Comments on: I Love Classblogmeister

By: kathycassidy

kathycassidy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:52:25 +0000

Hi Jan,
The only way to create a totally new blog in Classblogmeister is to use a new email address. I know some teachers that do this–they have a different blog for each year that they blog.
Classblogmeister has a feature that allows you to “orphan” the students from your class instead of deleting their pages. They are still there on the web, just not linked to anything. This is what I do. In the spring, I tell the parents that I will be doing this, to allow them time to bookmark their child’s blog. I leave the student’s blogs up over the summer so that they can continue to blog, but orphan them just before I put up the new student’s blogs. That way, the url of my blog stays the same.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:40:00 +0000

I love your idea of having a parent night to explain blogging to parents. I plan to do that next year with my first graders. I’ll leave my current blog as is so I can show parents what we did this year. How do you start a blog with new kids in the fall? Do you delete your entire blog from the previous year and start over? I’d like to think that my previous class might want to go back to it occasionally. Love to hear how you handle this. Thanks for your willingness to share your experiences with those of us who are hungry to learn.

By: Teri

Teri — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:58:56 +0000

Hello Kathy,

This sounds great. I am a librarian and I would love to try this with my first grade classes. Hopefully their teachers will work with me on this. This is a great collaboration project for me. Thanks for the inspiration.

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By: kathycassidy

kathycassidy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:06:38 +0000

Maureen and Sheryl,
Good luck with your blogging. I think you’ve figured out that I’m addicted to Classblogmeister and I know you’ll have a good experience.
David,
Yes, CB users know that you are extremely busy, and are all amazed that you are able to respond as quickly as you do. Thanks for all you do for us!

By: David Warlick

David Warlick — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:16:52 +0000

In the interest of full disclosure — I am not always that responsive. As most CB users know, I make most of my income from public speaking — and over the next two weeks, I’ll be in China. So my responsiveness will depend on such things as access to Wifi, time available, and what I ate last night

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By: sheryl

sheryl — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:10:34 +0000

Hi Kathy!

I am embarking on my first class blog with blogmeister this year. I am excited but a bit nervous. Waiting for permissions to finish coming in….

By: Maureen Tumenas

Maureen Tumenas — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:16:58 +0000

Hi Kathy
I’m hoping to get a few of our lower school teachers interested in blogging this year. Your class is an inspiration!