We have a couple of exciting updates to share as we wrap up 2012! And, you should know, we have big plans to make 2013 the biggest edublogging year yet. Before we get to the new toys to play with, check out this excellent video from Mr. Avery’s Classroom Blog as his students share their…
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Looking for student blogging ideas?
The first Student Blogging Challenge of the year is under way, and even if you or your students aren’t participating, the challenge blog is an excellent resource for blogging ideas. So far this challenge, students and teachers have created about pages, avatars, and slideshows, written in a foreign language, edited images, and much more! As…
Edublogs Weekly Review: The power of twitter, #edchat, and student blogging
I’ll be the first to admit that several years ago when I heard about twitter I was more than skeptical. I would occasionally check it out and just not really get it. Today, while I don’t tweet as often as I’d like, I can’t imagine a day without checking the stream to see what my…
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…
A fun time with students in our webinar!
During today’s class blog webinar, I had the pleasure of welcoming in David Carruthers’ grade 6 class from St. Thomas, Ontario. Let me just say that these students were wonderful! We host these webinars on a rotating basis, and we don’t require any sign-up, registration, or really have any way of knowing who might show up….
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…
