Comments on: Designing Web space http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/ A weblog about teaching English & integrating technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Dawn Hogue http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Dawn Hogue Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:07:17 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/#comment-709 Hi Sally, Glad you're checking in. I'm also glad that your program is focusing on 21st century skills. As for interacting with each others' work in class, yes, they do. Your post makes me think that I need to use this blog to make what goes on in our class more transparent. In the meantime, you can visit our class website and the students' pages at http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/index.htm. Dawn Hi Sally,
Glad you’re checking in. I’m also glad that your program is focusing on 21st century skills. As for interacting with each others’ work in class, yes, they do. Your post makes me think that I need to use this blog to make what goes on in our class more transparent. In the meantime, you can visit our class website and the students’ pages at http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/index.htm.
Dawn

]]> By: Sally http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Sally Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:59:34 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/#comment-708 Dawn - I am a grad student in English Education and I love your technologically saavy approach to the instruction of writing. In class we are constantly looking for ways to update teaching methods to meet 21st century needs - CyberEnglish9 is a class for this purpose exactly! The importance your students will feel from posting their writing in a public domain will certainly make them more careful about composing their thoughts coherently. Do they interact with one another's writing in any in-class discussions of the things that they have posted? I will be checking back in with your blog for more insights into modern English teaching. Thanks for the insights! Dawn -
I am a grad student in English Education and I love your technologically saavy approach to the instruction of writing. In class we are constantly looking for ways to update teaching methods to meet 21st century needs – CyberEnglish9 is a class for this purpose exactly! The importance your students will feel from posting their writing in a public domain will certainly make them more careful about composing their thoughts coherently. Do they interact with one another’s writing in any in-class discussions of the things that they have posted?

I will be checking back in with your blog for more insights into modern English teaching.
Thanks for the insights!

]]> By: Art http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Art Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:44:47 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/#comment-707 Dawn, I can't tell you how strongly I agree with the importance of having a wider audience. My students write initial drafts on paper and/or Google Documents, but are aiming at posting their work on their space on our class wiki. We just got started and the week before I got the computer stuff straightened out and ready to go was rough. Once they get to type their work up and post it on the web, most problems seem to smooth on out. And as my students have a variety of assignments and a great deal of choice about the order to work on them, there is not room for boredom in here. Not for them and certainly not for me! Thanks for writing this. I think you made excellent points. Dawn,

I can’t tell you how strongly I agree with the importance of having a wider audience. My students write initial drafts on paper and/or Google Documents, but are aiming at posting their work on their space on our class wiki. We just got started and the week before I got the computer stuff straightened out and ready to go was rough. Once they get to type their work up and post it on the web, most problems seem to smooth on out. And as my students have a variety of assignments and a great deal of choice about the order to work on them, there is not room for boredom in here. Not for them and certainly not for me! Thanks for writing this. I think you made excellent points.

]]> By: Bill http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Bill Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:25:47 +0000 http://dhogue.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/designing-web-space/#comment-706 Dawn, This is the first school year since I met you that I won't be starting the year by teaching web design and HTML. It's an interesting prospect but one that I'm ready for. In my new role I'm trying to get the teachers in my district to explore the possibilities of publishing online. Additionally, I've been talking to teachers about the same aspects that you have been addressing with your students. Now that I'm working more with teachers than students, I am beginning to understand the challenges that most people have when it comes to web design. Good luck with your students this year. I'll keep looking for your work and theirs in my aggregator. Bill Dawn,
This is the first school year since I met you that I won’t be starting the year by teaching web design and HTML. It’s an interesting prospect but one that I’m ready for. In my new role I’m trying to get the teachers in my district to explore the possibilities of publishing online. Additionally, I’ve been talking to teachers about the same aspects that you have been addressing with your students. Now that I’m working more with teachers than students, I am beginning to understand the challenges that most people have when it comes to web design.

Good luck with your students this year. I’ll keep looking for your work and theirs in my aggregator.

Bill

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