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It was apparent that comments

2008-10-20T00:02:13.969+02:00

It was apparent that comments from strangers were only acceptable on their own personal blogs if they were from children their own age I guess this might be different on a class/group blog, I hope so as I've commented on a few. My own class always seem encouraged by adult comments on their class blog, I'd not thought through the difference with personal blogs, but it it is an important point I think.

Hi, I am from Glasgow in Scotl

2008-09-23T23:13:23.764+02:00

Hi, I am from Glasgow in Scotland. There is a little gambling here but nothing like Las Vegas, I visited a friend there about 30 years ago! Although Scotland's biggest city Glasgow is very near to quiet bits of beautiful country side where you can feel quite alone. I love walking in the hill near by and not seeing anyone all day but I also like living in the city. It is a lot cooler in Scotland than in Las Vegas and rains quite often, this helps keep everything green.

Hi Mark, Unfortunately delicio

2008-07-08T21:01:26.740+02:00

Hi Mark, Unfortunately delicious is blocked in our school, I'd love to try and use it in the way you are doing, an old fashioned links page is too hard to keep on top of. I've been using del.icio.us for a while but keep seeing new and creative ideas like these ones thanks for sharing. The emw idea is one I'll borrow next session.

Hi Neil, http://answers.google

2008-05-24T09:58:01.924+02:00

Hi Neil, http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=210539 might help. seems there is a book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Basic-Plots-Tell-Stories/dp/0826452094

Some great characters, well do

2007-07-23T11:39:06.782+02:00

Some great characters, well done Allstars. I like the way some of the characters' characteristics work against each other, mystical and evil. Great pictures too.

Worried never, but it is nice

2007-06-11T22:40:14.461+02:00

Worried never, but it is nice to have a backup;-) Certainly rss would make more sense, they seem to be using a 3rd party rss javascript widget for that. The blog or wiki embedding is just a frame so you could use any webpage. I guess ethically you would need to have permission to display a webpage, rss being designed for distribution is less problematic as I see it.

Yes Robert, compared to a secu

2007-06-04T20:14:14.689+02:00

Yes Robert, compared to a secure and loving home, school with all ict bells and whistles is just gravy. I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that the difference between the best and worst teaching would only have a small effect on a child's reading ability. I imagine everything else is the same. How we get this simple need answered in society, is not so simple though.

Hi Allstars, Thanks for the li

2007-05-29T17:52:11.601+02:00

Hi Allstars, Thanks for the list. I'll show it to my class tomorrow. We are having trouble seeing your blog at school as our filters eeems to have blocked edublogs:( I am going to try and get that fixed.

Hi AllStars, thanks for sharin

2007-05-22T19:23:54.733+02:00

Hi AllStars, thanks for sharing the Toondoo site, we made some cartoons this afternoon. I wonder if you have any good ideas for subjects for cartoon strips? Maybe we could try the same ideas?

Hi Robert, I think your second

2007-05-05T13:34:09.022+02:00

Hi Robert, I think your second remark is what I take from the article. Sounds like lack of training and planning were at the heart of at least some of the problems. There was a nice bit about 1-1 in geek!ed! - episode 0069.

Glad to see you back on the bl

2007-05-03T08:37:40.852+02:00

Glad to see you back on the blog Allstars. We have not really been able to use our computers in School since our spring break. Hopefully they will all be fixed by the time I come back from Holland with primary 7(we go next week). Skippy is doing well and feels more at home now the weather is getting a bit better here.

Hi Folks, I love the poems you

2007-02-24T18:17:29.678+01:00

Hi Folks, I love the poems you are reading them very clearly. The acting is pretty good too. I am going to have to find out how to get these into school to show my class, we cannot see google video in school but they would love these.

Hi AllStars, I am glad I've fo

2007-02-24T09:18:01.367+01:00

Hi AllStars, I am glad I've found you again and look forward to reading all about your adventures.

Hi, A walk sounds like a great

2007-02-03T09:10:25.366+01:00

Hi, A walk sounds like a great idea, are you doing it to keep fit? How far are you going? It sounds like your School News Blog will be very well organised, I look forward to reading it and would be very interested to know how you are managing your groups.

We are letting children loose

2006-08-11T01:56:36.510+02:00

We are letting children loose without any real guidance, Hi Neil, One of the important ideas about blogging with children is that we are modelling 'good' behaviour and giving the children a chance to use web 2.0 tools in a responsible manner. In exactly the same way as we model good manners and politeness in the 'real' world. I tell my children that blogging is similar to going on a school trip, they get fun but are representing themselves and their school and need to take on that responsibility. They may choose to act in other ways outside school but at least we will have shown them an alternative and given then a chance to practice.