Tag: Blogging
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Technorati
Wired has a cool article on Technorati. Being a dynamic and real time version of Google, Technorati gets to see the web as a living read/write space (especially if you use the tags, which I don’t 🙁 ). Something that it’s founder, David Sifry really seems to enjoy. David makes a good point on the…
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From the Fingers of 8th Graders
EduBlog has posted on how 8th graders view blogging (in one class). It seems that being able to write for more than MDT (Mom/Dad/Teacher) is really empowering for these kids. My guess is that blogging could be a great vehicle for students self motivation, writing and expression. This enthusiasm would hopefully help support their other…
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But where is my file??
Now that there are two ways to put pictures into blogger, a question comes up. Do you choose the built in Google solution, or an add on solution somewhere else? Both have their advantages and disadvantages. But one of the things that I’m thinking is a major disadvantage to the Google solution is that you…
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Lessons Learned from Blogging
Anne Davis over at Edublog Insights posted some reflections on her recent NECC panel experience and the lessons that she has learned. She’s come up with a great list of things. The important points that I took away from this list are that interactivity is very important. Comments are the best way to get kids…
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Uber Blogging Post – Blogging Basics Pt 4
Michael Lackner on his Weblogs in Education has posted a summary of his NECC presentation. He also has a series of excellent postings that relate to using blogs in the classroom. I like the point he makes about blogs helping to move the web into a read/write medium that it was originally intended to be…