This is probably one of those posts where not everyone is going to agree with what I say or why I say it
But it’s one of the most common traps for new people — so we do need to discuss our views!
Here’s what I say:
It’s really great to love someone else work!
But you [...]
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How Do You Feel When Someone Copies and Pastes Your Post?
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Guest Post by Kathleen McGeady: Teaching Commenting Skills
It’s my great pleasure to introduce our guest blogger, Kathleen McGeady, who provides important advice on teaching commenting skills (regardless of the age of your students).
About our Guest Blogger
Kathleen McGeady is in the seventh year of her career and in that short time her approach to teaching has changed greatly.
The opportunity to take Teacher Professional [...]
Tagged in: class blog, student blogging
Week 4 – Add your student blogs to your blogroll
Each week for six weeks we’re giving you a new task, with how-to info, to help you with your class blogging.
Here’s the previous tasks:
Week 1 – Create A Class Blog
Week 2: Set Up Your Blogging Rules and Guidelines
Week 3 – Add A Visitor Tracking Widget To Your Blog Sidebar
This week’s task is to add your [...]
Tagged in: Blogroll, Class Task
Setting up Feedburner RSS and Email subscription for your blog
Lots of people have been asking me about RSS feeds and Feedburner over the past few weeks.
So I’ve decided it’s time to update my ‘how to’ Feedburner info so that:
All the required instructions are in one post
It is current for the latest version of Edublogs and Feedburner
What is RSS?
The easiest way to receive latest posts [...]
Tagged in: feedburner, Feedburner Email
Want A Comment Avatar That’s Globally Recognised By Most Blog Platforms? Here’s How!
I confess! I hate default avatars next to my comments on other bloggers posts.
It makes me feel both naked and like a newblie
I’m know I’m not the only one. The solution is simple — set up a Gravatar account!
About Gravatar
Gravatar is a service that provides globally unique avatars.
Most standard blogging platforms support Gravatar. [...]
Creating And Uploading Your Comment Avatar
Your avatar is an important part of your online identity.
It’s an online representation of you that shows up in places such as where you leave comments or forum posts and is part of how others visualize who you are.
Most schools don’t allow students to use pictures of themselves on blogs or websites. Instead of photos [...]
How To Set Up ‘Alerts’ To Monitor Conversations!
An important part of my daily blogging routine is monitoring mentions of me or my blogs on the Internet.
Yes sounds very vain! And this is why bloggers normally refer to this as ‘Vanity Alerts.’
I’ll tell you how I do it below — but first let’s talk about why it’s a common blogging practice.
How Vanity Alerts [...]
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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