Well, what an adventure. Room 22 learned to blog. We had some challenges and some triumphs. Let's start with the fact that MCDS has a filter for the wi-fi network. You can't blame them or anything because they need to block inappropriate content. So we had to spend about half of our first blog class having the teachers sign into all the students' computers with their passwords to lift the filter from our computers. Our first two posts came from our teacher because when we were added as authors, some people couldn't figure out how to get in, which made it, well you can imagine, a teacher's nightmare. "Jen, Kyle can you log me in?" Imagine seventeen people yelling both their names at once. Intense. Well those were the challenges, but we also had some triumphs. Our first student post was a huge triumph because somebody had succeeded in something. Another thing was when Henry and Jen figured out why the pictures were being blocked.
This is just a short story of a challenge when Room 22 learned how to blog. Trust me, there were more.
Very funny, Henry, but now that you all have learned how to post on the class blog, I think our triumphs are going to outpace the blunders.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being such an amazing problem-solver when it comes to technical difficulties. Now we need to get Harrison online as an author!
Well done!
Kyle
Learning to overcome hurdles, especially with technology, is a key part of today's world! Perseverance and diligence mean more than having every thing come easily. Wait until you run into having to deal with multiple versions of software and having software upgrades and features change with no notice - now you see it, now you don't! Congratulations, class, you're off to a good start. I like your community blog.
ReplyDeleteRoom 22--I cannot wait to see how this blog evolves! I appreciate how all the students and Clara and Kyle made the choice to take the tech challenges in stride, stick with it and not give up; perseverance will take you far in life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to chronicle your fifth grade experiences and be published authors on the Web! Thank you for sharing with all of us!
Henry--thanks for your patience as we were troubleshooting some of the tech issues.
~Jen CF