Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Students and Blogging
Today, my students in AP English Language created their own blogs. You would have thought that I gave them each a Christmas present. Students customized and shared and expressed genunine excitement about the possiblities of learning with blogs. I can't wait to see their educational blogs take shape. Until next time!
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Saying that we "created" the blogs seems to give the act of making one a higher status than it really is. The whole mundane, tedious process isnt worthy of being dubbed an act of creation. A painting is something created; a storyline is something created; a blog on blogger.com....not something created. Its something "set up" perhaps, although I would protest that characterization for it devalues other acts in the realm of "set up"--like setting up a room or something. So, it wasnt a matter of creation, it was a simple matter of "typing-stuff-into-boxes-and-waiting-
for-an-email".
....yeah, what sal said except when he said "typing-stuff-into-boxes-and-waiting-for-an-email" he meant push button publishing. and fyi, i did a lot more than that. i actually read the email.
Reading the email is an unnecessary affront to time. Time is not something to be squandered. And yet, YOU chose to squander it.
this coming from a person who had a neverending discussion about lemons during geometry?
Lemons correlate well in a geometry class. Had I the time (which you dont appreciate) I could have formulated something splendidly thought-provoking regarding the angles of lemons forms.
Speaking of thought provoking, name 3 shows that are thought provoking.
you would have had time to discuss the angles of lemons had you not spent all of your time talking about their color.
outer limits, torchwood, blue's clues
Lemons are crucial to human existence. Like....lemonade stands, the last bastion of the free market in an increasingly totalitarian society.
Blue's Clues, while a fascinating contribution to the intellect, offends me for it is a horrific example of animal abuse.
By the way, torchwood?
lemons crucial to the human existance? not so much. oranges, yes, lemons, no.
animal abuse in blues clues i dont know about, but i do like the way they tried to break down gender barriers by making blue (a girl) blue and magenta (a boy) magenta.
torchwood = best show ever. may God bless russell t. davies
Orange is a mere color that is advertising itself on citrus. A shameful, disgusting move on its scurvy-curing citrus...ness. Lemons are fascinating.
Sexism and animal abuse...disgusting.
If torchwood is the best, why did you name it AFTER outer limits?
ok, ok. we both have our own opinions. but I prefer not to waste time on arguing about lemons and oranges. when there are things to be done, like a blogging assignment given to us by the best english teacher ever!!
dont forget interracial relationships. the mr. salt and mrs. pepper.
you asked for thought provoking shows not the best shows. why did you ask for thought provoking shows anyways?
Indeed. Ms. Guy is a highly skilled teacher. A fascinating and intellectually stimulating assignment she has benevolently bestowed upon the undeserving students. That said, you are insincere. Stop lying. It is petty and pathetic.
Interracial relationships rhyme with orange.
"Bests" typically are named first. Like, duh!
i wasnt lying. youre the one sucking up. your last post was practically an english teacher's wet dream.
how come mrs. pepper didnt change her name to mrs. salt?
back to the oranges, i wonder which came first: the color or the fruit?
Oh please, yours was something an English teacher wakes up next to drunk in a Tijuana motel.
Perhaps Mrs. Pepper has pepper pride. Like, a caste thing.
I know that the word orange traces back to the Dravidian language.
with or without their clothes?
perhaps, or mr. salt and mrs. pepper werent married. which meant that blue's clues not only discussed sexism, animal abuse, and interracial relationships, but also fornication because how else did little paprika get here?
what doesnt?
you would need to ask an english teacher about that. Though I hear they're uber sensitive about that stuff.
Blues Clues is just disgusting. And that mailbox!
Im sure "mashed" doesnt trace back to Dravidian...
i'd rather not ask. if their stories are anything like the ones about math teachers then i'd rather not know.
blue's clues is pretty...off. but not as bad as sesame street. thats one sick children's programme.
mashed? as in mashes potatoes? you always find a way to work potatoes into a convo.
the lifeless albino monkey dragged me into this...
Why were you watching Blues Clues in the first place?
Mashed potatoes...
I'm looking at a human physiology book!!!
Teletubbies are scary
i think this is a moment in history! me and andrew agree on something....teletubbies are scary.
i can't believe there is a page full of arguments about oranges and lemons. i started that argument with sal like five months ago. anyway,you guys are weird. sal, you already know i am going to say oranges rule!
yay
question, why are we doing this on Ms. Guy's blog?
random impulse?
spontaneous urge?
bored?
more a random spontaneous boredom
Bri-ster, you're delusional. Lemons are the dominant existential clump of cells. Like, even Confucius said so. Or something.
GALLETAS!!!
Have you baked any Christmas cookies in the shape of an obese caucasian man dressed in red who breaks into everyones house and robs them of milk and cookies?
If you have, save me some, put some sprinkles on em too
*imitates mr. reed* confucius was a black man.
me and my mommy are making miniature candy cane bundt cakes for each family in our family. its HELL!!
Are you nuts?
Confucius is Chinese, you know?
hes from the country thats connected to KOREA!!!
duh, andy i know that. did you not see the "imitating mr. reed" part of my post?
Nothing wrong with a black Confucius...except he gets downgraded from wise Chinese philosopher to black barber....(theyre quite wise)
Koreans cant read.
They have no souls either.
lifeless albino monkeys.....
have yet to evolve into homo sapiens.
...Koreans CAN read!!!...very well!
KOOL!! so andy's like a vampire?!
...andy?
its ANDREW
let me spell it out for you: A..N..D..R..E..W!!!
i have a soul...it just goes dormant from time to time.
lifeless albino monkeys at least are sort of warm blooded.
and yes, sort of like a vampire, but they consume vast amounts of kimchi.
your names andy until you start calling me kymberli instead of CORPRUE!
Andy? I dont think I could do that...too painful.
how could a vampire consume vast amounts of kimchi? Kimchi contains considerable amounts of garlic.
I have a heart and i can see myself in the mirror.
damn Cracker consuming vapid albino monkey
the name Andy...SUCKS!
CORPRUE!!!
Sir, you are a Korean vampire. They can eat garlic. I have yet to determine your weakness---except maybe a silver bullet, i hear those are painful.
KOREAN+vampire=no weakness=invincible
silver...bleh
The equation is vampire+Korean. Which equals non-invincibility.
Dur, havent you taken Algebra 12?
you guys are really weird. and no andrew i have not made any christmas cookies. sal you know you want to eat an orange. and hi kymberli!
brittany, hi
andrew, i dont think hes a vampire. vampires are super hot and have cool colored eyes. like kyle schmid and jason dohring. *sigh*
and sal, stop yelling at me!
maybe you guys should stop commenting on here. this argument could take days. you knkow you all have aim or yahoo.
A-I-M it sounds techy when you spell it out
hey, some of ya'll should check "good sites" some are really cool, especially the end of times one. its on my blog.
This is the most tiring Christmas gift ever.
tell me about it. merry christmas to all, and to all a sleepless night.
READ READ. I have no complete association with the previously posted comments. Although, I feel that your assignment is ridiculously productive in improving our browsing skills. It also saves trees. And it is more efficient in helping us be more exposed to analysis of writing, by easily accessing others. Inanely, my comment appears to be the most bizarre, because it has been posted at midnight.
i'm all for saving trees. plus its easier to read my typing than it is to read my writing. :P
Hey, so how was everyone's Christmas?
you guys are the weirdest! HI ANDY! lol
MS.GUY....YOU OWE ME FOUR FULL DOLLARS, IVE HAD TO COME TO SOME WEIRD ¨CYBER CAFE´¨...AND I WASTED FOUR DOLLARS THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING....
Are you kidding me, Debbie Debb is like the best and thank you on your comment,I will pay more attention to the problem and the solution.
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