Comments on: So Why Aren’t There More Teachers Blogging? http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/so-why-arent-there-more-teachers-blogging/ The Read/Write Web in the Classroom Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Alpaca Guy http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/so-why-arent-there-more-teachers-blogging/#comment-887 Alpaca Guy Thu, 26 Aug 2004 03:30:03 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1144#comment-887 <a></a>It takes a great deal of discipline to maintain this kind of effort over time. It takes a great deal of discipline to maintain this kind of effort over time.

]]> By: Alpaca Guy http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/so-why-arent-there-more-teachers-blogging/#comment-886 Alpaca Guy Thu, 26 Aug 2004 03:29:32 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1144#comment-886 <a></a>It takes a great deal of discipline to maintain this kind of effort over time. It takes a great deal of discipline to maintain this kind of effort over time.

]]> By: Fully http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/so-why-arent-there-more-teachers-blogging/#comment-885 Fully Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:13:10 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1144#comment-885 <a></a>Well, I'll tell you why I probably won't be blogging with my class this year. Yet another roadblock has been thrown in my face. Our filter which is managed by a company called ENA (Education Networks of America) has deemed typepad an indecent site and blocked it. However, they never blocked my actual weblog site, only the application. Therefore, I can't update it at school. Nor can my students post on our class blog at school. Which is rather important for the students who don't have internet access at home. I'm tired of feeling like a criminal for using blogging as a tool in my class. I'm very frustrated right now. Well, I’ll tell you why I probably won’t be blogging with my class this year. Yet another roadblock has been thrown in my face. Our filter which is managed by a company called ENA (Education Networks of America) has deemed typepad an indecent site and blocked it. However, they never blocked my actual weblog site, only the application. Therefore, I can’t update it at school. Nor can my students post on our class blog at school. Which is rather important for the students who don’t have internet access at home. I’m tired of feeling like a criminal for using blogging as a tool in my class. I’m very frustrated right now.

]]> By: Paul http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/so-why-arent-there-more-teachers-blogging/#comment-884 Paul Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:11:16 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1144#comment-884 <a></a>Ahhh, so maybe I can blame you for getting my butt outa bed in the pre-dawn hours to research and write *grin*. I have actually asked faculty members who have significant voices in their respective fields to start blogging, builing community among their peers, and generally sharing themselves with the world. The commitment that you make here takes time...and there is no hiding that we're not just talking a few minutes every day. I sense that many see the benefits, but seem to be strangely aware that this is one more layer of tasks added to an already full plate. I do not want to call this a compulsion or addiction, but it comes as close as I want to imagine. The cliche analogy 'it is like a fly attempting to drink from a firehose' comes to mind...you recognize that there is so much stuff coming at you, trying to digest and process an ever increasing load of materials is tough. Having fellow bloggers (and blog evangelists such as yourself) ease that load in some respects by sharing your personal thoughts in areas of similar interest, helps more than you can imagine. There is tremendous value in that sharing, and I for one, appreciate the people on my blogroll immensely...(I even worry about some who stop blogging for long periods of time). All this to say, Thank you! Paul:) Ahhh, so maybe I can blame you for getting my butt outa bed in the pre-dawn hours to research and write *grin*. I have actually asked faculty members who have significant voices in their respective fields to start blogging, builing community among their peers, and generally sharing themselves with the world. The commitment that you make here takes time…and there is no hiding that we’re not just talking a few minutes every day. I sense that many see the benefits, but seem to be strangely aware that this is one more layer of tasks added to an already full plate. I do not want to call this a compulsion or addiction, but it comes as close as I want to imagine. The cliche analogy ‘it is like a fly attempting to drink from a firehose’ comes to mind…you recognize that there is so much stuff coming at you, trying to digest and process an ever increasing load of materials is tough. Having fellow bloggers (and blog evangelists such as yourself) ease that load in some respects by sharing your personal thoughts in areas of similar interest, helps more than you can imagine. There is tremendous value in that sharing, and I for one, appreciate the people on my blogroll immensely…(I even worry about some who stop blogging for long periods of time). All this to say, Thank you!
Paul:)

]]> By: Skip Dodson http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/so-why-arent-there-more-teachers-blogging/#comment-883 Skip Dodson Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:33:21 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1144#comment-883 <a></a>Will, Your efforts are a great service to the education community. You are blazing a trail that others will, in time, travel; and you are giving them a roadmap to follow. Keep up the great work, Regards, Skip Will,

Your efforts are a great service to the education community. You are blazing a trail that others will, in time, travel; and you are giving them a roadmap to follow.

Keep up the great work,

Regards,

Skip

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