27J Praxis

Two Featured Blogs Below (December)

Ian — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:00:59 +0000

I just want to direct your attention to two blogs below that I’ve chosen as our featured 27J Praxis blogs. I’ve pulled their feeds at the bottom of the page to highlight recent posts; but really feel that these sites are worth checking out. Here are links to them:

Library Lady’s Musings (http://www.27jpraxis.org/librarylady) – Here we have Tiah Frankish (Library Media Coordinator at Prairie View High School) highlighting a number of of adolescent titles that she has read lately (which is quite an extensive list) and attempting to engage students at PVMS to discuss the books with her.
Adventures in Social Studies (http://www.27jpraxis.org/mrosbourn/) – Tim Osbourn at Vikan Middle has managed not only to engage his students in a lively content-based conversation about Social Studies, he also highlights his recent trip to Korea with a number of reflections and images. What I think is cool is that he was able to communicate with his students from abroad, helping them expand their world view.

I’ve also added some content to the 27J Praxis home page in an attempt to draw in content and potential readers. At the top, you’ll notice a link to a page titled “The 27J Conversation.” What I’ve created (using Yahoo Pipes) is a feed from the entire 27J blogging community – a bit disorganized, yes, but a great stream of conversation from all over the district. As I learn of more 27J Bloggers, I’ll add them to the feed.

If you have a blog, please submit it at http://27jbloggers.pbworks.com/. If you would like a professional blog, please visit our registration site at http://27jpraxis.org/wp-signup.php (please use your district email address in the form). If you need help getting this going, please drop me an email (you can find me by searching Outlook – Ian Jones) or comment on this post. Because I believe in the power of conversation, collaboration and the sharing of ideas (among staff and students) and have seen results in districts around the country, I am more than happy to assist you in any way possible.

Welcome New 27J Praxis Bloggers!

Ian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:42:24 +0000

We’d like to personally welcome two new blogs to the 27J Praxis community:

Brighton Art – a blog by the art teachers of 27J

The Daily Words – a collaborative blog by the students of Lacey Mallander’s Read 180 class

Glad to have you on board! Since you pioneers in the 27J blogging community, you are being featured below!

Look Below – Featured 27J Blogs

Ian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:39:25 +0000

If you look below (close to the bottom of the page), you’ll see several tabs. These tabs are collecting feeds from blogs that we are featuring in 27J and will change regularly, as more blogs are added to the 27J community. If you would like to submit your blog to be featured to highlight excellent student work or if you’re doing a major project that involves blogging, please email ijones@sd27j.org.

Welcome to 27J Praxis

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:31:13 +0000

Welcome to the 27J Praxis site. Basically, this is a blogging site; but we’ve called it “praxis” because we believe blogging can mean so much more. Praxis is putting ideas, theories, thoughts into action whether that be through writing, developing and sharing digital products, podcasting or anything else you might think about using with students. If you are interested in using this space with your students, please contact ijones@sd27j.org or kmarlatt@sd27j.org.