Comments on: Need for transparency and full disclosure, egalitarian access to edublog conversations http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:54:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/#comment-35816 Wesley Fryer Fri, 04 May 2007 03:11:36 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/#comment-35816 Definitely Pam, good point. Ning is not for kids. I recommend schools use <a href="http://www.think.com" rel="nofollow">Think.com</a> for social networking among students. It permits teacher moderation, is limited to students in schools, and has good community guidelines for safe and respectful social networking. I shared your wiki pages with Oklahoma teachers again today in our digital centennial facilitator training, btw! Thanks so much for sharing that link a few weeks ago! :-) Definitely Pam, good point. Ning is not for kids. I recommend schools use Think.com for social networking among students. It permits teacher moderation, is limited to students in schools, and has good community guidelines for safe and respectful social networking.

I shared your wiki pages with Oklahoma teachers again today in our digital centennial facilitator training, btw! Thanks so much for sharing that link a few weeks ago! :-)

]]> By: Pam Lowe http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/#comment-35815 Pam Lowe Fri, 04 May 2007 02:45:58 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/#comment-35815 In regard to using Ning for classroom use, I became so excited about the prospects of how it could be used with my students. I created an account and within minutes of signing up I received a request from a Ning "friend." After investigation of the "friend's" site, I realized that I needed to rethink the use of Ning with my fourth graders. It's a shame because there were so many possibilities for it's use. In regard to using Ning for classroom use, I became so excited about the prospects of how it could be used with my students. I created an account and within minutes of signing up I received a request from a Ning “friend.” After investigation of the “friend’s” site, I realized that I needed to rethink the use of Ning with my fourth graders. It’s a shame because there were so many possibilities for it’s use.

]]> By: Brandon Watts http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/#comment-35814 Brandon Watts Thu, 03 May 2007 20:35:54 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/02/need-the-for-transparency-and-full-disclosure-egalitarian-access-to-edublog-conversations/#comment-35814 No matter what type of content you're publishing (educational or otherwise), transparency is vital if you want to gain the trust of your readers, and as we've seen from the whole PayPerPost debacle, a lack of transparency can come back to hurt you. I applaud you for encouraging transparency by being transparent yourself. Brandon Watts Criteo Evangelist No matter what type of content you’re publishing (educational or otherwise), transparency is vital if you want to gain the trust of your readers, and as we’ve seen from the whole PayPerPost debacle, a lack of transparency can come back to hurt you.

I applaud you for encouraging transparency by being transparent yourself.

Brandon Watts
Criteo Evangelist

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