WELCOME TO BLOGGING!!! - Public

Welcome!!!

CSLO — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:24:14 -0400

Welcome to the world of blogging!

During our day today we will:

explore various blogs
experiment with the features and functions of the ePals School Blog
investigate the concerns regarding safety and management of blogs and other internet tools
set up our own blogs & get them ready to use w/ our students

Please take a few moments to respond to the questions below by clicking the "add new comment" feature.

Thanks & happy blogging.

1. What do you know about blogs and or blogging?

2. How do you envision using blogging to improve student learning?

TIF Web 2.0 Administrators Conference

CSLO — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:39:37 -0400

Start: 2008-05-16 09:00

End: 2008-05-16 15:00

TIF Web 2.0 Administrators Conference

Embedding Video

CSLO — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:15:20 -0500

One of the cool things that can be done with blogs is the ability to embed videos directly into posts, thereby using yet another form of media to engage your students. To view the video, click the "Play" triangle in the center of the video window. After viewing, please add a comment regarding the video and/or how this feature will be useful with your learners. Then, please respond to the comments of a few others using the "Reply" feature.

Some Words of Caution...

CSLO — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:45:09 -0500

As with any web-based activities, the fear of contact with the wrong kind of outsider always exists. One of the beauties of this blogging site is the amount of control it gives the teacher to completely lock-down the content & keep the undesirables out.

However, should you decide to open up your blog, do some personal blogging as a way of communicating with friends & family around the globe, or if you have kids or students who are blogging at home. there are some things that should be kept in mind.

Click on the "Internet Safety Tips" bar to the upper-left & review those suggestions.

Embedded Images

CSLO — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:00:54 -0500

Optical Illusion: Obtained from http://www.newopticalillusions.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/tiger-optical-illusions.jpg One of the cool things you can do with blogs is use media other than text to engage your students.