Haulin' 'Net   Where Information and Ideas Flow Freely . . . at no extra charge   by Joe Poletti Related Links • CCPSS TechMedia • Holiday on Sand • Mariner Musings Blog • How to be Heard • Loud Librarian • Mayo's Calculus Blog • Cougar Chronicle • Click o' the Mouse • Butler's Bio Blog • Lancaster's Late Edition • From the Books • HEAR ME! • Check It Out! • MMS Principal's Corner Titles 2/17 Haulin' 'Net 2006 1/21 Smart in America 1/18 Achieving our Destiny 1/3 Destiny Library 12/20 More Awesome Media 12/18 'Tis the Season 12/5 The Challenges Ahead 11/23 Student Voices: Deep Thinkers at Work 11/22 Oh Where, Oh Where Did My Computer Lab Go? 11/16 Student Voices from the Middle Ground 11/8 Student Voices: Poetry and Prose 11/3 Student Voices: A Political Teen Earns Readership 10/30 Rough Outlines, State-wide Recognition, and Formative Assessment as Qualitative Stories 10/17 Compelling Stories Told and Untold, Part II 10/13 Compelling Stories Told and Untold, Part I 10/9 Deep Dive 4: The Mayo Blogging Machine 10/6 Blogs are so five-minutes ago... 10/4 Our People's Voices on Web 2.0 9/27 Deep Dive 3: Comments Anyone? 9/26 David Warlick Kool-Aid 9/20 Deep Dive 2: A Purr-fect Response 9/10 Deep Dive 1: The Butler Did It! 8/23 Expanding our Students' Opportunities to Practice Literacy 8/14 Brain-based Futuring 8/10 You Say You Want a Revolution 8/9 The Learning Theory of Connectivism List 25, 50, all   Today is May 18, 2006 Student Voices from the Middle Ground Indications are strong that blogs are in a state of adoption and diffusion in our schools. Here are three examples of middle school blogging... From Morehead Middle comes Lancaster's Late Edition. Students are using this space to blog about Hurricane Ophelia, stereotypes (based on The Outsiders), and air pollution. One, if by land; two, if by sea...from Newport Middle we have Renee Gilpin's Soaring Eagles doing some "revolutionary" blogging. Check out these interesting twists on King George III by Dance Crazy and Speed Demon. On a different tangent is Check It Out! This is the bibliophile blogspace of the Newport Middle Book Club. Right now they are blogging about books by C. S. Lewis. Student writing evolves over the K-12 continuum. In the blogosphere, we are "seeing" endless opportunities for our students to meld their voices and perspectives as they attempt to connect with real audiences. Article posted # November 16, 2005 at 09:07 PM: edit • comment • Reads 206 • see all articles About the Blogger: Whether a Yellow Jacket, a Yosef, an Achiever, a Cardinal, a Patriot, a Pirate, a Charger, a Cougar or an Eggie -- Joe has witnessed the power of technology as a tool to support and enhance teaching and learning. He is forever curious about such possibilities. He is an experienced collaborator, designer, and presenter of staff development for the successful implementation and integration of technology in learning environments. Technorati Profile Login Copyright (c) 2005 by Joe Poletti BlogMeister