Tag: blogging
Edublogs or Edmodo
I received a comment this week asking if I preferred Edublogs or Edmodo best. Since in my mind they are totally different platforms with different uses, I thought I would respond with a post.. Edublogs is a wordpress derived blogging platform aimed at teachers and students. Its own websites states that Edublogs lets you easily create & manage student & teacher […]
Why bother blogging?
I have been blogging for nearly two and a half years, sometimes I wonder why I do it and what I hope to gain from maintaining this blog. This week I have been reflecting on my reasons. To add to my thoughts I read this yesterday at a book marketing website. Nationally, over 12 million […]
Connecting in the holidays
It’s the holidays here in Sydney a much needed time of rest and relaxation. A time to recharge ones internal batteries and prepare for next term. Teachers are much maligned in the popular press for the holidays we get. We know though that without these breaks we would not survive for long. I actually have […]
ICTENSW Edmodo and Student blogging
This blog post has been prepared to support a presentation I am giving at the University of NSW for an ICTENSW workshop. My workshop will be provide participants with information on how to connect their classrooms to the world and extend the length of their school days, using edmodo and edublogs. The secure online networking […]
Connecting your classroom
As we come to the end of our summer holidays here in Australia, my mind inevitably starts to return to the task ahead of me, namely preparing my classroom for the year ahead. This week I have been into school to tidy up, rearrange desks and physically prepare my classroom. Mentally too I have been […]
AIS Leaders Conference
Once again I find myself using this space to complement a presentation I am giving. I apologise if much of what I am writing appears familiar to my regular readers. Since however my presentation is on the merits of class and student bloggers, please bear with me. Perhaps you would like to add a comment […]
The Bloggers’ Cafe
It is hard to believe that what was a germ of an idea just over a year ago is now a fully fledged website that has just celebrated its first birthday, but it is. The Bloggers’ Cafe has turned one. When I wrote these words a year ago little did I realise that a year […]
IWBnet presentation
This post has been designed to supplement my presentation for The 5th National Leading a Digital School Conference. To be held on Thursday September 1 2011. Preparing Students for their future not your past through the integration of web 2.0 tools with an emphasis on blogging and edmodo. During my presentation we will be logging […]
Why do we blog?
Last term @pruthomas and I presented to our school about the benefits of student blogging. Since that time many of the teachers at my school have become really receptive to the idea and most of our junior classes now have their own blogs on the way. The class and student blog that I write along with […]
A message to my readers
All of a sudden I seem to have a whole new readership. Almost daily my email tells me of a new ping-back comment. It appears I have made it onto a university list and my guess is these students are visiting and reading lots of education blogs. These students are using blogs as a reflective […]