Comments on: Technology Open Thread http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: saporita http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-353 saporita Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:12:04 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-353 Interesting place. The UFT site should have a link to it. We should also have some way to email or fearless leader, Randi. I would really like to start a thread about the inequities amoung the schedules of the forgotten cluster teacher. Interesting place. The UFT site should have a link to it. We should also have some way to email or fearless leader, Randi. I would really like to start a thread about the inequities amoung the schedules of the forgotten cluster teacher.

]]> By: Edwize Admin http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-297 Edwize Admin Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:27:14 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-297 See the Sept. 8th New York Teacher WebCorner column for an announcement. See the Sept. 8th New York Teacher WebCorner column for an announcement.

]]> By: mgatton http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-285 mgatton Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:10:42 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-285 Back to the topic, the page is too wide - doesn't fit on my 17 inch monitor without scrolling left-right, which is annoying. Love the blog, love the idea, already added to my subscriptions. Back to the topic, the page is too wide – doesn’t fit on my 17 inch monitor without scrolling left-right, which is annoying.

Love the blog, love the idea, already added to my subscriptions.

]]> By: kombiz http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-259 kombiz Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:53:44 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-259 Everyman, only posters can write a post where people can comment. This is probably the only open thread we'll have for a while. Everyman, only posters can write a post where people can comment. This is probably the only open thread we’ll have for a while.

]]> By: everyman2 http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-258 everyman2 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:20:30 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-258 How do you start a topic/thread? Is it only the UFT that can do this? How do you start a topic/thread? Is it only the UFT that can do this?

]]> By: instructivist http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-198 instructivist Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:52:27 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-198 I don't like threaded comments. I don’t like threaded comments.

]]> By: EdWonk http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-195 EdWonk Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:48:44 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-195 Congrats on the roll out. Loading time is good and your site renders fine in IE 6.0 You might consider somehow including your sponsor's name higher on the page. Congrats on the roll out. Loading time is good and your site renders fine in IE 6.0 You might consider somehow including your sponsor’s name higher on the page.

]]> By: dr_dru http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-191 dr_dru Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:26:26 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-191 roseba, Thank you for notifying us of the editing you made to a post. Does this mean we all have the ability to edit our posts without notifying people of the corrections? Maybe I can go back to my “it’s� and change it to suit grammarian. (isle tri too right bettor two). You said that there was a very good reason to not inform the Union members of the launch of a major new product. “It really isn’t ready for prime time, nor the swarm of traffic an official announcement would bring.� Then why would you link to other blogs and have them talk about ours? I think the amount of active readers and contributors of all the blogs you link to far surpasses the amount of UFT members. By the way, if you wanted a small, select group of people to test this blog, you could have just used the UFT e-mail list. That way you could have only registered UFT members post, but allow others to read. Then iron out the bugs, add links and then make an official announcement. Common courtesy to the people who pay the dues that support this site would have been nice. roseba,

Thank you for notifying us of the editing you made to a post.

Does this mean we all have the ability to edit our posts without notifying people of the corrections?

Maybe I can go back to my “it’s� and change it to suit grammarian. (isle tri too right bettor two).

You said that there was a very good reason to not inform the Union members of the launch of a major new product. “It really isn’t ready for prime time, nor the swarm of traffic an official announcement would bring.� Then why would you link to other blogs and have them talk about ours? I think the amount of active readers and contributors of all the blogs you link to far surpasses the amount of UFT members.

By the way, if you wanted a small, select group of people to test this blog, you could have just used the UFT e-mail list. That way you could have only registered UFT members post, but allow others to read. Then iron out the bugs, add links and then make an official announcement.

Common courtesy to the people who pay the dues that support this site would have been nice.

]]> By: roseba http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-189 roseba Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:40:39 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-189 Mea culpa grammarian. I am neither and educator, or a writer. Just someone who tries to keep the blog running smoothly. I'll try to do better in the future. Mea culpa grammarian. I am neither and educator, or a writer. Just someone who tries to keep the blog running smoothly. I’ll try to do better in the future.

]]> By: grammarian http://www.edwize.org/technology-open-thread/comment-page-1#comment-187 grammarian Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:59:21 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=41#comment-187 dr_dru wrote, "If this is sponsored by the UFT, why did I have to find out about it’s existence in the Daily News?" roseba wrote, "The bottom line of your criticism is that you weren’t informed of it’s launch. There is a very good reason for that." You both make valid points. However, may I be rude enough to point out that you both use "it's" incorrectly? "It's" with an apostrophe is used to abbreviate "it is." Use "its" (no apostrophe) to show possession. While this may seem minor, we educators have a responsibility to use the language correctly. Let's get it right before our critics jump all over us! dr_dru wrote, “If this is sponsored by the UFT, why did I have to find out about it’s existence in the Daily News?”

roseba wrote, “The bottom line of your criticism is that you weren’t informed of it’s launch. There is a very good reason for that.”

You both make valid points. However, may I be rude enough to point out that you both use “it’s” incorrectly?

“It’s” with an apostrophe is used to abbreviate “it is.” Use “its” (no apostrophe) to show possession. While this may seem minor, we educators have a responsibility to use the language correctly. Let’s get it right before our critics jump all over us!

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