This week, we think you will be excited about a couple of LIVE webinars that feature a few Edublogs blogging rockstars. Tech Talk Tuesdays – (Or Monday for those in the Americas!) Teaching Commenting and Encouraging Parent Participation 4pm Tuesday the 22nd in Melbourne, Australia or 9pm Monday the 21st in Los Angeles, California. (See the…
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We should talk – what are you doing to ensure student safety online?
It is one of the most important conversations we can have. When student privacy and safety is at stake, we all have an obligation to do our part. Keeping in mind that laws and policies vary depending on where you are and what age you work with, there are some common sense tips we should…
An interview with an award winning blogger and educator
One of the most exciting things about being part of the Edublogs team is that we get to see all of the excellent uses of class and student blogs around the globe. We recently learned that one of our users, Donal O’ Mahony from Portmarnock Community School in Ireland, had been nominated for a European…
Edublogs Weekly Review – Goblins, ghosts, and Halloween swag for your blog
Are you as excited about the chocolate and costume filled weekend ahead as we are? We thought it might be fun to share a few of the Halloween resources we’ve come across which might make good additions to a weekend blog post or add a bit of holiday fun to your sidebar. So here goes:…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Celebrating teachers everywhere
Happy World Teachers’ Day! October the 5th was World Teachers’ Day, and we here at Edublogs are sending out a huge thank you to all of the teachers and educators around the globe! There is no doubt that educating future generations is the single most important responsibility that exists, and it certainly is no easy…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Social networking in schools, Facebook in trouble and email a thing of the past
Welcome to the first of what we hope is a useful post with a weekly overview of news in the edublogging world. This week, one of the most discussed topics around the web has to do with the use of social media by educators and students in schools. Many schools seem to be moving to…
