Comments on: Catering for large groups blogging http://2point0.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/catering-for-large-groups-blogging/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:20:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The advantage of the large class single blog | two point oh http://2point0.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/catering-for-large-groups-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-3 The advantage of the large class single blog | two point oh Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:51:59 +0000 http://2point0.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/catering-for-large-groups-blogging/#comment-3 [...] were likely to be messy followed up with the following clipped message. And there was a comment that was made to the discussion of this item in our own blog below. from the person who I orignally clipped on this issue [...] [...] were likely to be messy followed up with the following clipped message. And there was a comment that was made to the discussion of this item in our own blog below. from the person who I orignally clipped on this issue [...]

]]> By: Scott http://2point0.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/catering-for-large-groups-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Scott Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:29:18 +0000 http://2point0.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/catering-for-large-groups-blogging/#comment-2 Keep in mind, that article was directed towards teachers with a lot of young students (as in six hundred 7-9yo students). While the students may have started to be old enough to write their own content, thus taking ownership, there were too many for one teacher to manage. Although they may not be getting the full experience yet, an educator could start teaching them many things about on-line citizenship that could be used later. Things such as making quality comments and on-line safety in a social environments need to be learned at an early age and reinforced. With that in mind students could still take ownership in other ways. For example a teacher could start a story and have students develop the story collaboratively. Keep in mind, that article was directed towards teachers with a lot of young students (as in six hundred 7-9yo students).

While the students may have started to be old enough to write their own content, thus taking ownership, there were too many for one teacher to manage. Although they may not be getting the full experience yet, an educator could start teaching them many things about on-line citizenship that could be used later. Things such as making quality comments and on-line safety in a social environments need to be learned at an early age and reinforced.

With that in mind students could still take ownership in other ways. For example a teacher could start a story and have students develop the story collaboratively.

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