Firstly, my apologies for being so long in getting back to the blog.  I had just got this one started when I got caught up in another blog, then another blog, and it all started getting out of control!

Firstly I started a blog to share learning technology news around the school called Technoblog.  Next as LTC (Learning Technology Coordinator) I have set up blogs for our principal and for our student leaders to share news with others.  It’s certainly a more efficient system then having them write out their material and passing on to the IT trainee or myself to post up to the school website.  This way we simply link to them, and each person maintains their own site.  Then, of course, there’s the fantastic interaction that a blog offers that a standard “Web 1.0″ site just can’t do (if a blog’s an example of Web 2.0, then traditional websites must be Web 1.0, right?).  Our assistant principal will be starting up a blog soon as well to get news out to our community.

Finally, to update on the progress in our classroom, our own class blog started today.  It has been interesting to observe the children on the computer.  I have to say I’m a little disappointed that they don’t seem as computer-savvy as children of their generation are reported to be.  Most have computers at home - maybe Internet access is another story.  Maybe it’s a matter of what they are allowed or encouraged to do on them.  Some have seen a blog, but none had actually been authors of one themselves.

We got a couple of children started on posting some of their work.  They posted prayers they have been writing as part of their Religious Education unit on prayer.  They’re excitied once it’s done to click the “view site” link and see their work live for all to see.  Our parents also got a letter today with the address, a brief list of the key safety measures we’ve taken (you might notice in our blog the students identify themselves only by initials), and an invitation to visit and share in their children’s achievements.  It’s a small start, but hopefully it can keep going.

Now as long as I can teach the PC-familiar students not to drag icons off the dock on our classroom eMacs, then we’ll be almost 100% set!