In November I had the pleasure of working with Jeanne on the K12online Wiki Project. Working with someone who is not in your class or not in your country can be a powerful motivator.
My students scribe. A scribe is responsible to put all notes from the days class on the class blog. The student uses text, pictures and links to expand the class lesson. Here are some good Scribes from my room this year. Scribe 1, Scribe 2, Scribe 3.
Now to the title of this post. Audience. It is important that these students see that there is an audience reading their posts. I use Clustr Maps to show all the hits to the site. The only way that scribes know that they have been read is if comments are left behind. Students within my 4 classes,8-16, 8-17, 8-41, and 8-73 are pretty good at leaving comments behind to each other. To date there have been no foreign comments. I would love to see the audience from around the globe comment on these great posts instead of Blurking (reading without commenting).
Since my students are great at commenting on each others blogs I am going to make commenting on other sites part of the scribing assignment.
It will now now be a mandatory part of the scribe to comment on a different website. My scribes will be responsible for creating a link in their post that directs me to where they have left a comment. They will provide the audience for other school's scribe. Will other schools step up and be an audience for my scribes?
I will set up a Schools that Scribe list for my students to use. If you are a school that scribe and you want an audience here is your chance. Email me or better yet........ leave a comment behind on this post requesting an audience.
My students are ready ...... are yours? Ready or not here we come!
Schools that Scribe
S3 Math from Scotland
Linden Meadows 8M
Linden Meadows 8Z
PreCal 30s Danial Mac
PreCal 40S Danial Mac
APCalc Danial Mac
Want some comments. Please comment on this post. I will add you to the list!!
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
My first post and It is meet The Teacher Night
I have put togerter a post on my class hub. It describes to parents how I will use blogging in my classroom this year. Here is what I Posted.
Assessment in the course this year for the first term is based on test and quiz scores, journalling, completion of TLE-8 computer units, mental math activities and interaction with the classroom blog.
I like to give the parents a heads up on the positive aspects of blogging and the importance of the students being responsible for their actions.
Blogging is a very public form of communication. Bud Hunt, a teacher in the U.S. has these guidelines for his students. I will use them too.
One form of blogging work is Scribe Posts.
Write a brief summary of what we learned in class today. Include enough detail so that someone who was away sick, or missed class for any other reason, can catch up on what they missed. Over the course of the semester, the scribe posts will grow into the textbook for the course; written by students for students. Remember that as each of you write your scribe posts. Ask yourself: "Is this good enough for our textbook? Would a graphic or other example(s) help illustrate what we learned?" And remember, you have a global audience, impress them.
Students will be expected to contribute one scribe post every 30 classes or about 4 times a year.
Examples of Scribe Posts from last year.
LaraMae did a scribe post during our algebra unit. Her scribe included a picture that accuratly depicted a piece of paper that had been folded into 5 columns filled with notes. It was awesome.
Norielle through the use of one image described and explained how to find the surface area of a cylinder.
Josh showed how to find the volume of geometric solids in tremendous detail.
The Scribe Post Hall of Fame showcases the best Scribe Posts from around the globe. Our student figure prominantly on this site.
Another way we use our classroom blog is to create Growing Posts.
Growing posts are like unit reviews. Each growing post starts off as one post by the student answering one question about a concept. Each day the students have to answer a new question and add it to their post. At the end of the unit they will have a comprehensive resource of material needed to study for tests or complete assignments.
Here are some excellent Growing Posts
Sometimes students strive for enrichment. Here is an example of intrinsic creativity
Ah the first post is over. Next comes the appropriate links and other sidebar goodies.
Meet the Teacher Night
Every year there is an opportunity to meet the parents of my students. I get to explain how my course is run and what expectations I have of the students and of parents.Assessment in the course this year for the first term is based on test and quiz scores, journalling, completion of TLE-8 computer units, mental math activities and interaction with the classroom blog.
I like to give the parents a heads up on the positive aspects of blogging and the importance of the students being responsible for their actions.
Blogging is a very public form of communication. Bud Hunt, a teacher in the U.S. has these guidelines for his students. I will use them too.
- Students using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for class is not appropriate for our blog. While we encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, we also expect that you will conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of this school.
- Never EVER EVER give out or record personal information on our blog. Our blog exists as a public space on the Internet. Don’t share anything that you don’t want the world to know. For your safety, be careful what you say, too. Don’t give out your phone number or home address. This is particularly important to remember if you have a personal online journal or blog elsewhere.
- Again, your blog is a public space. And if you put it on the Internet, odds are really good that it will stay on the Internet. Always. That means ten years from now when you are looking for a job, it might be possible for an employer to discover some really hateful and immature things you said when you were younger and more prone to foolish things. Be sure that anything you write you are proud of. It can come back to haunt you if you don’t.
>- Never link to something you haven’t read. While it isn’t your job to police the Internet, when you link to something, you should make sure it is something that you really want to be associated with. If a link contains material that might be creepy or make some people uncomfortable, you should probably try a different source.
One form of blogging work is Scribe Posts.
Scribe Posts
Write a brief summary of what we learned in class today. Include enough detail so that someone who was away sick, or missed class for any other reason, can catch up on what they missed. Over the course of the semester, the scribe posts will grow into the textbook for the course; written by students for students. Remember that as each of you write your scribe posts. Ask yourself: "Is this good enough for our textbook? Would a graphic or other example(s) help illustrate what we learned?" And remember, you have a global audience, impress them.
Students will be expected to contribute one scribe post every 30 classes or about 4 times a year.
Examples of Scribe Posts from last year.
LaraMae did a scribe post during our algebra unit. Her scribe included a picture that accuratly depicted a piece of paper that had been folded into 5 columns filled with notes. It was awesome.
Norielle through the use of one image described and explained how to find the surface area of a cylinder.
Josh showed how to find the volume of geometric solids in tremendous detail.
The Scribe Post Hall of Fame showcases the best Scribe Posts from around the globe. Our student figure prominantly on this site.
Another way we use our classroom blog is to create Growing Posts.
Growing Posts
Growing posts are like unit reviews. Each growing post starts off as one post by the student answering one question about a concept. Each day the students have to answer a new question and add it to their post. At the end of the unit they will have a comprehensive resource of material needed to study for tests or complete assignments.
Here are some excellent Growing Posts
Sometimes students strive for enrichment. Here is an example of intrinsic creativity
Aldrin's Fraction Growing Post
Dion's Growing Post
Dion's Growing Post
The Growing Post Hall Of Fame was founded to allow student work to be displayed for the world to see. I am proud of the work that students did last year and am looking forward to this years inductee's.
This years classes will participate in many activities that will prepare them for their future. As parents enjoy their ride through the Sargent Park Math Zone of Room 17. If you dare come along for the ride with them!!
I showed the students this video today. Watch it and see where the world might... is going. It was made by a teacher K. Fisch from Colorado.
This years classes will participate in many activities that will prepare them for their future. As parents enjoy their ride through the Sargent Park Math Zone of Room 17. If you dare come along for the ride with them!!
I showed the students this video today. Watch it and see where the world might... is going. It was made by a teacher K. Fisch from Colorado.
Ah the first post is over. Next comes the appropriate links and other sidebar goodies.
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