I have just spent some time this morning reading over the great blogs my class have been doing. They are really learning so much through this technology. Some students are embracing it more than others and that is only natural but while reading Ben’s blog this morning, I noticed something that I could use as a small teaching moment. Ben hopes that Mr Utecht will be able to teach him how to delete blogs and I know through my netvibes that Mr U. has been talking about this very idea in the middle school. So I suggest that not only Ben, but all bloggers out there, take a look at this post to see what Mr U. has to say about creating your online profile. The main message is…take what you put online seriously, really think about what you want people to know about you before you press publish because once it is out there, it really is out of your hands.

What a busy week we have had with Halloween and our Global Natives Open House.
Check out some photos of what the students have been up to.

 

Check out this SAS podcast to find out more about the happenings today.

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Well I didn’t want to give it to more than one student and I didn’t want to give it to two students of the same gender but good blogging is good blogging and I had no choice but to award the October prize to Min Ji Lee and Isabella Wang for their blogging efforts this month.
The link above about good blogging includes this information:

Students need to read blogs! I cannot overstate this fact enough. If
you really want blogging to be transformative and you want it to
sustain itself as a powerful piece of the classroom environment, it
starts with reading blogs and learning about the philosophy of this
genre: critical reading, connecting and synthesizing ideas,
communicating publicly, creating, contributing, community linking and
building, and moving cyclically.

Without this step, students are more likely to see it merely as an
online equivalent to a journal (an expensive notebook) or even worse,
word processing. Teachers are more likely to hear students say “how
long”, “what should I write”, and “what do I now” if this portion is
missing. By laying the foundation, students transform their thinking,
students see this as more than an academic exercise.

So blogging is not just about putting cute widgets of meowing cats on your blog even though that is a fun way to draw attention to your site.
The prize for the best bloggers is a lunch in the middle school cafeteria next week and a free ice cream from Mrs Power. Congratulations girls and keep up the great work 5KP!

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October 31st Newsletter

Check out this girl for someone who really knows how to use a bike!

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Hi
my wonderful friend Erin just sent me this link full of good ideas on how we can make our students more involved in taking care of their environment. There are some easy and interesting suggestions.
My favourite is number one!

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Write me a story, imagine yourself here. What do you see? Who are you with? Explore the senses and enjoy the experience.

My kids had a great time in class today with Mr Romard playing on this site, if you are a Simpsons fan, check it out!

We had a terrific day at school yesterday,seeing so many of the students dressed up in their native clothing was fantastic. I must say I have a bit of a soft spot for the Korean clothing,the Hanbok, they are just so colourful and beautiful and each one is so different. Check out Min Ji’s blog to see more lovely traditional Korean clothing.
…What a great looking bunch!

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