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mpaula3107
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Hi, folks, how are you?
I �m here to make a complain. I �m sorry if I am not polite, but I �d like to ask you sth: when you download a ws, please leave a message. Otherwise, we will think our great effort to make a ws has no sense.
I feel stupid. Why spend long hours preparing a ws if many people won �t download it, not even let us know if you liked it?
Thanks for reading.
Michele |
22 Mar 2009
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alien boy
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This has been discussed at great length over many many posts (just search the forum & you �ll see what I mean...)
Some people (most members, actually) will not leave a message. Some will leave a �thanks �. Others do not believe you should leave a message unless it has more constructive content.
If I see something I am either not sure
about or I know to be an error I try to comment immediately - because,
after all, I look through a worksheet preview before I download
anything.
Sometimes it may take me a little while to use a download,
but I am trying to leave a constructive comment for anything I download
- even if it�s just to point out why something is good.I hope others
will make time to leave comments after they�ve amended &/or used the worksheets that are so generously shared.
If
you leave feedback in the �comments� section rather than just �personal
messaging� or emailing someone then other members will also benefit
from your experience with that worksheet.
Just my opinion anyway.
Regards,
AB
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22 Mar 2009
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mena22
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Hi Michele! Alien Boy has answered to the first part of your post and I �ll answer the second.
When It takes us long hours preparing a worksheet and just a few people download it, it �s time to stop and reflect on what could be wrong with it. If you cannot find out by yourself, you should analyse carefully some of the most downloaded worksheets on a similar topic, or at least focused on the same skill, and compare the work. I �ve downloaded one of your worksheets, the one on the topic inclusion - the video "standing outside the fire"- because I think it has great potential and matched your complaint. I �ve left you a comment with my opinion - which must be seen as only that, an opinion of another teacher who �s trying to help - and some suggestions. Hope you find it useful.
Have a nice day,
mena |
22 Mar 2009
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silvanija
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Dear Michele,
when I make a ws because me or my students need it and after that I share it here, I do not mind whether it is popular or not. But when someone makes a ws just for eslprintables and it appears useless for others... Of course it can disappoint. In this case it is better to follow Mena �s advices.  |
22 Mar 2009
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mpaula3107
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ok... thanks for your advices.
I �ll try to do my best
hugs |
22 Mar 2009
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