tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post4923288586053754893..comments2023-09-23T09:07:31.445-07:00Comments on Learning Online: CCK08 - student blogs...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-84050920785095647822008-10-28T09:39:00.000-07:002008-10-28T09:39:00.000-07:00Thanks MaureenI have heard several encouraging sto...Thanks Maureen<BR/><BR/>I have heard several encouraging stories about middle school kids with blogs. Thanks for sharing Noah's....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-85624814766485139382008-10-28T09:32:00.000-07:002008-10-28T09:32:00.000-07:00If you're looking for positive blog stories, then ...If you're looking for positive blog stories, then I can share one with you. <BR/><BR/>Last year, my son, then a sixth grader, was given a blog to use as he liked. No instructions, no sample blogs. Just the password.<BR/><BR/>He has enjoyed it very much. Sometimes, he writes about things he is doing or learning, sometimes he writes things just to be silly. He's posted his stories, a couple of his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-72875939511435680002008-10-28T06:50:00.000-07:002008-10-28T06:50:00.000-07:00Thanks Ruth. Yes, absolutely, we need to tie assig...Thanks Ruth. Yes, absolutely, we need to tie assignments to the big picture - "life on the outside". <BR/><BR/>My concern is that many students at the community college level have so little interest and understanding that there is any relevance for school work in the real world. There is a deeply held belief that one must excel in school at any price, to the exclusion of any real understanding ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-56473463620725740802008-10-27T23:38:00.000-07:002008-10-27T23:38:00.000-07:00Do we, as teachers, need to be more explicit in re...Do we, as teachers, need to be more explicit in relating how learning experiences are relevant to the student's current life rather than just giving them an interesting (in our view) task?<BR/><BR/>Maybe then students will take ownership of the task and want to share their work and critique or discuss others work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com