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document.write( "            connect. create. question.: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://msmichetti.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/i-am-epiphany-less/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\">I Am Epiphany-less</a>" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> I\'m not sure the challenge was always about having an epiphany, I think it was more about celebrating all bloggers (not just the &quot;big names&quot;) and about putting as much effort into developing conversations on other\'s blogs as we do into our own - in that sense, we would become better blog citizens. Perhaps you already started out as a great blog citizen and didn\'t need any help! I know I am very very poor at commenting, despite how important I know it is, so for me, having a specific reason to go out and change my practices - and having a &quot;new&quot; group of people to read and support is very worthwhile." );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/dhammond\">dhammond</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> In a challenge as wide open as this one, there is an entry point for everyone. You just haven\'t found your particular challenge yet, but I\'m sure it\'s there :-). Just as one example, I know people like Kate Foy, http://katefoy.com/?p=240 and Kevin Hodgson, http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/comment-challenge-video/ have certainly challenged me to think about using video posts and comments." );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Christine Martell):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> I don\'t expect all of the challenges to be challenging. But as an educator, I am fascinated by how and where other people struggle or what they are surprised by. It helps me reach beyond my own lenses and see how others might respond to a learning experience." );
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document.write( "            Flickr Photo: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlaarena/3169134767/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\">Boys In Flight (19)</a>" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(carlaarena):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Inspired by you and Shareski! The whole family had a blast jumping,<br>shooting, finding the perfect timing. Even my<br>husband who\'s not much into photography was<br>giving suggestions! The boys made me take<br>tons of photos until they were satisfied with<br>their flying photo." );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/dhammond\">dhammond</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(dibytes):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Love this one - he looks like a super hero!" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(carlaarena):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Sometimes he thinks he is!!!" );
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document.write( "            Welcome to The Edublogger!: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/are-your-comment-settings-making-it-harder-for-readers-to-comment/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\">Are Your Comment Settings Making It Harder For Readers To Comment?</a>" );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/dhammond\">dhammond</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Sue, I may be the lone voice in the woods here but I wouldn\'t consider turning off comment moderation even for a minute. Spam is insidious!!! Except for our Space Station Project where we designed the collaborative learning interface ourselves, all of my project blogs are run on WordPress with the Akismet Spam plugin working in the background. Akismet is pretty good and catches the majority of the spam (432 pieces on my four project blogs yesterday alone). Yet I still find seemingly innocuous messages in the moderation queue with links back to porn and gambling sites. I don\'t want any links whatsoever between my work and those sites to propogate out into the blogsphere. I am online almost 24/7, (or at least it seems like it), so I can very quickly attend to the moderation queue. It\'s my last line of defense :-)" );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/dhammond\">dhammond</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Sue, I may be the lone voice in the woods here but I wouldn\'t consider turning off comment moderation for even one minute. Spam is insidious!!! Except for our Space Station Project where we designed the collaborative learning environment ourselves, all of my project blogs run on Wordpress with the Akismet Spam plugin running in the background. Akismet is pretty good - 432 pieces of spam caught on four project blogs yesterday alone! Yet I still find seemingly innocuous messages linking back to very inappropriate sites sitting in the moderation queue. I don\'t want to take any chances of having my work linked with those sites as the RSS feed propagates its way throughout the blogsphere. I\'m online 24/7, (sometimes it feels that way), so it\'s easy for me to quickly deal with the moderation queue. This is my last line of defense!" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(June 17th 2009 at):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Reply:<br>Another thought to limit spam access would be to take your blog out of “public view” (Under Settings&gt;Privacy)" );
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document.write( "            Betty Online: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://bgilgoff.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/stealing-time/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\"><br> Stealing time </a>" );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/dhammond\">dhammond</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> &quot;I see so many possibilities and yet in an instance it seems that hours can pass&quot;<br><br>That\'s the dilemma we all face! We all wrestle with balance. I think the answer lies in the realization that we can\'t learn it all and it doesn\'t matter! What\'s important is that we become part of a network that never sleeps. Our personal learning network should allow us to login at different points and even logout for extended periods. The learning will still happen..." );
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document.write( "                <a class=\"author\" href=\"http://www.cocomment.com/comments/bgilgoff\">bgilgoff</a>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(bgilgoff):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> So true that we can\'t learn it all and it doesn\'t matter. Truly it is the journey that counts in this case, isn\'t it. I love that blogging is allowing me to have a wealth of ideas to ponder over. And you\'re right, I can log in, mill about, be as involved as I choose and then log out for as long as I like. Nothing really depends on my being there and it all still goes on. I guess that could truly be the beauty of using this kind of blogging network with students. I\'m excited about that possibility." );
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document.write( "            Elementarytechteacher’s Weblog: " );
document.write( "            <a href=\"http://elementarytechteacher.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/31-day-comment-challenge/\" class=\"article\" title=\"External link to article\">31 Day Comment Challenge</a>" );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(TFT):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> @Sarah: I agree with you on this one. Sometimes we can leave a comment which doesn\'t necessarily add anything new to the conversation other than support for the topic or thoughts being presented. <br><br>It\'s always nice to know that there are other people out there that agree with what you are saying.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Andrew." );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(Diane Hammond):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> We all know how encouraging it is to get a comment on something we\'ve posted - there\'s no better motivator to continue writing!<br><br>I have to admit that I think long and hard before I &quot;take up valuable real estate&quot; on someone else\'s blog. I want to be supportive but I also want to add value to the original post. Commenting is almost as much work as blogging, but it is really rewarding to become &quot;part&quot; of a conversation." );
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document.write( "                <span class=\"author-alias\">(sandrar):</span>" );
document.write( "                <span class=\"comment\"> Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R." );
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