Welcome to Student Blogging Challenge (March) 2010!
All about having fun, improving blogging and reflective writing skills while connecting with a global audience!
Now into our 3rd Year and 4th Challenge!
We provide weekly tasks for 10 weeks that are like a buffet — you pick and choose what works best for you while we guide [...]
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Student Blogging Challenge – Time for teachers to register their classes
Week 5 – Add Students To Your Class Blog So They Can Write Posts
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
Week 4 – Add your student blogs [...]
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 [...]
Week 3 – Add A Visitor Tracking Widget To Your Blog Sidebar
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
This week’s task is to add a visitor tracking tool to your blog sidebar.
Why Use Visitor Tracking Widgets?
It’s [...]
Week 2: Set Up Your Blogging Rules and Guidelines
Each week for the next six weeks we’re giving you a new task, with how-to info, to help you with your class blogging.
This week’s task is to set up blogging rules and guidelines on your class blog.
Why Have Blogging Rules and Guidelines?
An important part of using an online tool with your students is educating them [...]
Week 1 – Create A Class Blog
The next Student Blogging Challenge starts in March and this time we’ve decided there are tasks that need to be done BEFORE your class actually takes part in the challenge.
So each week for the next six weeks we will give you a new task, with how-to info, to help you with your class blogging.
This week’s [...]
Our Class Blog List Has Been Updated — Is Your Class Blog on The List?
A New Year means time to update the Check out Class Blogs list which has been growing since November, 2008.
About the Class Blog list
It now contains over 200 class blogs, sorted into different categories based on age, subject area and type of blog.
The list was set up so educators can check out different types of [...]
Protecting Your Email on Blogs
Oh dear! Not good
I’ve seen numerous people not protecting their email while reviewing blogs recently!
Definitely not a good idea!
Writing your email as margone@gmail.com in a blog post or on a page means it can be picked up by search bots and then spammers may use it to send you unwanted emails.
I’ll share some [...]
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 [...]




