tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post1900912462535188876..comments2024-02-19T13:57:50.195+05:30Comments on Tech Transformation: Quad Blogging - lessons learnedMaggie Hos-McGranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-46959687176563626202012-07-02T20:36:40.818+05:302012-07-02T20:36:40.818+05:30@ Maggie,
Thanks for a well-written post!
I fin...@ Maggie,<br /><br />Thanks for a well-written post! <br /><br />I find that blogging really encourages writing and connecting as well. The friendships that develop through these exchanges are meaningful to children (and teachers) and are motivating.<br /><br />I'm a big believer in teaching children how to participate in online communities and that includes explicitly teaching them how to comment and helping them set high standards for their writing. This year, I had the highest number of students meet or exceed the writing standards at my grade level. I attribute the success to regular practice with authentic writing.<br /><br />Good luck at your new school and have a great summer! <br /><br />Linda Yollis<br />CaliforniaMrs. Yollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553708205781596148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-82404829924583965482012-06-15T01:44:44.707+05:302012-06-15T01:44:44.707+05:30We used a rubric so the teachers could assess the ...We used a rubric so the teachers could assess the blog posts: http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/blogging-rubric1.jpg and a different rubric for the students to self assess how they were doing with their comments on the blogs from each school: http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/commenting-rubric.jpg<br />In retrospect we thought the rubrics were too complex for many of the students, in particular the students who are in the ESL programme. <br /><br />Our students were Grade 4. The students in Prague were Grade 3, in Florida they were Grade 4 and in Bangkok they were Grade 5. This combination of different grades worked very well.Maggie Hos-McGranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-1615678407511517032012-06-13T11:06:30.286+05:302012-06-13T11:06:30.286+05:30I love the idea of the trial. Our school is giving...I love the idea of the trial. Our school is giving iPads to our students next year and this could be a trial we could do with these resources. It would be great to see if the iPads and blogging encourage our students to think about their writing. What year level did you trial with? And were all the students involved from the same year level? Thank you for sharing!Mariana Suarezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157463096279994055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-59184376888007287832012-06-13T07:54:23.944+05:302012-06-13T07:54:23.944+05:30We are going to get involved in quad blogging, thi...We are going to get involved in quad blogging, this post helped me a lot to clarify my thoughts. I was wondering what sort of rubric did you use for the class for writing on the blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-52956926495315821242012-06-12T15:13:25.835+05:302012-06-12T15:13:25.835+05:30I have to totally agree with you - the students lo...I have to totally agree with you - the students love the idea of having comments left on their blogposts and race into the room daily to get to check their blog as fast as they can! We have had one awesome experience with quadblogging and have now decided to start quads in our own school to intentionally teach the skills of commenting and questioning on blogs. We are then hoping we can get the whole school in international quads by the end of the year - imagine that! Thanks so much for sharing in such detail what a positive impact this experience has had on your children.The Loser's Benchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162135229215221370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-30677419495101072292012-06-11T18:18:24.918+05:302012-06-11T18:18:24.918+05:30Wow! Thanks for this Maggie! I am really keen to...Wow! Thanks for this Maggie! I am really keen to try this next year with my fifth graders and was about to email you as I knew you had been facilitating this within your school. You raise some great points and ideas to consider. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com