Introductions

Hello! I'm Detective Roberts. I will be the Head Detective for the course. Please feel free to add your intoduction into this discussion...or follow the other options based on the Case 1 - Scavenger Hunt!

http://digifoot12.wikispaces.com/Week+1+-+Case+Files

Verena:)

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Sue Wyatt on July 6, 2012 at 12:11am

G'day Verena,

Just wrote a post and included a voicethread that other participants might like to add to as well. Is on the same URL as the main eSchool blog above.

Permalink Reply by Christine Margocs on July 6, 2012 at 6:42am

Hello, Sue! I read a few of your recent posts--what an informative blog! I like the "voice" you use, as well as the layout; may have to consider edublogs if I get a library position and have to start a new one for the facility.

Permalink Reply by Sue Wyatt on July 6, 2012 at 7:47pm

Hi Christine,

Now that I have retired my main blog is the one with the eSchool. I have only ever used Edublogs as that is what I began with back in 2008. But I am an author or editor on a kidblog and wordpress blog as well. I tend to write in pretty basic language as most of my posts are for younger students or teachers new to blogging. I also run a student blogging challenge twice a year.

Permalink Reply by Christine Margocs on July 6, 2012 at 8:29pm

I've only dabbled in blogging, posting once a month or so on my reading habits. I've been told by friends that I write in my familiar voice, which they like and so I'm glad it comes across that way! I also had to create a website for a grad class; I used Weebly, and found it to be fairly user friendly. I do think it's all about ease of use and practice; once those two things are in place, then creativity can happen!

Permalink Reply by Christine Margocs on July 6, 2012 at 8:30pm

I just tried to add links to my reply as you did....how did you do that? I even wrote it in Word with hyperlinks then copied and pasted, but the hyperlinks didn't come through....

Permalink Reply by Sue Wyatt on July 7, 2012 at 11:10pm

In this dashboard where you write the reply, the first icon at top is LINK. That is where you hyperlink any sites.

Permalink Reply by Christine Margocs on July 8, 2012 at 6:54am

Ah! I posted originally in IE, and there was no "dashboard". Now there is one....here's my novice attempt at blogging, begun last year in response to my MLS program.

Permalink Reply by Rebecca (Becky) Reid on July 6, 2012 at 12:26am

Hello fellow digifooters,

I'm Becky, and I'm here to learn what I can. I work for a charter school that supports home-schooled students and their parents. I'm helping them put their textbook-based courses into Moodle; I get to teach students, parents, and teachers how to teach and learn online. It's mostly fun, sometimes challenging.

I'm hoping to learn from all of you here.

Permalink Reply by Verena Roberts on July 6, 2012 at 1:54pm

Hi Rebecca!

We work with moodle as well. I often find great ideas on http://ceet.ca/ It is a great network of teachers that offer many opportunities to learn with Moodle.(for free!)

Verena :)

Permalink Reply by Susan Dornberg on July 6, 2012 at 2:05pm

I have used moodle for the past 5 years with my middle school students. I think it is a good avenue for my blended classroom as well as a link to social media we use in class

Permalink Reply by Ae Young (Annie) Choi on July 6, 2012 at 12:59am

Hi! I am Annie, teaching secondary technology in an international school in China. I use iSafe material for students, and it's expensive, but quite good curriculum. I hope I could learn many more from this event. Thank you, Verena!

Permalink Reply by Verena Roberts on July 6, 2012 at 1:52pm

Hi Annie! As I mentioned in a different reply...I work with student at Sino Canada and other BC Offshore Schools in China. I am curious to hear how you integrated many of these social media tools in China - as we had problems with even basic blogs this year. www.Edmodo.com was a great help though!

Verena :)