The Student Blogging Challenge started this week and we’re all set to dive right in. Created and facilitated by Miss Wyatt, a teacher from Tasmania, this 10 week adventure is a great way to build blogging skills and make connections with students around the world. There are two challenges each year, one in September and [...]

We’ve had a very busy last few weeks leading up to our Winter Break. Trying to tie up loose ends during the same two weeks that our class and the entire school are also rehearsing for the Winter concert has proven to be tough at times, but with a room full of hard working students [...]

The Ripplers are ready to begin the next phase of their blogging adventure. But here’s the question … Is the blogging world ready for us? Well we’re up for the challenge, whatever that may bring. You’ll notice that most of our new student bloggers have now been added to the blogroll. There are still a few more to [...]

What you are about to read may surprise you. It’s a little out of the ordinary, but here it is …. a few teachers in the Comox Valley have been conspiring to bring you this Halloween post. Maybe that seems strange. Maybe not. Either way, please continue reading. This post was originally written by Mr. Carmichael over at Building [...]

The Student Blogging Challenge is here again! We’re a little late getting through the first couple of challenges, but please bear with us because we’ll be catching up really soon. It’s always a bit tough for us to get going with our blogging so quickly at the beginning of the year because we don’t start [...]

It can be difficult to imagine how vast the Internet really is. We’re often caught up in our local circles of social networking and email, so we’re not always thinking how much bigger the Internet is than us. Now a great many of us know it’s a world wide phenomen (largely because we know www [...]

Kia ora koutou katoa! This week we are finally going to be able to talk to Mr. Webb‘s Year 7 class in Hamilton, New Zealand. We’ve been learning a little about this country in class, but we’re looking forward to learning more from the experts in Room 8. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a [...]

Exciting news, Division 2! The Ripple Effect has recently received its 1000th flag in our flag counter! Granted, many of those Canadian flags are us, but we know that many other individuals from Canada have visited here as well. Our class blog has been seen in 22 countries so far and the list just keeps on growing. Not bad for 4 months of blogging! [...]

Our time spent practicing Internet “savviness” and our unwavering attempts to write thoughtful and meaningful comments on blogs around the world have paid off! Our student blogs are emerging. Just like a pilot makes necessary adjustments while  taxiing towards the beginning of the runway, you are fine tuning and adjusting the look and feel of your [...]

Well, we’re off and running! Now, we know this isn’t a race, but at times this past week we couldn’t help but feel like we were all waiting eagerly at the start line for the signal to shoot out of the start blocks and be on our way. Our wait is over. Equipped with all that we have learned about how to [...]