melissa - I think this comment challenge with the student participants has been great. My students who have their own blog have started conversations with other students around the world and now have their blog URL on the blogroll. The kids are loving all the comments from around the world, but I feel it is a pity that other local staff can't find that 10 or 15 minutes once a week or fortnight to make a comment. 2008-05-16T10:07:53.574+02:00 2008-05-16T10:07:53.574+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1392428&comment_id=26619117 Miss W. G'day everyone. I am Lisa's teacher and we are in Tasmania, Australia. I wonder if you can find us near the airport near Hobart on a map? My class has been blogging since the beginning of this year (February) and we have a class blog at http://wyatt67.edublogs.org but many of the students also have their own blog. I have also been showing some teachers about blogging and they can be found on my blogroll. We have never done podcasts. Perhaps you would like to tell us how you make them and what programmes you use. 2008-05-15T09:02:23.733+02:00 2008-05-15T09:02:23.733+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1385826&comment_id=26491957 Miss W. @Sue - that twitter you sent out way back in January certainly helped improve my blog and its readership. There were some excellent hints given and I felt I needed to share them on this particular challenge activity. @dogtrax - maybe I didn't write it very well but any activities involving Web 2.0 I will have already tested out before asking the students to use it - otherwise as you say, there could be problems - often I find the problem is I can do it as an adult but because of filtering either at school or at home - some students can't get to that particular website or link. 2008-05-10T04:21:57.353+02:00 2008-05-10T04:21:57.353+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1385804&comment_id=26490015 Sue Wyatt I never thought about the way my template might be read - choices of colour, number of columns, left to right in F pattern.  I went into Fred's blog and immediately the black writing got my eye, but further down the page the red on the left drew my eye first.  I don't think I even looked at the right hand side.I then went back to my blog and dashboard>presentation but could not find how to make any changes to the stylesheet.But many thanks for drawing my attention to the way people read blogs in general. 2008-05-10T02:17:34.908+02:00 2008-05-10T02:17:34.908+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1376860&comment_id=26468867 Miss W. @Nancy - thanks for your comment. I do need to do a follow up on the post so I can discuss the ideas which came from the students' comments. But the comment challenge is certainly taking up a lot of time and in fact I am quite a few days behind. Glad the weekend is here to catch up. @Christy - I had a look at the wiki you mentioned but as you say, it was hard to find tha actual finished projects. In fact I couldn't even after clicking on virtually everything I could find that was a link. 2008-05-09T08:54:41.461+02:00 2008-05-09T08:54:41.461+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1377704&comment_id=26346141 Miss W. Thanks Sue - might also have a google about student commenting and see what comes up, but would like to follow as close as possible to the adult version. Will eventually make the students into better bloggers and comments are a large part of that happening in their future. I can already see a difference in some of the students. 2008-05-04T06:37:30.234+02:00 2008-05-04T06:37:30.234+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1377704&comment_id=26344382 Miss W. Thanks Kevin, that would be great if you can dig up that resource. I could then add as a link on the student page to give them some more clues to improve their blogging. 2008-05-04T03:03:07.779+02:00 2008-05-04T03:03:07.779+02:00 http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=tasteach&conv=1361827&comment_id=26246193 Anonymous Well, Sue after reading this post and joining the comment challenge, I have now downloaded both co.mments and cocomment to track where I am going and who is making more comments. I noticed cocomment didn't have a minimum age for users, so would it be suitable for students to have to keep track of where they have commented? Or might this be a bit chancy? 2008-04-29T12:50:16.736+02:00 2008-04-29T12:50:16.736+02:00