Comments for MrGray.id.au http://mrgray.id.au Mr Gray's teaching related blog: news, resources and ideas for teachers Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 mrgray-commentshttp://feedburner.google.com Comment on BlogED Blogging Platform by Mr Gray http://mrgray.id.au/2010/08/bloged-blogging-platform/#comment-37035 Mr Gray Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:14:34 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=857#comment-37035 @Deirdre Ratcliffe - thanks for the posts - Happy to be corrected. Now to find out why I couldn't do it before. The only place I could get it to work was in the sidebar. Any tips? @Deirdre Ratcliffe – thanks for the posts – Happy to be corrected. Now to find out why I couldn’t do it before. The only place I could get it to work was in the sidebar. Any tips?

]]> Comment on BlogED Blogging Platform by Mr Gray http://mrgray.id.au/2010/08/bloged-blogging-platform/#comment-37034 Mr Gray Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:12:59 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=857#comment-37034 @Mr Johnson - WordPress.com was down in June 2010 :-) Though I must say it's very rare to be down, I believe. I don't know why they continue to work on software (SBSR, BlogED, the new finance package). At this stage I am thinking I'll persevere with BlogED for the remainder of the year. If things don't change dramatically though, I won't be making the same mistake we did with SBSR though - won't be holding on for a few years before finally releasing it. @Mr Johnson – WordPress.com was down in June 2010 :-) Though I must say it’s very rare to be down, I believe.

I don’t know why they continue to work on software (SBSR, BlogED, the new finance package). At this stage I am thinking I’ll persevere with BlogED for the remainder of the year. If things don’t change dramatically though, I won’t be making the same mistake we did with SBSR though – won’t be holding on for a few years before finally releasing it.

]]> Comment on Sports Day Chants by Mr Gray http://mrgray.id.au/2008/07/sports-day-chants/#comment-37033 Mr Gray Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:47:18 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=161#comment-37033 No worries Lolll - the list is helping lots of people. Thanks to all for adding to it. No worries Lolll – the list is helping lots of people. Thanks to all for adding to it.

]]> Comment on Sports Day Chants by Lolll http://mrgray.id.au/2008/07/sports-day-chants/#comment-37032 Lolll Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:50:47 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=161#comment-37032 This on needs a single person and the rest of the faction so when i put a * next to the line it means everyone yells. Ok Ready OK My name is _______ and you know what I got? *What do you got? I gotta team thats hotter than hot! *How hot is hot? 1st place and 2nd place tooo **We're gonna beat the whoopsys outta you!!!** Thnx for all your cheers they really helped me and my cheer squad . This on needs a single person and the rest of the faction so when i put a * next to the line it means everyone yells. Ok

Ready OK
My name is _______ and you know what I got?
*What do you got?
I gotta team thats hotter than hot!
*How hot is hot?

1st place and 2nd place tooo

**We’re gonna beat the whoopsys outta you!!!**

Thnx for all your cheers they really helped me and my cheer squad .

]]> Comment on BlogED Blogging Platform by Deirdre Ratcliffe http://mrgray.id.au/2010/08/bloged-blogging-platform/#comment-37027 Deirdre Ratcliffe Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:11:09 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=857#comment-37027 I've been able to insert Vokis into posts - see posts dated 27 May and 3 June. https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/blog/973425-anopenbook/ I’ve been able to insert Vokis into posts – see posts dated 27 May and 3 June.
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/blog/973425-anopenbook/

]]> Comment on BlogED Blogging Platform by Tweets that mention BlogED Blogging Platform | MrGray.id.au -- Topsy.com http://mrgray.id.au/2010/08/bloged-blogging-platform/#comment-37019 Tweets that mention BlogED Blogging Platform | MrGray.id.au -- Topsy.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:55:06 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=857#comment-37019 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by wazmac, Paul Gray. Paul Gray said: @sandynay system seems flaky - not reliable. Other little things also. Am used to wordpress & ability 2 do what i want. http://bit.ly/9HbTv6 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by wazmac, Paul Gray. Paul Gray said: @sandynay system seems flaky – not reliable. Other little things also. Am used to wordpress & ability 2 do what i want. http://bit.ly/9HbTv6 [...]

]]> Comment on BlogED Blogging Platform by Mr Johnson http://mrgray.id.au/2010/08/bloged-blogging-platform/#comment-37017 Mr Johnson Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:08:50 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=857#comment-37017 When was the last time Wordpress or Gmail was down for the day for maintenance? One must ask - why has the DET created it's own blogging software when there are so many mature and proven alternatives already available? Is the DET in the software business or the education business? As usual, the DET has provided a "Lowest Common Denominator" (LCD) solution - something which is limited in it's facilities, and buggy in it's operation. And about 10 years too late. (SBSR is a good example - it works great when tested in the holidays, but falls over when put under load at report-writing time.) Newbies (and inexperienced DET managers) will think BlogEd is OK, but teachers any with blogging experience will shake their heads and use more advanced and reliable alternatives for their class blogs. We don't all have to be dragged down to the LCD. When was the last time Wordpress or Gmail was down for the day for maintenance?

One must ask – why has the DET created it’s own blogging software when there are so many mature and proven alternatives already available? Is the DET in the software business or the education business?

As usual, the DET has provided a “Lowest Common Denominator” (LCD) solution – something which is limited in it’s facilities, and buggy in it’s operation. And about 10 years too late. (SBSR is a good example – it works great when tested in the holidays, but falls over when put under load at report-writing time.)

Newbies (and inexperienced DET managers) will think BlogEd is OK, but teachers any with blogging experience will shake their heads and use more advanced and reliable alternatives for their class blogs.

We don’t all have to be dragged down to the LCD.

]]> Comment on Sports Day Chants by Nicki http://mrgray.id.au/2008/07/sports-day-chants/#comment-36982 Nicki Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:55:28 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=161#comment-36982 Thanks so much this has been so helpful for both the faction carnival we held yesterday and our Interschool carnival in a week. Here a couple of others I came across in my search. Who are, Who are Who are we ? We are, We are somebody. Can't you see Can't you guess We're the faction that is the best, G - O - L - D Go Gold!!! Stronger than steel, Hotter than the sun; North won't stop, 'til the gets the job done! Thanks so much this has been so helpful for both the faction carnival we held yesterday and our Interschool carnival in a week. Here a couple of others I came across in my search.

Who are, Who are Who are we ?
We are, We are somebody.
Can’t you see
Can’t you guess
We’re the faction that is the best,
G – O – L – D Go Gold!!!

Stronger than steel,
Hotter than the sun;
North won’t stop,
’til the gets the job done!

]]> Comment on Sports Day Chants by monica http://mrgray.id.au/2008/07/sports-day-chants/#comment-36969 monica Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:44:43 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=161#comment-36969 Captain lost his head,1,2 We all got together and captain lost his head we all got together and this is what he said, We're gonna F-I-G-H-T we're gonna S-C-O-R-E we're gonna fight we're gonna score and yell for more yehhh [HOUSE NAME]. Captain lost his head,1,2
We all got together and captain lost his head we all got together and this is what he said,
We’re gonna F-I-G-H-T we’re gonna S-C-O-R-E we’re gonna fight we’re gonna score and yell for more yehhh [HOUSE NAME].

]]> Comment on Sports Day Chants by AlliOmalli http://mrgray.id.au/2008/07/sports-day-chants/#comment-36953 AlliOmalli Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:24:20 +0000 http://mrgray.id.au/?p=161#comment-36953 Wooo, helping my Sports captain out here, heres one we came up with in our topic lesson: 2,4,6,8 who do we appreciate, not the king, not the queen but the [Insertname] Team! wooo hooo, anyways, I liked the Roll out the Carpet one, its not as violent as some of the others if heard of, also: parodys rock, you cane come up with some thing so easily using a song you like. Wooo, helping my Sports captain out here, heres one we came up with in our topic lesson:

2,4,6,8 who do we appreciate, not the king, not the queen but the [Insertname] Team!

wooo hooo, anyways, I liked the Roll out the Carpet one, its not as violent as some of the others if heard of,

also:

parodys rock, you cane come up with some thing so easily using a song you like.

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