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Tips For Measuring Post Success: Part 1 Bookmarking

Analyzing blog metrics always gives me a headache!
But as a blogger it’s important to know ‘Is the content you’re providing is fulfilling your readers needs?”
Metrics provide you with insights into how your readers are interacting with your content and the type of content that interests them.
Trouble is there’s numerous metrics you can use,  each [...]

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Managing Students on Blogs…What Role Do You Assign Students?

I’ve been asked a lot lately about ‘roles of users’ and what role should you assign student users on blogs.
Unfortunately there isn’t a simple answer because it’s a balance between:

How much responsibility you’re comfortable with assigning your students
School and District guidelines
Providing them with an environment that’s motivating

So I’ve decided to explain the different user roles [...]

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Announcing The Winners Of The “Share your tips–and win BIG!” Competition!

It’s time to announce the winners of “Share your tips–and win BIG!” and a big thanks to everyone who entered.
Here’s the winners with a brief summary of why they won:
Gail Desler has extensive experience in both student blogging and supporting others educators in the use of blogs with their students.  She submitted three posts for [...]

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Want traditional news media to tell the true story about social networking? Here’s Your Chance!

I’ve been approached to do an interview by Ingrid Maack who is writing an article about the use of social networking websites within early childhood environments.
Ingrid’s a journalist at Rattler Magazine (published by Armedia).
We don’t often get the chance to get our message across to educators and parents using traditional news media.
But why limit [...]

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I’m Up A Creek Without A Paddle…Can You Assist?

Sorry!
I really tried to come up with an idea for this post but I’m totally stuck!
Every blogger knows that feeling.  Especially new bloggers.
Can you help us out by sharing your secrets?

Where do you get your ideas for blog posts from?
What are your thoughts on how often a blogger should write posts?  And why?
What are [...]

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Adding Email Subscription to your blog

Email subscription is a ‘must have’ widget on blogs.
Why?  Because visiting blog to check for new content is time consuming.
Most people read the latest posts from their favorite blogs by subscribing using RSS or email subscription.
Email is extremely important for:

Readers who prefer to receive latest posts using email subscription
Private blogs — these don’t [...]

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Grow Your Blog–Become Part of The Student Blogging Challenge!

Wow!  The Student Blogging Challenge is off to an amazing start!
Currently over 3000 students from 346 individual student blogs and 86 class blogs, from 13 countries, are participating in the weekly tasks.
Have you joined yet?  There’s still time.

How to Join The Student Challenge
The weekly tasks are like a buffet;  you pick and choose what [...]

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Quick Start Tips For Student Blogging Part II: Setting Up Your Student Blogs

Class blogs are an excellent starting point.   But the most incredible outcomes are observed when students are progressed onto their own individual blogs.
Why?  Human nature!
As individuals we’re all driven by personal ownership; class blogs have less sense of ownership than an individual blog.
Here are my tips for creating your student blogs.
#1 Choosing Usernames and [...]

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Tips For Writing Commenting Guides & Guidelines

Much of the learning from blogging happens as a result of commenting and interaction between commenters.
But how many of your readers know how to even leave a comment?  Or what are your comment approval guidelines?  Or how you interact with their comments?
In case you forgot to tell them here are some ways [...]

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Be A Helper To Gain Valuable Experience!

Are you looking for a learning opportunity for yourself and/or your students?
Become a Student blogging challenge helper!
The Student Blogging Challenge needs teams of helpers who are willing to comment on class and student blogs for the duration of the Challenge (finishes end of November).
We would like to do is allocate 5 class blogs and 10 [...]

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