Comments on: Tips For Writing Your ‘About page’ http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/ Tips, tricks, and help for educators and bloggers using technology Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Year 9 Extension English » Blog Archive » Step 3: Personalising but not over-personalising your blog http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-9597 Year 9 Extension English » Blog Archive » Step 3: Personalising but not over-personalising your blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:30 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-9597 [...] http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/ [...] [...] http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/ [...]

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]]> By: Making Your About Page… | The Bayonne High School Band http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-8100 Making Your About Page… | The Bayonne High School Band Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:08:17 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-8100 [...] on you about page varies depending upon who you are and what you want to say about yourself. Here are some more tips on writing an about page from Edublogs. Just remember that everything you do must be professional and follow school writing guidelines. If [...] [...] on you about page varies depending upon who you are and what you want to say about yourself. Here are some more tips on writing an about page from Edublogs. Just remember that everything you do must be professional and follow school writing guidelines. If [...]

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6374 Sue Waters Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:10:56 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-6374 @healthstudies, definitely will follow up with a post on it but can't promise when. Time is always an issue and also need to fit in with other posts I'm writing. In the meantime you might like to check out the comments on http://theedublogger.com/2010/03/15/formal-style-proper-grammar-and-good-spelling-are-important-in-student-posts-and-comments-do-you-agree/#comments as there are lots of varying thoughts on structure, grammar etc. @healthstudies, definitely will follow up with a post on it but can’t promise when. Time is always an issue and also need to fit in with other posts I’m writing.

In the meantime you might like to check out the comments on http://theedublogger.com/2010/03/15/formal-style-proper-grammar-and-good-spelling-are-important-in-student-posts-and-comments-do-you-agree/#comments as there are lots of varying thoughts on structure, grammar etc.

]]> By: healthstudies http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6289 healthstudies Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:56:40 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-6289 @Sue Waters, that sounds like a fabulous idea, I don't mind at all. The tagline of the blog says, afterall, 'Part of a bigger conversation' :) It would be great to hear other people's ideas about the setup - I know the blog backwards so fresh eyes would be able to pick up things I can't see. One of the biggest dilemmas I had (other than nutting out the technical how-to aspect of setting up the blog, which just required me to wade through all the help documents) was finding a balance between being fairly prescriptive and allowing for freedom and flexibility which is partly what the collaborative learning process is about. The course I teach has a rigid assessment structure which I needed to adhere to and I also wanted to teach my students sound digital literacy skills surrounding blogging - hence the prescriptive nature of the setup. But I hope that within this structure there's plenty of room for student thinking, discussion and flexibility to shine through! @Sue Waters, that sounds like a fabulous idea, I don’t mind at all. The tagline of the blog says, afterall, ‘Part of a bigger conversation’ :)
It would be great to hear other people’s ideas about the setup – I know the blog backwards so fresh eyes would be able to pick up things I can’t see.
One of the biggest dilemmas I had (other than nutting out the technical how-to aspect of setting up the blog, which just required me to wade through all the help documents) was finding a balance between being fairly prescriptive and allowing for freedom and flexibility which is partly what the collaborative learning process is about. The course I teach has a rigid assessment structure which I needed to adhere to and I also wanted to teach my students sound digital literacy skills surrounding blogging – hence the prescriptive nature of the setup. But I hope that within this structure there’s plenty of room for student thinking, discussion and flexibility to shine through!

]]> By: Sue Waters http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6284 Sue Waters Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:15:20 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-6284 @healthstudies, this is an out there like Sue suggestion. However, there are probably other educators like yourself that would like others to check out how they have set up and to give feedback to help with improvement. How do you feel about me writing a post on this with a link to your blog and for others to include links to theirs? PS it is okay to say you don't like the idea :) @healthstudies, this is an out there like Sue suggestion. However, there are probably other educators like yourself that would like others to check out how they have set up and to give feedback to help with improvement.

How do you feel about me writing a post on this with a link to your blog and for others to include links to theirs? PS it is okay to say you don’t like the idea :)

]]> By: healthstudies http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6275 healthstudies Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:08:17 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-6275 Ooops, there's a typo in the hyperlink - it will still work, just delete the " that appears at the end of the URL when it opens in your browser and then refresh. Ooops, there’s a typo in the hyperlink – it will still work, just delete the ” that appears at the end of the URL when it opens in your browser and then refresh.

]]> By: healthstudies http://theedublogger.com/2009/09/07/tips-for-writing-your-about-page/comment-page-1/#comment-6274 healthstudies Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:54:27 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=871#comment-6274 Well, I've now set up my class blog, written an 'about' page, established a clear purpose for the blog, written guidelines for students, created blog rules and outlined an assessment rubric. Phew! What an effort! I've even written an example post as a scaffold for my students. Have I gone too far?! Now I just need to get students actually commenting and posting :) Any feedback on the initial setup, my ideas for how the blog will be used and, of course, the 'about' page (given that's what this comment is in response to!) will be well recieved and greatly appreciated. Here's the <a href="//healthstudies.edublogs.org/”" rel="nofollow">Health Studies blog</a> that I've set up for my class. Well, I’ve now set up my class blog, written an ‘about’ page, established a clear purpose for the blog, written guidelines for students, created blog rules and outlined an assessment rubric. Phew! What an effort!
I’ve even written an example post as a scaffold for my students. Have I gone too far?! Now I just need to get students actually commenting and posting :)

Any feedback on the initial setup, my ideas for how the blog will be used and, of course, the ‘about’ page (given that’s what this comment is in response to!) will be well recieved and greatly appreciated.

Here’s the Health Studies blog that I’ve set up for my class.

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