I learned a lot today. We had a typical lecture followed by CPS (Einstruction) remote game time. Once that was done we had about 15 minutes left. I decided to let the kids try out their shiny new blogs. For the most part the kids were able to follow the logical directions of how to log in, since the information they use is information they should already know. I see now that I should force them to write it down and carry it with them. I have to remember that on average, they are only 11 years old, some 10, some 12. Once they got logged in, though, they did very well. I only gave one class this chance, sort of a canary-in-the-mines experiment and I did it with my class that I thought would have the most trouble. Truth is, they did very well, and I am pleased with how easy Drupal was for them once they got logged in.
So the experiment continues, I will give all my classes time to do this tomorrow, and since I only have 3 computers that are internet-connected (they won’t let me connect anything running Edubuntu to the school network) they will have to be gracious and rotate nicely. This also will allow them to help each other.
So I am more pleased today than I have been so far about my experiment, tempered only by the fact that I only see these kids 16 more times, total. Frustrating to think I may have to start this all over again in a month and a half.
So, bottom line, so far so good.
