Comments on: Thanks For Your Generosity http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/thanks-for-your-generosity/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hannah Davis http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/thanks-for-your-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-13957 Hannah Davis Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:27:31 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=639#comment-13957 This is very inspirational. It is wonderful how much your students learned. They were able to be in touch with so many different types of people. It is amazing how things such as blogs can do this. Technology is a spectacular thing. I think it was a chance for some students to sore. Like the quieter ones that you said got more comments than the usually more academic ones. I think it may be because blogs are a change of pace. This is why it is good to incorporate all kinds of learning opportunities, so each student has a chance to find something they are good at. This is very inspirational. It is wonderful how much your students learned. They were able to be in touch with so many different types of people. It is amazing how things such as blogs can do this. Technology is a spectacular thing. I think it was a chance for some students to sore. Like the quieter ones that you said got more comments than the usually more academic ones. I think it may be because blogs are a change of pace. This is why it is good to incorporate all kinds of learning opportunities, so each student has a chance to find something they are good at.

]]> By: The Fight Goes On | The Masterplan http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/thanks-for-your-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-13955 The Fight Goes On | The Masterplan Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:10:21 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=639#comment-13955 [...] blogs: Graham Wegner from Australia has some excellent examples of students blogging for all the World to see and [...] [...] blogs: Graham Wegner from Australia has some excellent examples of students blogging for all the World to see and [...]

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/thanks-for-your-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-13945 Graham Wegner Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:16:21 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=639#comment-13945 Paul, all feedback is welcome but having the context for where and whom the comments are coming from is useful for my students in determining if the comments help them with their learning. As a number of my students have an ESL background (although the reality is the mother tongue is very much the secondary language these days) they should have some empathy - I can put it in terms of how would they go adding a dynamic comment in their grasp of written Greek to a native speaking Greek student. Greek is the most dominant cultural background within my classroom. The other side of the coin is that your students have to be getting something out of the exchange as well - reading and commenting on student blogs doesn't have to become a community service. Paul, all feedback is welcome but having the context for where and whom the comments are coming from is useful for my students in determining if the comments help them with their learning. As a number of my students have an ESL background (although the reality is the mother tongue is very much the secondary language these days) they should have some empathy – I can put it in terms of how would they go adding a dynamic comment in their grasp of written Greek to a native speaking Greek student. Greek is the most dominant cultural background within my classroom. The other side of the coin is that your students have to be getting something out of the exchange as well – reading and commenting on student blogs doesn’t have to become a community service.

]]> By: Paul McMahon http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/thanks-for-your-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-13944 Paul McMahon Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:02:45 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=639#comment-13944 Hi Graeme, I will post this back to the teacher coordinating the group at the school in Hong Kong. Once again, sorry that these kids are not writing thought out posts. Its hard enough to get kids who speak English and can hear to read and reflect. Try hearing impaired Chinese kids!! Will try to get a dialog running. Cheers Paul Hi Graeme,

I will post this back to the teacher coordinating the group at the school in Hong Kong.

Once again, sorry that these kids are not writing thought out posts. Its hard enough to get kids who speak English and can hear to read and reflect. Try hearing impaired Chinese kids!!

Will try to get a dialog running.

Cheers

Paul

]]> By: Ken Burgin http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/thanks-for-your-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-13942 Ken Burgin Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:04:18 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=639#comment-13942 Wonderful post - inspirational. No small task for you to get this set up, but what an outcome! Wonderful post – inspirational. No small task for you to get this set up, but what an outcome!

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