[Year 12 IT Apps] Blogging

[Tony Beggs]

Michael
I have introduced a blog for System Development as a source for the students to have easy access to the teacher when off site. Students ask about where to find course work and request clues for homework off the class web site etc.
It is a risk to run, as I presumed beforehand. I am still waiting for a mature audience response from some of the students. 
However, one trick that has worked is for setting up one blog stream for technical questions which you control with a firm hand, and the other to allow for a more conversational style of involvement. This fits very well with their social electronic dialogues.
I have used Wordpress and it gives you immediate moderation control over comments via your email address. If things get out of hand there is a bulk option for deletion.
Michael, it is going to cost some time before it ticks all the boxes, but I believe it is going to work and I am starting to see more positive use of it now - and we are only at the end of the second week.
I will use the option to only enrol my class list next time, rather than leave subscription as open, as you are never too sure about who is saying what. IP address "WhoIs" can only give you certain investigative material.
Cheers
Tony Beggs
St Patrick's Ballarat

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Martin, Michael M
Sent: Sun 11/02/2007 8:48 AM
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Blogging


Hi All,
 
Is there anyone that has set up a Blogs site at their school for the purpose of allowing students to ask the expert (teachers) questions, and I don't mean just IT teachers but teachers across all teaching areas.  And is this helping students with their approach to learning?  I am keen to set up a blogs site at my school so that ideas can be shared and questions asked.  I saw an example on the British Museum site where students blog questions to the experts.  This would be cool in a school environment.
 
Keen to hear views and strategies
 
Regards
Michael Martin
Copperfield College
 
 

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