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Extraordinary Everyday Lives #044 : Al Upton and the miniLegends

EELS44 This edition of the show is Sponsored by Nick Hodge, Professional Geek at Microsoft.The Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show #044 – Thursday 20th March 2008 : Al Upton and the miniLegends

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Extraordinary Everyday Lives show #44 – Al Upton and the miniLegends

Once again this edition of the show is sponsored by Nick Hodge, Professional Geek at Microsoft. Our thanks to Nick for his tangible support.

As usual we acknowledge the makers of that fine introduction music you just heard which was Jack in the Pulpit from their song Extraordinary Girl.

There has been a bit of a kerfuffle on the interwebs this week as Al Upton and the miniLegends class blog was Closed. Kent couldn’t join us today due to time zone issues.

Some points covered in rough chronological order:

intro to Al twitter.com/alupton

who are the miniLegends, what they do

whats been happening this week??

alupton.edublogs.org (count the comments) [mseyfang is #37] (read #151)

good summary posts linked to below

The intersection human desire/technology

why’s everyone always upset when someone’s asked stop blogging? – more than just stiffling of free speech.

we want to extend our geography

kids miss blogs – comment in ustream – exactly.

168 comments – all supportive, many from parents.

154. mini’s parent – March 18, 2008

I too am very disappointed that the kids blogs have been shut down. The kids have embraced the blogs with terrific enthusiasm and it is great to see my child canâ€™t wait to get to school. I believe Al Upton is doing everything in his power to make it as safe as possible while the kids learn and explore. This is their future and they are in good hands.

My favorite part about blogging is that people leave me comments. (english 2nd language student) – connection!

Links:
alupton.edublogs.org – Site of kerfuffle
mseyfang.edublogs.org – Summary post with more links
- http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/Al+Upton
- http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=43768
- theedublogger.edublogs.org

Acknowledgements:

The intro. music for the show is from the song â€˜Extraordinary Girlâ€™ by â€˜Jack in the Pulpitâ€™ (http://www.jackinthepulpit.com/) courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)

This edition of the show was Sponsored by Nick Hodge, Professional Geek at Microsoft. For sponsorship opportunities email us at extraordinary@thepodcastnetwork.com

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8 Responses to “Extraordinary Everyday Lives #044 : Al Upton and the miniLegends”

The Trust Gap | Betchablog Says:
March 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am
[...] Their blogging came to a screeching halt last Friday however, when Al received a cease and desist notice from the Department, who clearly have their heads in a very dark place.Â It’s a bit of a long story, as evidenced by the fact that I’ve been part of several very late Skype chats this week with a number of high profile Australian teacher-bloggers who were close to the real story and keen to talk about the situation and what it means for education. Al is being quietly philosophical about the whole thing, but is also quietly annoyed. [...]
Blob » Latest Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show #044 with Al Upton is out Says:
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:22 am
[...] Extraordinary Everyday Lives show #44 – Al Upton and the miniLegends DOWNLOAD AND SAVE – Right-click. 1:05:03 22.9Mb [...]
Al Upton and the miniLegends | www.nickhodge.com Says:
March 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
[...] Episode 044 is with South Australian Teacher, Al Upton, on the Order for Closure for his miniLegends blog. I fear that process may have hit the innovation fan. I hope that process learns from the shutdown of the miniLegends work. For the benefit of all children who are living daily in a digital age. [...]
Al Upton recordings/interviews « California Dreamin’ by Rob Darrow Says:
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:16 am
[...] And, here was another interview with Al from March 20th sponsored by a “professional geek” at Microsoft on the “Extraordinary Everyday Lives” on the podcast network. [...]
MiniLegends: Resources & Strategies | Learning with the Fang Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 11:58 am
[...] Podcast interview Extraordinary Everyday Lives #044 : Al Upton and the miniLegends [...]
Biff Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Hey guys,

I’m just listening to the episode now.

Dave, you said, “From local things global things grow.”

Brilliant. Is that a quote, or direct wisdom from the LIfekludger?

~biff~
Naked Yak » Blog Archive » Identities Of The Next Generation Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 2:36 am
[...] I’ve just finished listening to another great installment of the Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show, where Dave and Mike talk with Al Upton, an Australian teacher who encourages his pupils to use blogs, about the recent clamp down on said blogs and the ramifications this could have for the next generation of web users, as well as education. [...]
extraordinary Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Hi biff

That line I plucked outta my head. Probably was a throw back from the song “From Little Things Big Things Grow” that was stuck somewhre in my subconscious :) http://unionsong.com/u036.html

Dave