Sunday, February 17, 2008

Phase one complete

Okay, things are looking pretty good and the growing pains haven't been too bad. Students at my school (grade 4, 7 & 9) have all done their part.
I originally posted the intro video on youtube but it's blocked at our school so students had to test this at home which sucked. Then, the school in the US said they had the same issue and suggested I use teachertube. This was a great idea since it isn't blocked at as many schools so now the kids will be able to see it on their sites. Although I've updated my own site, I haven't told my students about the change. I've asked the students in the US to update the link; this will be a universal test to see how many of my students notice the change and if they decide to leave it or change it back.
I am faced with a few problems in China; pbwiki is blocked there but I've asked a tech buddy of mine over there if he had a solution and he's made one (proxy service type solution). Hopefully Concordia International School will be able to get around the great firewall of China for at least a few weeks.
Other than that, I'm just waiting to see what happens with all these wikis in the USA.
Will keep you posted.

1 comment:

Paula L said...

I have checked out teacher tube...funny thing is that I still found more on youtube. Guess it is newer.


anyways, I am excited to see and hear what transpires.

in case you are interested in checking out the wiki my class is working in ....http://leporescience.wetpaint.com/?zone=freshcoat__3&t=anon