Tips, tricks, ideas and help with using web 2.0 technologies and edublogs
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I’m often asked questions like this ‘Hi Sue, HELP! I want to start blogging with my students but have no idea where to start or how to make it fun!’
Here’s what I say:
A class blog is always a good starting point. This gives you to time to increase your skills while gradually introducing [...]
It’s time! The latest student blogging challenge starts September 6 and ends in November –to participate just fill out this registration form on Miss Wyatt’s blog!
About the Student Blogging Challenge
Our last blogging challenge had over 1000 students, from 15 countries, aged 6 to 18 years old, writing posts, commenting and getting to know about each [...]
