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…
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Do you have a favorite free web tool?
As we continue on with the current Teacher Challenge on class blogging, preparations are already underway for the next series. This time, we want to introduce users to as many of the best free web tools as we can! And that is where you come in. Do you have a favorite web tool of any…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Move over Google Reader, Facebook is my news reader of choice
Right up there with running more and eating healthier, keeping up with the blogs I like to follow has been my easy way out of New Year’s resolutions the past few years. How many of you out there have also spent a good amount of time setting up your Google Reader only to let 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…
Edublogs Weekly Review: 5 reasons to visit the Edublog Awards site!
There are only a few days left to vote in the 2010 Edublog Awards, and we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know why you should both vote and visit the Edublog Award site: Find out who the edublogosphere thinks are the top blogs to follow Discover 42 of the top tweeters to…
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…