This is a true story. Three years ago, an eleven-year-old blogger here on Edublogs wrote a post about his favorite lunch food – salami. As part of his post, he used Google Images to find a quick photo of salami that he then uploaded to his blog. Fast forward to now. Our Edublogs support team…
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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…
How to get the most out of online tools
It is practically impossible to keep up with the ever-changing tools and resources available to educators. Not to mention all of the new vocabulary and jargon that comes along with it. The following posts from our own Sue Waters on TheEdublogger.com might be a great place to start: A Glossary to DEMYSTIFY the jargon of…
Edublogs Weekly Review: It’s blog action day! Where’s your post?
Today, Friday the 15th of October, is Blog Action Day where bloggers from around the world write about one topic to raise awareness and help drive change through collaboration. This year, the topic is water – providing access to clean and safe drinking water to the nearly 1 billion people around the world that are…
Edublogs Weekly Review: iPads are changing the way we teach, learn, and get stuff done
If the twitter stream and blog posts over the past week or so are an accurate representation, it seems that iPads and other tablet devices have really started to solidify their roles in and out of the classroom. In fact, I should disclose, this post comes at the conclusion of my first week with an…
Learn and share in our growing Twitter community
In case you missed it, yesterday our own Sue Waters published A Twitteraholic’s Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter. If you haven’t jumped into the whole Twitter experience yet, you might be surprised at how many educators are using Twitter to collaborate and learn from each other. Each day, on Edublogs and beyond, thousands…