As the student blogging challenge for the year 2009 is drawing to a close, we need some new keen bloggers and classroom teachers to add to the blogroll here. Teachers will have a chance to nominate students they feel have improved throughout the challenge and also those students who have written interesting posts not necessarily just those from the challenge.
Some classes might like to join this blog and take a turn at writing the posts every week. Check out the first few posts written by students – do you think you could do this?
Heroes from students in Argentina – included a poll
Podcasting with students in South Africa
Bushfires from a student in Australia
Around the world in 80 days by students in USA
Valentine’s Day by a student in Portugal
One wish by students in USA
What’s for a snack? by students in Canada
Original image: ‘Working Together Teamwork Puzzle Concept‘
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by: Scott Maxwell
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Congratulations to the readers and writers on this international blog. We began this blog early in January 2009 in response to students who had taken part in the 2008 student blogging challenge. Since that time, we have had over 2500 visitors from 55 countries of the world. We have written 35 posts – that is at least one every week and have received over 440 comments.
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If you and your teacher or class would like to join us, please email Miss Wyatt (see image below). Check out our pages on “About this blog” and “Who is involved” to find out more about the authors and classes.
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In my grade 6/7 and grade 8 history classes, we have been looking at what it means to triumph over adversity.
How to overcome challenges?
How to solve problems?
Some names mentioned have been Vivian Bullwinkel - nurse and Prisoner of War (Australia), Nelson Mandela (South Africa), Captain Cook or early sea explorers, Sam Cawthorn (local Tasmanian) and people with eating disorders. After researching some of these people students wrote their own posts and then created a wordle about the topic.
Is there someone in particular in your country
or your family who you feel has had to overcome adversity?
Tell us a bit about them in a post on your blog or in a comment here on this post. Remember to be internet savvy and not mention full names if you feel they would not like it mentioned on the internet. If writing in your blog, make sure you add a link back to this post so we get a trackback to know where people are writing about this blog.
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Students from the northern hemisphere will be having their summer holidays soon so we will not be having any specific challenges set but if you want to write a post for this blog, just contact Miss W or a teacher on this blog and they will give you author/editor privileges to publish a post.
Students in the southern hemisphere will be hard at it still, so their classes might want to be in charge over the winter months. Again, have your teacher contact Miss W. so your class can be in charge.
This week’s post is from the 2009 student blogging challenge number 11.
Here in Australia this week has three celebrations: Tuesday 12 May is International Nurses Day, Friday 15 May is International Day of Families and throughout this week we are looking at people who volunteer for various jobs. Your task is to research one of these special events and write a post about how one of these relates to you.
You might want to be a nurse in the future – tell us why and what you have to do to achieve that goal
You might want to write about an ideal family – what they do, how they work as a group, the good and the bad of being in an ideal family
Finally, you might want to tell your readers about a volunteering job you have or would like to do in the future.
Please make sure you link back to this blogpost and also makes some links to other websites for your readers to extend their knowledge on the topic you have chosen.
Original image: ‘BEACH CLEANUP‘
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by: Gary
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Congratulations to the follow students for their effort in The Edublogger birthday celebrations. Make sure you visit their blog and read their winning post.
Ashley: Building a better blog and having fun doing it!!!
Catie: Are you a quality Commenter?
Nicholas: Tips For Building a Blog Audience
Hayden: Happy Birthday Edublogger – building your blog audience
Mallorie: Favorite Blog Widgets
Each of these students now needs to contact Sue Waters, so she can make sure your blog becomes a supporter blog for a year. You will be able to have threaded comments, no ads appearing and check out the widgets you will be able to add as well. There is also a winners badge you can put on your blog. PS. Sue, notice the chocolate cake, this is one I have paid you back lol.
Original image: ‘Best. Cake. Evar.‘
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by: Don Solo
Many other students also wrote entries for the birthday celebrations. Check them out also:
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