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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Fun NEW Facts About Your Edublogs URL
Whenever you first create a blog here on edublogs.org you are given a brand new URL, or link, for your site. For example, studentchallenge.edublogs.org is the URL for the Student Blogging Challenge blog. As of today, you can also access the same site using studentchallenge.edublogs.com – see what we did there? Even though the .org ending…
Improving parent communication in 3 short steps
Earlier today, this blog post was published on Edutopia.org that shares results of a recent survey by the National School Public Relations Association in the US. The survey asked parents and non-parents (over 43,000 of them!) how they want to be kept informed about what’s going on at school. The results were surprising in that social…
Edublogs Weekly: Get blogging advice LIVE from the experts!
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…
Guide to finding and securing grants and outside funding for blogs and ed tech
Finding the funds for Edublogs Pro, Edublogs Campus, or any other education technology product out there isn’t always easy. This is especially the case as schools and educators are facing difficult decisions in times were budgets are tight. We have a growing number of users that have found success with grants, donations, and asking organizations…
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…
