Comments for Melanie Gray's Blog http://crawling.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:25:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Project Evaluation by sm12bps http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/08/18/project-evaluation/comment-page-1/#comment-19 sm12bps Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:25:19 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=43#comment-19 I feel you on the putting the cart before the horse idea! There are so many cool tech toys out there (and oh so little time to explore them fully) that I have been there where it's too much for me AND the kids in the middle of a project! Taking your time is sure an important thing with technology. I feel you on the putting the cart before the horse idea! There are so many cool tech toys out there (and oh so little time to explore them fully) that I have been there where it’s too much for me AND the kids in the middle of a project! Taking your time is sure an important thing with technology.

]]> Comment on Internet Research by joannavr123 http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/08/01/internet-research/comment-page-1/#comment-18 joannavr123 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:58:03 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=33#comment-18 This is so well done Melanie! I can tell you learned a lot from your research. I actually got some ideas from your post that I can apply this fall when I try to get my kiddos blogging. You can bet I'll be calling on you for some advice. Great post! This is so well done Melanie! I can tell you learned a lot from your research. I actually got some ideas from your post that I can apply this fall when I try to get my kiddos blogging. You can bet I’ll be calling on you for some advice. Great post!

]]> Comment on Project Description by sm12bps http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/07/17/project-description/comment-page-1/#comment-17 sm12bps Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:08:44 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=30#comment-17 Great description! We may be able to share resources for your project. I'm trying a way to get feedback from non-classroom members and a ton of my research came up with the use of blogs. There is an article I posted in our de.licio.us page that actually talks about the engagement and motivation of students when using blogs in collaboration with college students. Hope it helps! Great description! We may be able to share resources for your project. I’m trying a way to get feedback from non-classroom members and a ton of my research came up with the use of blogs. There is an article I posted in our de.licio.us page that actually talks about the engagement and motivation of students when using blogs in collaboration with college students. Hope it helps!

]]> Comment on Project Description by cozatlin http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/07/17/project-description/comment-page-1/#comment-16 cozatlin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:11 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=30#comment-16 Looks great! As always outstanding work. I can't wait to see the project. Looks great! As always outstanding work. I can’t wait to see the project.

]]> Comment on Project Description by joannavr123 http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/07/17/project-description/comment-page-1/#comment-15 joannavr123 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:16:58 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=30#comment-15 "Today’s fifth grader has never known life without technology, they have never heard of a eight track or even a vinyl record." This sure makes me feel old! "This technology engages students in a whole new way. Even reluctant writers and communicators become excited and enthusiastic for blogging. In fact in 2007, a BlogMeister survey found that 90% of students surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that they enjoyed writing more when they wrote on their blogs. (Warlick, The BlogMeister)" I completely relate to this statement. I am in awe of how kid beg to blog! This will be a great project. “Today’s fifth grader has never known life without technology, they have never heard of a eight track or even a vinyl record.” This sure makes me feel old!
“This technology engages students in a whole new way. Even reluctant writers and communicators become excited and enthusiastic for blogging. In fact in 2007, a BlogMeister survey found that 90% of students surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that they enjoyed writing more when they wrote on their blogs. (Warlick, The BlogMeister)” I completely relate to this statement. I am in awe of how kid beg to blog! This will be a great project.

]]> Comment on Research Plan by joannavr123 http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/06/28/research-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-14 joannavr123 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:11:16 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=17#comment-14 Melanie, I think you are asking excellent questions! I think that the twist you have on this project is really exciting. I'm tempted to take your survey with my kids and send you the results! Your kids will be receiving continuous feedback on their writing. Grading on the Six Traits is a great idea. Which rubric do you use? Melanie,
I think you are asking excellent questions! I think that the twist you have on this project is really exciting. I’m tempted to take your survey with my kids and send you the results! Your kids will be receiving continuous feedback on their writing. Grading on the Six Traits is a great idea. Which rubric do you use?

]]> Comment on Research Evaluation by joannavr123 http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/06/28/research-evaluation/comment-page-1/#comment-13 joannavr123 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:32:15 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=20#comment-13 This is really helpful information for all of us. Thanks! What research have you found for your tech quest so far? Have you been able to evaluate any of the information you've found yet? This is really helpful information for all of us. Thanks! What research have you found for your tech quest so far? Have you been able to evaluate any of the information you’ve found yet?

]]> Comment on CEP 822 – Literature Review by Mariel Quevedo http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/cep-822-literature-review/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Mariel Quevedo Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:12:15 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=16#comment-12 Thank you for sharing eSchool News content with your readers. The editors of eSchool News have created two ways for you to share the latest education technology news with your readers every day. It’s simple and easy. 1. eSchool News offers a variety of RSS feeds which are updated every day. You can get the latest Education Technology news, Safety & Security news, Funding News and many more. (click to see the whole list http://www.eschoolnews.com/content-exchange-rss/ ) 2. You can also download one of our news widgets to include on your website or in your blog. http://www.eschoolnews.com/content-exchange-rss/widget/ The eSchool News widget will help you draw more visitors while complementing your existing site content. It’s free, and it is a great way to see the latest school technology news headlines automatically. As a special thank you, we'd like to extend to you a free subscription to eSchool News. Just go to https://www.eschoolnews.com/freeesn/index.cfm and fill out your free subscription request. Thank you, Mariel Quevedo Online Content Coordinator eSchool News P.S. If you are interested in offering your readers a free subscription to the eSchool News monthly publication, please contact me at mquevedo@eschoolnews.com. Thank you for sharing eSchool News content with your readers.

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]]> Comment on Check out this post by cozatlin http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/04/11/check-out-this-post/comment-page-1/#comment-11 cozatlin Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:01:46 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/?p=11#comment-11 "If you bake an apple pie in the oven for longer- It won't make it any better"... that is a great metaphor for longer days/school years not fixing the problem! Cool thanks for that! “If you bake an apple pie in the oven for longer- It won’t make it any better”… that is a great metaphor for longer days/school years not fixing the problem! Cool thanks for that!

]]> Comment on iPhone blogging by jamiegirl143 http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/03/14/iphone-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-10 jamiegirl143 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:56:13 +0000 http://crawling.edublogs.org/2009/03/14/iphone-blogging/#comment-10 How cool is that! I finally figured this whole blog thing out (thanks to Bridget). I want an IPhone :( I am hoping Verizon takes over the contract for the IPhone How cool is that! I finally figured this whole blog thing out (thanks to Bridget). I want an IPhone :( I am hoping Verizon takes over the contract for the IPhone

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