Electronics and ICT at Manangatang P12 College

Hi Everyone,

This is a collection of links that I found useful as I began leaning about Blogs and all things associated with them. I’m still learning about Blogs … but I know a little more than I used to.

Hope these links are useful to you too! 

• This Edubloggers FAQ is provides quick and clear answers
  to some of the commonest questions and issues
  that new edubloggers face. Please scroll down to check the different categories.
  http://edublogs.org/frequently-asked-questions-faq/

• Sue Waters is a real experienced hand with blogging and other web technologies.
  Check her Tips On Blogging With Students -
  http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/02/13/tips-on-blogging-with-students/

• Sue refers to Clay Burell’s – Parents Consent For Student Weblog Letter
  http://beyond-school.org/2007/11/09/blogging-parent-letter-choose-your-privacy-levels/
  (nb. look for the blue text a couple of “pages” down the webpage)
• Clay says that he has been “Waging war on schooliness since 2006″ and adds “I hate schooliness. I love learning.”
  http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/04/what-is-schooliness-overview-and-open-thread/

• Al Upton and the minLegends – Year 3 Blogging proffessionals.
  http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/meet-the-minilegends-check-out-how-they-customise-their-own-blogs/#more-84
• More about Al Upton and the miniLegends
  http://alupton.edublogs.org/home/
  http://alupton.edublogs.org/tag/blogging/
  http://alupton.edublogs.org/tag/protection/
• In this blog page Al Upton mentions an Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) for his students, and a Permission Form.
  Unfortunately both files/links are password protected … 
  http://alupton.edublogs.org/framework/

• 31 Days to Building a Better Blog
  What is the 31 Day Project About? To put it most simply -
  it’s a month long series of posts here at ProBlogger designed to
  walk you through 31 tasks that you can do to make your blog better.
  http://www.problogger.net/31-days-to-building-a-better-blog/

• Use Blogs -
  This blog site has been set up to help people learn more about blogging and it has been broken into a stepped blogging program:
• Get Started in Blogging -
  for people who have never blogged or are just starting out located in my side menu as Use of Blogs (Beginners)
  http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/blogs
• Improving your Blogging effectiveness -
  for people who are already blogging. Located in my side menu as Use of Blogs (Intermediate)
  http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/blogs1

• Kim Cofino has had a bit of experience setting up Blogs for her primary Students -
  Sign Me Up! The Elementary Email Solution: Linked Gmail Accounts
  http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/10/18/sign-me-up-the-elementary-email-solution-linked-gmail-accounts/
• Students as Contributors on Edublogs: the Quick and Easy Way
  http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/students-as-contributors-on-edublogs-the-quick-and-easy-way/
• Going full Circle – Information and great diagrams about the Collaboration Continuum(Circle) 
  http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/08/28/going-full-circle/
  http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/08/25/the-collaboration-continuum/

• Alec Couros gives some extra information -
  Creating Multiple Student Accounts From One Gmail Account
  http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/668
• And from Sean Deasy -
  Multiple email addresses for one Gmail Account 12May07
  http://www.seandeasy.com/multiple-email-addresses-for-one-gmail-account/

~ by electrons on Thursday, 23 October, 2008. Tagged: Beginner Bloggers, Helpful Links