Comments for Digital Dabbling Downunder http://janelowe.edublogs.org My journey into the Web 2.0 World Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Web 2.0 Wednesdays by Michele Martin http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/09/03/web-20-wednesdays/#comment-10 Michele Martin Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:38:37 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/?p=13#comment-10 Jane, I share your issue with keeping track of all the Web 2.0 tools/toys you have to further explore. I can't tell you how many I've bookmarked in Delicious, never to return to again. I think I need to think about setting aside some time to play around with these to see if I'm missing something, although I've also begun to wonder if that isn't just a recipe for endless futzing around online. :-) Jane, I share your issue with keeping track of all the Web 2.0 tools/toys you have to further explore. I can’t tell you how many I’ve bookmarked in Delicious, never to return to again. I think I need to think about setting aside some time to play around with these to see if I’m missing something, although I’ve also begun to wonder if that isn’t just a recipe for endless futzing around online. :-)

]]> Comment on 31 day Comment Challenge - Days 5 - 15 by Sue Waters http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/25/31-day-comment-challenge-days-5-15/#comment-9 Sue Waters Sun, 25 May 2008 08:16:15 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/?p=7#comment-9 I think this challenge has highlighted the importance of not only having a Blogging policies for students but also a Commenting policy. <a href="http://stora.edublogs.org" rel="nofollow">Ines</a> suggested that getting the students to help write the comment policy may be a good approach. I think this challenge has highlighted the importance of not only having a Blogging policies for students but also a Commenting policy. Ines suggested that getting the students to help write the comment policy may be a good approach.

]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by Barb http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-8 Barb Wed, 07 May 2008 10:39:11 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-8 Year 3/4 sounds about right. I usually encourage the children to use both hands on the keyboard and to spread fingers over the keyboard. Mind you, not ever having done typing, I'm no role model. Do you think Dance Mat tying is helpful? comment08 Year 3/4 sounds about right. I usually encourage the children to use both hands on the keyboard and to spread fingers over the keyboard. Mind you, not ever having done typing, I’m no role model. Do you think Dance Mat tying is helpful?
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]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by janelowe http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-7 janelowe Tue, 06 May 2008 15:04:37 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-7 @Sue - that would be great if we could do feedburner on Saturday.Thanks for helping set up Google Reader. @LindaH - I have just started to use Rss - because I joined the challenge. Before I would just revisit the blogs I thought would have interesting new posts but now I use RSS as well. Over time this may swing more to just using RSS. Time will tell. @Barb I agree with how you fell and I think that's why I didn't comment much before this challenge. As far as keyboarding skills go I have a link to Dance Mat typing on my class blog page that I encourage the students to use. I would like to have time to include a couple of short sessions each week at school but computer lab time is limited . From my reading it seems that around year 3/4 seems to be the time suggested to introduce the kids to keyboarding skills. What do you think? @Sue - that would be great if we could do feedburner on Saturday.Thanks for helping set up Google Reader.

@LindaH - I have just started to use Rss - because I joined the challenge. Before I would just revisit the blogs I thought would have interesting new posts but now I use RSS as well. Over time this may swing more to just using RSS. Time will tell.

@Barb I agree with how you fell and I think that’s why I didn’t comment much before this challenge. As far as keyboarding skills go I have a link to Dance Mat typing on my class blog page that I encourage the students to use. I would like to have time to include a couple of short sessions each week at school but computer lab time is limited . From my reading it seems that around year 3/4 seems to be the time suggested to introduce the kids to keyboarding skills. What do you think?

]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by Barb http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-6 Barb Tue, 06 May 2008 10:38:22 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-6 Hi Jane Unlike Sue I find asking questions quite difficult. Everyone always sounds very knowledgeable and explain themselves well so I guess I will need to follow your links to see your thoughts on the SMART Notebooks. So a question for you and Sue. Do you teach keyboarding skills and if yes which age group do you think this is appropriate for? Hi Jane
Unlike Sue I find asking questions quite difficult. Everyone always sounds very knowledgeable and explain themselves well so I guess I will need to follow your links to see your thoughts on the SMART Notebooks. So a question for you and Sue. Do you teach keyboarding skills and if yes which age group do you think this is appropriate for?

]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by LindaH http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-5 LindaH Sun, 04 May 2008 18:19:42 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-5 Hi Jane so far for me one of the best things about the challenge is finding new bloggers :-) One of the trickiest is commenting on a blog that I've only read one or two posts on. The idea of using questions in that situation is one way to make it easier I think. I was just wondering, you use rss to follow blogs or do you prefer to bookmark and re-visit? Hi Jane
so far for me one of the best things about the challenge is finding new bloggers :-)
One of the trickiest is commenting on a blog that I’ve only read one or two posts on. The idea of using questions in that situation is one way to make it easier I think.
I was just wondering, you use rss to follow blogs or do you prefer to bookmark and re-visit?

]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by Sue Waters http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-4 Sue Waters Sun, 04 May 2008 10:54:24 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-4 For some reason I'm having trouble posting to your blog. Weird error. So am now using IE without cocomment to see what happens. Sorry but we forgot to do the Feedburner yesterday (lets try at BarCamp). Meanwhile the good news is technorati is finding your posts. Kate's video is excellent and it appears she has set up a group on Flickr (hope people also add photos of themselves). Sue - I agree you are very good at asking questions which I really love because it makes me think. For some reason I’m having trouble posting to your blog. Weird error. So am now using IE without cocomment to see what happens.

Sorry but we forgot to do the Feedburner yesterday (lets try at BarCamp). Meanwhile the good news is technorati is finding your posts.

Kate’s video is excellent and it appears she has set up a group on Flickr (hope people also add photos of themselves).

Sue - I agree you are very good at asking questions which I really love because it makes me think.

]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by Miss W. http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-3 Miss W. Sun, 04 May 2008 08:32:57 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-3 Hi Jane, I find the day four challenge very easy. Nearly every time I go to Edublogger, I finish my comment with a question for Sue Waters to answer. Or when I visit a student's blog, I often ask a question to carry the conversation on. Hi Jane,
I find the day four challenge very easy. Nearly every time I go to Edublogger, I finish my comment with a question for Sue Waters to answer. Or when I visit a student’s blog, I often ask a question to carry the conversation on.

]]> Comment on 31 Day Comment Challenge: Days 2 - 4 by Kate Foy http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-2 Kate Foy Sun, 04 May 2008 07:46:45 +0000 http://janelowe.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/31-day-comment-challenge-days-2-4/#comment-2 Hi Jane thanks for your kind words. That little video has really attracted some attention. I'm going to launch an idea in the next day or so with a fellow comment challengee and will blog all about it on Spinning a Learning Web. Isn't this fun Hi Jane
thanks for your kind words. That little video has really attracted some attention. I’m going to launch an idea in the next day or so with a fellow comment challengee and will blog all about it on Spinning a Learning Web.

Isn’t this fun

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