Comments on: Here’s My Top Five Mistakes Made By New Bloggers — What Are Yours? http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/ Tips, tricks, and help for educators and bloggers using technology Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:36:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-8878 The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:28:30 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-8878 [...] Sue Waters wrote a great post titled “Here’s My Top Five Mistakes Made By New Bloggers — What Are Yours?” [...] [...] Sue Waters wrote a great post titled “Here’s My Top Five Mistakes Made By New Bloggers — What Are Yours?” [...]

]]> By: Lisianna Emmett http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-8375 Lisianna Emmett Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:35:38 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-8375 Hi! I found your site from Larry Ferlazzo list of "How to be a Better Blogger." As part of my <a href="emmettlisiannaedm310.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">EDM310</a> class at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL, I had to write my own blog post assignment. (If you follow the link to my site you can read for yourself.) I really appreciate the advice you listed here. As a new blogger it is easy to be overwhelmed, at least I was. The one thing I would add to this post would be to proofread. I do not think a person's blog has to be perfect at all times, but I believe as educators or at least educated people we owe it to ourselves and our readers to have readable posts! Perhaps you didn't mention it because it should go without saying. However, after reading several blogs this semester, I'm afraid it is one that even English teachers often violate. Hi! I found your site from Larry Ferlazzo list of “How to be a Better Blogger.” As part of my EDM310 class at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL, I had to write my own blog post assignment. (If you follow the link to my site you can read for yourself.)
I really appreciate the advice you listed here. As a new blogger it is easy to be overwhelmed, at least I was. The one thing I would add to this post would be to proofread. I do not think a person’s blog has to be perfect at all times, but I believe as educators or at least educated people we owe it to ourselves and our readers to have readable posts! Perhaps you didn’t mention it because it should go without saying. However, after reading several blogs this semester, I’m afraid it is one that even English teachers often violate.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5487 Sue Waters Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:43:02 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5487 @questforcollege, Most themes have fairly similar font sizes and types because they have been designed by theme designers to cater for online reading. Choosing a theme is hard. You will often like most of the features but one aspect will annoy you. @questforcollege, Most themes have fairly similar font sizes and types because they have been designed by theme designers to cater for online reading.

Choosing a theme is hard. You will often like most of the features but one aspect will annoy you.

]]> By: questforcollege http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5452 questforcollege Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:34:10 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5452 @Sue Waters, i think maybe i just need to find another theme that has a similar formatting, but with smaller font. can you recommend one? @Sue Waters, i think maybe i just need to find another theme that has a similar formatting, but with smaller font.

can you recommend one?

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5450 Sue Waters Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:41:44 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5450 @questforcollege, that font size looks normal for that particular theme. I wouldn't recommend changing it. Is there a chance the resolution on your monitor needs changing? @questforcollege, that font size looks normal for that particular theme. I wouldn’t recommend changing it. Is there a chance the resolution on your monitor needs changing?

]]> By: questforcollege http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5440 questforcollege Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:10:10 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5440 Can you help me change the font size on the links to my "pages"? Can you help me change the font size on the links to my “pages”?

]]> By: Mrs. Yollis http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5212 Mrs. Yollis Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:01:50 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5212 @friley1982 Thanks for your compliment about my classroom blog. It has been the best project I have ever done with children. (And I have taught for over twenty years, like you.) The tech summer camp you attended sounds fabulous. They covered quite a bit! You can see how many wonderful opportunities there are for integrating technology. The trick is to choose technology that adds meaning to a lesson, and not just technological flash. ☺ You asked if I had any recommendations. My advice to you is to start small. Pick something that interests you and set reasonable goals to progress. Having a classroom blog really interested me. I created a simple blog and set a goal to try to publish with my class once a week. The first few posts we wrote together, and then as students were ready, they started writing with a partner or by themselves. As I felt more confident, I started branching out and creating small videos or experimenting with Voice Thread. Slowly, I add gadgets to my sidebar… I also recommend teaching directed lessons about how to blog. Even though many students seem to know a lot about technology, they need to be taught how to effectively post, comment, and participate in the blogging community. It is a real process, and if you try to do everything at once, it will likely be too overwhelming. We don’t expect our students to master everything right away, so we should set the same standard for ourselves. ☺ * * * I teach third grade, and I teach them to type. They can take responsibility for writing posts almost immediately. Your first graders are not at that point. However, there are many first grade teachers who are blogging. I would take a look at what they are able to do with their students and follow their leads. (As Sue mentioned, Edublogger has a great Class Blog List at the top of The Edublogger.) I hope my advice helps. If you are interested, here is a link to a post I put together for teachers at my school who were wanting to blog with their students. It is called <a href="http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/blogging-tips-for-teachers.html" rel="nofollow">Blogging Tips for Teachers</a>. Good luck with your class this year! Keep following Sue here at The Edublogger! She is a fantastic resource for educators! :-) Linda Yollis @friley1982

Thanks for your compliment about my classroom blog. It has been the best project I have ever done with children. (And I have taught for over twenty years, like you.)

The tech summer camp you attended sounds fabulous. They covered quite a bit! You can see how many wonderful opportunities there are for integrating technology. The trick is to choose technology that adds meaning to a lesson, and not just technological flash. ☺

You asked if I had any recommendations. My advice to you is to start small. Pick something that interests you and set reasonable goals to progress. Having a classroom blog really interested me. I created a simple blog and set a goal to try to publish with my class once a week. The first few posts we wrote together, and then as students were ready, they started writing with a partner or by themselves. As I felt more confident, I started branching out and creating small videos or experimenting with Voice Thread. Slowly, I add gadgets to my sidebar…

I also recommend teaching directed lessons about how to blog. Even though many students seem to know a lot about technology, they need to be taught how to effectively post, comment, and participate in the blogging community.

It is a real process, and if you try to do everything at once, it will likely be too overwhelming. We don’t expect our students to master everything right away, so we should set the same standard for ourselves. ☺

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I teach third grade, and I teach them to type. They can take responsibility for writing posts almost immediately. Your first graders are not at that point. However, there are many first grade teachers who are blogging. I would take a look at what they are able to do with their students and follow their leads. (As Sue mentioned, Edublogger has a great Class Blog List at the top of The Edublogger.)

I hope my advice helps. If you are interested, here is a link to a post I put together for teachers at my school who were wanting to blog with their students. It is called Blogging Tips for Teachers.

Good luck with your class this year! Keep following Sue here at The Edublogger! She is a fantastic resource for educators!

:-)
Linda Yollis

]]> By: elizabethdn http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5145 elizabethdn Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:56:49 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5145 @friley1982, Click on this one to go to the blog & steal ;) some ideas! See I'm still learning! @friley1982,

Click on this one to go to the blog & steal ;) some ideas! See I’m still learning!

]]> By: elizabethdn http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 elizabethdn Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:55:31 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5144 @bstahl, Ooops! Click on my name in this post & it'll take you to my blog! I gave the addy as .com instead of . org on the other one! Sorry! @bstahl,

Ooops! Click on my name in this post & it’ll take you to my blog! I gave the addy as .com instead of . org on the other one! Sorry!

]]> By: elizabethdn http://theedublogger.com/2009/06/27/here%e2%80%99s-my-top-five-mistakes-made-by-new-bloggers-%e2%80%94-what-are-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-5143 elizabethdn Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:53:07 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=717#comment-5143 @friley1982, My blog is open for everyone to view. That really is the only way to have a global audience. We teach internet safety with a CyberSmart curriculum & talk a lot about what information is safe to share & what is not. I know what you mean about being overwhelmed initially! I think sometimes Web 2.0 will make my head explode! All of these new venues for integrating technology have ignited my teaching & my students, so it's very worth it! I really am just learning as I go. With Kindergarten you may be doing more dictation of blog entries until the end of the year. You can scan work and post photos as well. Read my reply to bstahl above for some more info on how I started Click on my name and it'll take you to my blog. I just started with some ideas from another blogger & began to make it my own. If you visit feel free to comment! @friley1982,

My blog is open for everyone to view. That really is the only way to have a global audience. We teach internet safety with a CyberSmart curriculum & talk a lot about what information is safe to share & what is not. I know what you mean about being overwhelmed initially! I think sometimes Web 2.0 will make my head explode! All of these new venues for integrating technology have ignited my teaching & my students, so it’s very worth it! I really am just learning as I go. With Kindergarten you may be doing more dictation of blog entries until the end of the year. You can scan work and post photos as well. Read my reply to bstahl above for some more info on how I started Click on my name and it’ll take you to my blog. I just started with some ideas from another blogger & began to make it my own. If you visit feel free to comment!

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