I realized after posting the poll about Twitter that it may be unknown to some exactly what Twitter is. Describing Twitter isn’t so much hard, as it is difficult to explain without leaving people wondering why anyone would want to use it… which is a question most people ask, and only try out of curiosity. [...]
Category Archive for 'Blogging'
FETC: Getting the Complete Email, Blogging, and Networking Solution For Free With E-Pals
Posted in Blogging, FETC, Student Tech, Tools on Jan 24th, 2008
In the past we have covered several resources on student blogging such as guides for teachers and blogging platforms. It’s truly something that we, here at TTB, feel is one of the next giant leaps in education. The ability to provide students with a global audience for their creative and analytical thoughts can provide an [...]
We’ll be in Orlando this week live blogging at the Florida Educational Technology Conference. The cold climate will be missed, but I guess we’ll endure the heat to bring you the latest news from the conference. It’s one of the largest Ed Tech conferences in the states, so stay tuned Wednesday through Friday for [...]
Having a classroom blog set up for students to publish their creativity is an incredible way to generate excitement and quality content. But what about when you have hundreds of students or a group of younger students that aren’t quite ready for writing their own articles? Kate from Wisconsin sent in a excellent tip for [...]
Effective K12 Blogging Part 1 - Exposure
Posted in Blogging on Nov 19th, 2007
The biggest impact that a blog can have is seen when the student realizes that the content they are contributing is being read outside of the school walls. The truth is that most student blogs don’t have what it takes to make it outside these walls. Either the students aren’t creating works with a possible [...]
Teachers Guide: Setup and Configure A Student Blog in 4 Steps
Posted in Blogging on Nov 17th, 2007
Recently this guide has become the most popular download here at TTB. Thanks for helping spread the word. Several have asked about it’s availability for sharing via their website. The answer is yes. Let us know in the comments how you are putting it to use.
Blogging is nothing new to students, but students blogging as [...]
Limited Access For New K12 Bloggers For Better Security
Posted in Blogging on Oct 25th, 2007
Blogging isn’t a new phenomenon for students, but student blogging is indeed a new, and sometimes scary, phenomenon to schools. Especially those schools that aren’t used to student published webpages. A suggestion might be to set up a student’s first classroom blog to have limited access. Here is the recommendation.