another blog...

[Dominic Somers]

I used a globalteacher.org blog last year with some success, but have had to set up a new one this year due to access issues...

http://dsomers.globalteacher.org.au

There isn't a whole lot on it now, but it will grow!!!

[Dominic Somers]

Very good point Anne. I have had one student post something that was not entirely appropriate and all I did was post a reminder about "netiquette" and responsibility and the post was soon gone. I followed it up with a little chat at school with the student involved.

[Anne Mirtschin]

Hi Richard, I have only twice had to speak to students about inappropriate material and it is all part of the learning process. Although I had joint administrative rights with them, I waited until I saw them at school, discussed it with them and within minutes the material had been edited or removed. Much better to put the onus on them. They dont want to lose their blogs or webpages. All students from years 4-11 have been blogging for 18 months now, so I think two students out of 200 is a fairly successful percentage for online behaviour.
If you regularly check their work and add comments, they know that someone is reading it and keeping a watchful eye. I try and encourage my students to check out two other student's posts and add a reflective comment on what they have read. This also helps keep everyone honest. Kids are kids, but if you give them trust they usually show great respect back. I shall repeat this comment on Richard's page too.

[Dominic Somers]

G'day Richard,

So far I have only had my students use my blog and create their own shared blog of which I am an administer so that I can filter all posts. The only way that I can think of at this time, to have authorship over the content they post is to get them to set up the administration under a generic email and password which you share with them.

I'll give it more thought and play around with it as I use our blogs and keep you posted.

Are you thinking globalstudent/globalteacher blogs?

[Richard Opie]

I intend to have my students blogging this semester - I would be most interested in your advice. I have asked Anne as well!! I am particularly interested in your 'problems' as I am scared of inappropriate material and I wish to have either an rss link or some form of 'co-authorship' where I would have a say on what gets posted. Is this possible??