Welcome to the first of what we hope is a useful post with a weekly overview of news in the edublogging world. This week, one of the most discussed topics around the web has to do with the use of social media by educators and students in schools. Many schools seem to be moving to…
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Make-over your class blog and join the student blogging challenge
It is now time to join in on the bi-annual student blogging challenge! This challenge is all about having fun, improving blogging and reflective writing skills, and building readership and connections with a global audience. Last year, the two challenges included thousands of students from over 15 countries around the world! What is it? The…
Using forums for learning
Message boards, or forums, are commonplace on many websites around the web. Many people turn them when planning a vacation, for advice, or to get help (like on our Edublogs support forums). Forums are increasingly popular in the classroom as well as a way to organize and foster collaboration among students. Edublogs Pro and Campus…
The New P2 Theme: The Ultimate in Collaboration
Many of the new themes now available to Pro and Campus users have unique features that we think you will be excited about. P2, the theme, is no exception! Designed for discussion and collaboration, P2 combines the instant update ability of Facebook walls, the quick posting nature of Twitter, and the tagging and post features…
Tip: Make Use of Enhanced Threaded Comments
As part of the extensive theme updates we recently launched, every single theme can now take advantage of threaded comments. Here is an example of what threaded comments are and what you can do with them: Complete the following steps to activate threaded comments on your blog: 1. Disable the threaded comments plugin if you…
Mobile Apps – Edublogs are on the go!
Have you been looking for a way to manage and update your blog when you are away from your computer? We’ve compiled this list of FREE mobile apps that are compatible with all Edublogs Pro and Campus accounts. In addition, any Pro user can add mobile blogging capabilities on up to 50 student blogs by…
