NOTE: For information about creating a blog, go to: http://www.wordpress.com. If you have experience writing a blog, try a different service to broaden your blogging experience.
Due dates
Sep 8 - Blog created with first two posts
Procedure
Consider what you might like to accomplish with your blog. Do you have any specific objectives or expectations for this class? Play around with the layout settings and other tools. Add your own custom touch and learn custom features.
Make sure that your blog settings will allow for comments. You may, however, want to "moderate" your comments so that spam and other unwanted comments will not get posted. When moderating your blog, you will typically receive an email message that a comment was submitted. Please review it immediately and allow posting if the comment is relevant to your blog post.
Create a first post that describes the objectives of your blog. Describe what feedback you would like from individuals reading your blog. Include a picture in your blog (anything appropriate to the objectives of the blog, a photo or avatar of yourself).
Create a second post to reflect on your thoughts and expectations for this class, including our first class meeting.
You are free to explore and use other blog services. Try a different one if you are already a WordPress user. These include Blogger, Edublogs, and Tumblr (popular with teens and recently acquired by Yahoo).
Sep 8 - Blog created with first two posts
Procedure
Consider what you might like to accomplish with your blog. Do you have any specific objectives or expectations for this class? Play around with the layout settings and other tools. Add your own custom touch and learn custom features.
Make sure that your blog settings will allow for comments. You may, however, want to "moderate" your comments so that spam and other unwanted comments will not get posted. When moderating your blog, you will typically receive an email message that a comment was submitted. Please review it immediately and allow posting if the comment is relevant to your blog post.
Create a first post that describes the objectives of your blog. Describe what feedback you would like from individuals reading your blog. Include a picture in your blog (anything appropriate to the objectives of the blog, a photo or avatar of yourself).
Create a second post to reflect on your thoughts and expectations for this class, including our first class meeting.
You are free to explore and use other blog services. Try a different one if you are already a WordPress user. These include Blogger, Edublogs, and Tumblr (popular with teens and recently acquired by Yahoo).
If you need some inspiration, Neil Pasricha has inspired thousands of people around the world with his blog, 1000 Awesome Things. His Wordpress blog is at: http://1000awesomethings.com/
He also gave a great Ted Talk that is available at:
http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome
Classmate Blogs
Once you've made your blog, add a comment to this page. To do so, scroll to the bottom of this page and click the comment icon. In your comment, include your first name or nickname (as you would like to be addressed by your classmates) and the URL for your blog.
Interact with your peers
Review the blogs of your peers. Comment directly on a minimum of three other blogs created by your class members. Comment as a professional, not socially. Your comment should reflect what you have read and your thoughts or reactions to the post. Again, spread your comments among the class members so that everyone receives feedback.
Reading
Kharbach M. (2012). The Ultimate Guide to The Use of Blogs in Teaching. Retrieved from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-guide-to-use-of-blogs-in.html
Class Blog List
NB: Thanks to Mark for compiling this list!
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He also gave a great Ted Talk that is available at:
http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome
Classmate Blogs
Once you've made your blog, add a comment to this page. To do so, scroll to the bottom of this page and click the comment icon. In your comment, include your first name or nickname (as you would like to be addressed by your classmates) and the URL for your blog.
Interact with your peers
Review the blogs of your peers. Comment directly on a minimum of three other blogs created by your class members. Comment as a professional, not socially. Your comment should reflect what you have read and your thoughts or reactions to the post. Again, spread your comments among the class members so that everyone receives feedback.
Reading
Kharbach M. (2012). The Ultimate Guide to The Use of Blogs in Teaching. Retrieved from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-guide-to-use-of-blogs-in.html
Class Blog List
NB: Thanks to Mark for compiling this list!
| Name | Blog |
| Brittany N | http://bneizmanetec642.blogspot.com/ |
| Christy K | http://etec642reflectionsbychristy.blogspot.com |
| Coby T | http://etec642reflections.blogspot.com/ |
| Desiree P | http://etec642.blogspot.com/ |
| Faith V | http://fav126.blogspot.com |
| James G | https://medium.com/@jgcellist |
| Janet L | http://etec642janetleach.weebly.com |
| Kaulana D. | http://kaulanad642.wordpress.com/ |
| Kaulana H | http://hokoanak.wordpress.com/ |
| Kitty H | http://hoboneko.wordpress.com/ |
| Liane J | http://lianeetec642.edublogs.org/ |
| Mark Y | http://markyap501.weebly.com/ |
| Michael W | https://chuanshimike.wordpress.com |
| Nolan B | http://kainoabowman.wordpress.com/ |
| Shilpa R | http://shilphoenix.wordpress.com/ |
| Terri S | http://bigislemom.tumblr.com/ |
| Wendy | https://wendyjlaros.wordpress.com/ |
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Blog 1 Week 0
ReplyDeleteDal
http://mytai41.blogspot.com/
Aloha Dal,
DeleteGreat job on your intro. video! You lead a very exciting life—flying planes, canoe surfing, collecting cars! Wow!
Your post on how to define e-learning communities was very insightful. It’s so true that the potential for creating long-lasting, meaningful connections through the web is so great, however, it’s up to us as digital consumers to form these meaningful relationships and use the web to it’s greatest potential. I also agree with you that it’s important to carefully consider what we share with the world online. In the social media demographics reports I reviewed, I noticed a trend that older users of the web are more concerned with privacy than younger users. It will be interesting to see if that trend continues. Your posed a great question about using the power of social media for educational and collaborative purposes. I hope that during our time in this course, we’ll learn the best way to facilitate that collaboration. I’m looking forward to working with you this semester. Mahalo for sharing!
Kaulana D.
Blog 2 Week1
ReplyDeleteDal
http://mytai41.blogspot.com/
Really enjoyed your intro video Dal! I loved the idea of being creative, re-using a water proof camera you already have instead of spending big bucks on a new go pro to capture an interesting moment about yourself for us to see.
DeleteRegarding your Week 1 post, I fully agree and are some what worried that the younger generation do not understand the danger behind exposing their personal life too much on the WWW, especially when I read all that news about it. To name a few, the recent high profile celebrity personal photo leak (could happen to anyone), the JP Morgan hacking, Cyber-Predators etc.
However likewise, I do believe that social media can do good by rapid dissemination of information and it's ability to raising awareness and induce action. I'm sure everyone is aware of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that raised millions of dollars for the cause. And if you haven't heard of Humans of New York, check out this recent online sensation with six million followers on social media, and provides a worldwide audience with daily glimpses into the lives of strangers on the streets of New York City, and more recently the rest of the world https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork
Enjoy!
-Kitty Hino
I've added a blog function to my weebly. My LTEC (ETEC) site can be found here: http://markyap501.weebly.com/
ReplyDeleteI have a tab on the top for my Blogging for this class.
-Mark
I like this new reflections page that you created. It was a smart idea to connect it to your online portfolio from last year. Do you plan to keep this blog after the class is over or delete or archive this section? I also really like the picture that you added to the top of this page. I remember seeing something similar at the Lyon Arboretum.
DeleteHi Mark!
DeleteI responded to one of your blogs. I appreciate that weebly doesn't make you log-in to anything while replying to a post. Thanks!
Coby Thornton's new blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://etec642reflections.blogspot.com/
Aloha Coby,
DeleteYour blog was very fun to read! Since it was the first time for me to create a blog, I had to read those simple guide lines about making a blog, and I think one of the main points everyone stressed was the importance of good content. Yours did precisely that. You started off with an interesting story about the future of college students vs college ratio, and how taking LTEC classes can help to solve that issue. That sparked my interest since it was the first time I heard about it, and is also a huge contrast to what is happening in Japan. I’m sure everyone knows about the aging population in Japan. At a recent presentation by Dean Kanji Akahori from Hakuoh University at our own CCC this week, he spoke about the issue of the decreasing numbers of students in Japan versus the increase of teachers, where there will be way too many qualified teachers without enough students to teach. This poses a challenge to the Japan Ministry of Education, how they should manage this situation, to avoid high unemployment rate for teachers. –Kitty Hino
Hi Kitty,
DeleteThe situation in Japan is really interesting. It appears Japan and America could help each other with this problem if we work together. American students can travel to Japan to study or Japanese teachers can come here to teach. It would be really interesting to have Japanese teachers bring over their strategies and methods for teaching language and math classes.
Aloha,
Coby
Desiree's blog
ReplyDeletehttp://etec642.blogspot.com/
This is a nice blog layout. The color scheme and the background design set the tone for professional site. I like the picture you posted in this post. It is very eye catching and humorous.
DeleteHere is what I wrote on your blog as a reply:
DeleteWhat a great moment to capture with that picture! Just like an elephants memory, this blog will help with OUR memory and reflections of the class! I like that you added pictures so people can put a face to a name. I think blogspot also allows you to embed videos as well.
Kaulana D.'s blog
ReplyDeletehttp://kaulanad642.wordpress.com/
James Gochenouer Blog
ReplyDeletehttps://medium.com/@jgcellist
Hi James,
DeleteYour blog was so enticing that I can't help but "copied" you and created a 2nd blog with the platform you used (i have never heard of medium.com previously). It was a minimalist design yet the pictures you had were so vibrant it attracted my attention and kept me reading on. I also loved the feature where it tells you how long you can expect the read to be (I'm sure no one wants to take forever to read 1 blog post, and by forever I mean more than 5 minutes for today's standard). It helps the blogger to be more precise with their words and pictures (which is supposed to say a thousand words) to keep the readers interested. Mahalo for sharing! - Kitty Hino
Hi James, I really enjoyed reading your blog. The layout is very simple yet sleek. It's a very professional look. I also like the black and white photo on your week one post. It gives me a chance to put a name with a face. I have never heard of medium before is it easy to use? When I tried to comment on your blog it wanted me to sign in or create an account. Do you know if there is a way around this? Thanks so much for sharing! - Desiree Piercy
DeleteMike Wright's Blog:
ReplyDeletehttps://chuanshimike.wordpress.com
Hi everyone,
ReplyDeleteI was having too much fun creating my 1st blog I ended up making a 2nd one! Ok I admit I saw James's one and like his platform better, so here you go! Please let me know which one you like better if you have a chance!
Mahalo! - Kitty Hino
https://medium.com/@hobokuroneko
http://hoboneko.wordpress.com/
ps. I decided to use the nickname Hoboneko on my blog instead of my real name, since my IT consultant cousin traumatized me 10 years ago by telling me all these horror stories about putting too much personal info on the web...
I like the blog at https://medium.com/@hobokuroneko. I wasn't able to comment on your posts there so I figured I'd leave my comments here. I really like the idea of going back to school to step out of your comfort zone. That's a bold move. I'm interested to know why you decided to go into educational technology when you were deciding on a new career path.
DeleteAloha mai kākou,
ReplyDeleteLike Kitty, I too was impressed by the platform that James selected for his blog. Please find my blog, created with the site Medium, linked below.
https://medium.com/@kainolan
Mahalo,
Kainoa
Aloha mai kākou,
DeleteI realized that you arenʻt able to comment on the Medium blog that I posted above unless you create an account, so I moved my posts to trusty old Wordpress. Hereʻs my link: http://kainoabowman.wordpress.com/ Sorry for any confusion.
Mahalo,
Kainoa
Hey Kainoa, all you need is a Twitter or Facebook account, which we all should have for this class anyway. The way to leave a comment is the little + signs beside a paragraph. Though the problem is that they're only visible to you, but can be made public if you choose to set them that way.
DeletePerhap experiment with Medium for a week or two, and use wordpress as a backup if it doesn't work out?
Thanks Chester, Iʻll experiment with both, keeping them both up to date.
DeleteChristy Sanders blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://etec642reflectionsbychristy.blogspot.com
Hi Christy!
DeleteI like the layout and design for your blog so far! I appreciated that you added text with pictures. It is great you can personalize it and make it your own. I liked that you added bullet points instead of long paragraphs. It allows the reader to get the gist of what you want to say without spending a long time reading. Thanks for sharing!
Aloha all -
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to my blog:
http://bigislemom.tumblr.com/
Mahalo,
Terri
Hi Terri, I love the layout of your blog. The colors are vibrant and the visuals really caught my attention. I have never used Tumblr either so I may ask you about it at the end of the semester. Good for you for trying something new! I didn't see a place on your blog that I could comment. I was going to comment so you would know it was working. I also love the beautiful picture of the Hokule'a. Thank you so much for sharing. - Desiree Piercy
DeleteAloha Desiree -
DeleteMahalo for the feedback! To leave a comment, you have to actually click on the title of the individual post and then the comment field comes up. I know - it's not that intuitive. I'm hoping it doesn't discourage people from commenting on my blog...But I'm going to at least try it out this semester. Please feel free to try it out again if you want.
A hui hou,
Terri
Hey Terri. I'm posting my comment to your latest blog entry on digital literacy here because it wasn't letting me post directly on the blog.
DeleteYour thoughts were aptly expressed. As an ex-teacher myself, I remember how my students used to yawn and look bored stiff when I just lectured using presentations and sometimes, even group tasks would get monotonous. But when I conducted sessions that involved technology, there used to be something different in the air - the excitement, the involvement and most importantly, the curiosity. I think that students today constantly have their minds on technology, whether we choose to incorporate it in our classes or not, so the best way to harness this would be to use technology in out teaching methods.
Kids today are just so engrossed in texting during class that the best way to veer them off that distraction is by introducing them to more technology! As contradictory as it may sound, when we give students the opportunity to work with technology in the classroom, we give them a direction to channel all that curiosity and distraction into a positive, more productive place. I tried this myself and was surprised at how quickly students put away their phones when they had the chance to work on laptops and explore different options. I even had them use their phones for an assignment and though there was nothing major that came out of it, I instinctively knew that it was an interesting experiment that the students enjoyed too!
But of course, as teachers we need to be aware of how to facilitate the use of technology in the classroom because, if not done with caution, it can result in something totally different!
Thanks for posting!
Shil
It's pretty neat that you were able to use this blog for other classes and now you are using it for this class as well. I enjoyed reading through some of your other posts. They are very graphic rich and eye catching. Since you've blogged for other classes before, I was wondering what you thought about keeping a blog for a class. Did it help you to remember information more effectively and communicate more often with your classmates? What was your experience with the quality of comments you received?
ReplyDeleteAloha!
ReplyDeleteHere is my blog:
http://etec642janetleach.weebly.com
Hi Janet,
DeleteI really like your background picture in your blog and the color scheme. They go well together. It really represents who you are. I've never created a blog on Weebly only websites. I found the websites really easy to create. Were the blogs easy as well? It was also very easy to leave comments on you blog. I found that some blogs make you sign in or create an account. Thank you for sharing
Faith Vietti
ReplyDeleteBlog
http://fav126.blogspot.com
Hi Faith,
DeleteGreat job on the design of your blog! It’s very easy to read and you posted a great photo! I was very interested in all the different things you can share and do on LinkedIn. I haven’t come around to using LinkedIn yet, but I can see how useful it can be for business networking. It was interesting to find out there’s a lot more to it than just as a website for sharing your resume online. I didn’t know that LinkedIn users also share resources and research findings. I’ll definitely have to check it out. Mahalo for sharing! Kaulana D.
Here is the link to my blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://bneizmanetec642.blogspot.com/
Mahalo,
Brittany Neizman
Sorry everyone, I had a late start.... here is my blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://lianeetec642.edublogs.org/
Sincerely,
Liane
Hi Liane,
DeleteYou took such a fun, creative approach to your blog, and I had so much fun reading your posts! I started blogging for the first time during the program as well, and I must admit that I’m not 100% comfortable with the medium. I saw that you tried out Tumblr and Blogger before finally settling on Edublog. How do you like the program so far? Has it met/exceeded your expectations? I chose to use Wordpress for my blog, and I like how easy the program is to use. I would be interested to learn how Edublog stands out from the rest. Mahalo for sharing and I’m looking forward to working with you this semester!
Mahalo, Kaulana D