examples

This is a great list of blogs, wikis and podcasts, and a link to some of the amazing people in my PLN who shared them with us.

Sue Waters: At this point in time I believe that Jan Smith's students are the best examples of blogging however they are Grade 6. This is her class blog - []

Here is what I wrote about some of her students on my winners post: Everything about [|Daniel’s blog] is worth looking at closely from [|his earliest posts], to his passion for [|reviewing games], to his [|How Blogging Has Connected Me To A Global Audience] post through to the quality of writing in his [|latest posts]. In Daniel’s winning post he highlights the creative aspects of using photos of “globes” on [|Flickr] to create a video which is then used as the [|basis of a blog post]. Now that you’ve looked at [|Daniel’s blog] — guess how old he is? (11 or 12 years old!) Nicholas’s own words explain his [|difference post] considerably better than I ever could: As well as meeting new people blogging has also changed my attitude towards learning. What I mean is last year if I was given an assignment to write on paper and hand in to my teacher, my thoughts would be… oh, what a drag. But if I am given a blogging assignment to show everyone who visits my blog, my thoughts would be great, now I can share my learning with others. If you look through entries on my post [|http://theedublogger.edublogs. org/2009/03/27/the-student- blogging-challenge- celebration/] you can check out others of her students blogs against other students. All her students have the letter h in their blog URL.
 * The Gamer’s Spot**
 * Nichloas’ Soccer Blog**

In terms of podcasts Paul Bogush is running a podcast/radio channel. He is also an amazingly inspiring teacher. Their podcasts are located here - [|http://lunchtimeleaders. podomatic.com/] They are either Grade 6 or 7.

See Sue's posts on Podcasting: [|Part 1] and [|Part 2] and look at the comments too, like the one from Jane Smith re: [|http://portableradio.edublogs. org/]

Students Podcast the News [|Marcie Faust's 5th Grade Class]

Wikis - I would use the Flat classroom wikis as examples of what can be done.
 * Here is the link to 2008 Flat Classroom project, check out the links on that page to previous years too!

Heidi Hass Gable (her [|Learning Conversations] blog) Class projects: wiki = 8th gd wiki = http://collaborationnation. wikispaces.com/ podcast = [|http://lunchtimeleaders. podbean.com/] Welcome to the greatest middle school podcast in the world! We interview leaders from around the world on their opinions about what students should do to be prepared for the future. video = [|http://www.schooltube.com/ user/moranmustangs] Voicethread = [|http://voicethread.com/#q. b477350.i0.k0] Blog = [] (Jan's student blog again!) Individual student projects: 6th graders storytelling = http://mercilesscaverns. wikispaces.com/ and http://lostintheforest. wikispaces.com/ Outside of school projects for youth to participate in: [|http://studentfriends. edublogs.org/] International student writers [|http://space.yesican-science. ca/] Canadians in space project [] The Glocal Project is a collaborative, multifaceted artist-led project that examines the changing role of digital image making today.  Kim Cofino All about 1001 Flat Tale World Tales Wiki project: http://www.utechtips.com/?p=1320 See her [|Podcasting Power] blog post!  Alice Barr [] (Alice really helped me find many more by connection be to some of the people below!) Here are a few from our middle school to start with: Podcasts: [|http://yhs.yarmouth.k12.me.us/ HMS/Newscasts0809/Corey/ newscasts0809/Roaring20s.html] Blog Post about immigration: [|http://coreyss.edublogs.org/ 2007/11/09/immigration/] The Cold War wiki: http://coldwar-hms2009. wikispaces.com/

Kern Kelly: Here's a couple Google Sites that my 8th graders have made: 4-H Club: [|http://sites.google.com/site/ sv4hclub/] A Sports Podcast: [|http://sites.google.com/site/ svmssportssite/sport-po] and a Jr. Firefighter's website [|http://sites.google.com/site/ jrfireghters/]

Amy Cobb If you go to Voicethread, click on their new feature, Voicethread Library, at the tab at the top. I have three good examples listed under English/Language Arts for you to explore.

My class blog is: [|http://writeoutloud.edublogs. org] and it is extremely successful. Since we just started summer break, I still will post interesting videos and images for my world-wide readers. I also had great conversations going on at my parent blog, but that was contained on the password protected site of the school community. Since I had a few educators who wanted to see what I was doing with my parent blog, and I was unable to show them, I have just created a new parent blog in Edublogs, and here is that link: [|http://englishinthemiddle. edublogs.org]. I've actually put a post up that my parents won't see till August.

Mike Arsenault Our 8th grade team is currently building a wiki for their Civil Rights unit. The student work can be seen at: http://civil-rights. wikispaces.com/ They also do some great stuff with their unit on the 1920's and 1940's: [|http://yhs.yarmouth.k12.me.us/ HMS/Newscasts0809/Corey/ newscasts0809/Roaring20s.html] and [|http://yhs.yarmouth.k12.me.us/ HMS/Newscasts0809/Rice/2008- 2009/2008-2009.html] You can see much more at Megan Rice and Rod Corey's teacher pages: [|http://hms.yarmouth.k12.me.us/ Pages/teacher/YSD_HMSmeri/ index] [|http://hms.yarmouth.k12.me.us/ Pages/teacher/YSD_HMSroco/ index] Here's a link to a project our French students complete creating placemarks in GE at different locations in Paris. Costa Rica ambassador, Peter Cianchette, taught our 7th grade students about Costa Rica during National Geography week. [|http://www.flickr.com/photos/ hmsyarmouth/sets/ 72157609301409595/]
 * Wikis**
 * Megan Rice**
 * Rod Corey**
 * GoogleEarth Project**
 * Work with Skype**

Cheryl Steele Oakes [|http://www.cheryloakes.com] [|http://tinyurl.com/ seedlingspodcasts] (Check out Cheryl, Alice Barr and Bob's 'Seedlings' podcasts) http://bitbybitseedlings.ning.com/ (The will answer all your questions about ning or getting started with things online here! Laura Deisley

Laura Deisley [|Architecture of Ideas] Wikis and Voicethread (7th grade): http://lovettmsglobalissues. wikispaces.com/ (also be sure to see the wiki classrooms and additional student collaborative work) Wikis and Podcasts (7th grade): http://lovettcivics8students. wikispaces.com/ (Next step was to invite bill sponsors to consider our students' work and Skype in. Given US gov't situation at time of this project, we had to stop here.) Student Voice Blogs (7th grade): [|http://wordpress.lovett.org/ english7blue/] and [|http://wordpress.lovett.org/ english7white] (Click on the period links to get to student work. Individual student blogs--150 students.) Collaborative Study using Wikis and Google Sketchup of the Elements (8th grade science): http://lovettscience8students. wikispaces.com/Test Wiki and Smart Software for Math Review (7th grade): http://lovettmathcasts. wikispaces.com/

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