If you have logged into your blog lately, you might have seen a screen that looks like this when you first signed in:

This is a new feature that is designed for younger and beginning bloggers to simplify the blog dashboard area by rearranging and hiding some of the less used features.

If you don’t see this screen or would like to switch back and forth between the two Admin Areas, look for buttons like these on the top right of your blog’s dashboard:

The new ‘Easy Admin Area’ simplifies all of the most common functions of setting up and editing a blog, including creating posts and pages, and changing themes and appearances.

This is the ideal setting for student bloggers and those just starting out, and user management and plugin settings are still just a click away in the familiar Advanced Admin Area.

Even more helpful features:

In addition to the Easy Admin Area, you will also find new “tips” and help information right inside of both Admin Areas.

Try clicking on one of the many blue question marks to get a quick tip or checking out the boxes scattered throughout the dashboard with extra information and reminders.

We’re working to improve existing tips and add new ones all of the time, so we would love your input should you see something we should add.

Now, more than ever, Edublogs truly is the most student friendly blogging solution available.

With these new features, you should feel confident that new users of all levels can navigate around blogging dashboards with ease.

If you have a blog on Edublogs.org, you probably have seen information about Edublogs Campus. We get many questions each day asking us to give a bit more information on Campus, and I’d like to take this opportunity to point out a few of the main reasons why you should consider it for your school.

Edublogs Campus is designed to be a complete blogging solution for a school, university, or school district.  We take care of all of the hosting, upkeep, and support so that educators can focus on the impact that blogging can have on learning and student achievement.

Every Edublogs Campus package comes with unlimited uploads and bandwidth, powerful and student friendly functionality, and 100+ professional designs – all at your own domain.

Bringing Edublogs to an entire school or organization has proven to show an increase in overall communication, collaboration, and student engagement. We provide all that you need for a smooth implementation so that teachers and students can begin blogging in as little as a few days.

Here are the top five reasons why you should consider Edublogs Campus today!

5. User Management

Though we do have a blog and user creator available to Pro users, you might find that with 30 or more blogs, it isn’t always easy to manage, monitor, and set up student blogs this way.  Campus solves all of these problems by giving complete blog and user control to site administrators who are able to set up and maintain as many teacher and student blogs as you can imagine.

In addition, we can integrate Campus login information with existing LDAP and other authentication systems.  One less password to remember is definitely an important feature these days!

4. Customization

Campus sites allow for personalization and customization of the look and feel of sites.  For starters, Campus sites have a unique domain such as blogs.cornell.edu or literacy44.ca.  We help you upload your school’s logo and colors to the site, and with many Campus packages, we can have a new customized theme developed as well!

3. Privacy

We have schools using Campus in a wide variety of ways, and you can be assured that whatever privacy restrictions you would like to implement, we can make happen.  This includes password protection, content filtering, and a wide variety of settings for user privileges.

2. Expertise

Edublogs is run by the same team that is behind many of the largest blogging sites on the web. We guarantee the highest levels of server reliability and security. Should it be needed, we even make complete back-ups twice weekly, just in case.

1. Help & Support

We are famous for our help and support, and we will be there to answer any questions and provide guidance whenever you may need.  As a team of experienced educators, we pride ourselves in providing a student friendly service.

We would love to show you around Campus or answer any questions you may have.  Please use our contact form to let us know if you might be interested in learning more about Campus.