Good news from my hometown school district. Jason writes: #
I’m actually sitting at my computer at school writing this post. #Congratulations, Jason. Well done. #My district FINALLY decided to unblock Blogger for educational purposes. They used my TOK blog as
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evidence for its usefulness and they finally agreed… so now you are
free as PSD teachers to utilize it in your classroom… and please do.
The more of us that stand up and show how we can properly use blogger
for students and teachers alike, the more likely that they will see it
as a step forward in our use of technology.
Wow! I’d call it a major victory. I hope it’s a sign of more to follow! Bring it on!
Congratulations to you and to Jason! Can you see me smiling in Georgia?
This is a HUGE victory! Congratulations! Each district that makes this move forward is a step ahead for all of us.
Good work! Keep fighting the good fight.:)
Jason’s a rock star for sure. This is not only a great victory for all teachers in the district, but especially for those fledgling blogger/teacher researchers in the CSU Writing Project Advanced Institute. They’ll be able to post and comment where they’re actually collecting their data!
Congrats on Blogger opening up for you. Giant step for you–backwards step for me. Today I wanted my students to see Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon). This film (1902) is considered the first science fiction film and plays a big part in a book I’m reading to my students. The book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick is a wonderful story that revolves around a young boy and his relationship with George Melies, who made the film mentioned above. The point–I watched this 12 minute film on YouTube several weeks ago and today with the kiddos huddled around their machines, waiting with bated breath—YOUTUBE HAD BEEN BLOCKED!!! Yikes! Luckily we saw the video on Google Video–Be sure to check out this book, it’s like nothing you’ve seen before and the kids think it’s brilliant.