The five days have flown by…and what an amazing week it has been. Please jump in and share your thoughts on Telling Stories in a Digital Age.
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The five days have flown by…and what an amazing week it has been. Please jump in and share your thoughts on Telling Stories in a Digital Age.
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What an amazing workshop! I would have never imagined how much useful material and knowledge I would be able to take back with me. Thank you for the wonderful resources and the patience to help us become familiar with them. I look forward to participating in more A3WP professional development opportunities in the future!
Aman, to me the thrilling thing about this workshop was showing this group a new tool and then watching you take it beyond anything we would have imagined, e.g, YOUR BLOG LOGO
I learned so much in one week! When the week was over, I was wishing we had a few more days. I look forward to taking more classes next summer. I am now working on a blog for an honors 11 class to serve as a book club since we wont have much time in class for the students to discuss the book. It wont start for another month but it will be my first experience with a blog. I am very excited! If you would like to visit, type in freedomreaders.edublogs.org
ps I was looking for some good examples of blogging rules that teachers have posted on their site. I thought there was one in the blogroll but I don’t see it anymore. What happened to all of the cool examples of blogs that were in the blog roll? I hope it was not replaced with Hungry Heads because it is not finished. Does the blog roll only have room for a limited amount of links?
Shannon McCann
Oh wow, Shannon, I just checked out freedomreaders! I’m am so excited about the directions you and our summer team are taking blogging that I am seriously checking into how A3WP can support you into the school year. I’m thinking about an inquiry group that would provide a flexible structure to keep sharing new resources and strategies and to really take a close look at the impact of Web 2.0 in the classroom – oh, and provide units or a stipend too
There is no limit to links on the Blogroll. You have been thinking about Blogging 101 (blogging101.edublogs.org – sorry, due to spam issues, I can’t leave an actual hyperlink in a comment field). Do I have your permission to add freedomreaders to Blogging 101?
About that blog etiquette…I took another look and don’t see it on the blogroll. I think I shared some examples from specific blog projects. Here’s one from the Youth Radio project – (youthradio.wordpress.com/blog-netiquette)for a starter. Thanks for the reminder. I’ll be adding blog etiquette samples to the blogroll.
Here’s another sample of blog netiquette, which I’ve adapted from a high school project: Youth Voices Coast to Coast:
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Blog Netiquette Sample Adapted from Youth Voices Coast to Coast Project
1. Never use your full name!!! First name and first initial of your last name is cool. Remember to follow the naming formula in your Home Page set up.
2. Do not use profanity, obscenity, racism, sexism, or other language that may be offensive to other users.
3. No chatting! Put just the necessary information in your single post. Do not use it to send messages back and forth. This will slow down the server and get us kicked off the server!
4. Stay professional. This is NOT a Xanga. Do not type with every other letter capitol. Keep the language as if you were writing a paper. Do not use street chat abbreviations (ex. cya l8rz).
5. Be courteous. Do not insult or put down. Try to keep criticism constructive and give feedback that offers solutions.
6. Be respectful and careful in what you say to, and about, others, including others who are not members of the site. Best to avoid all last names.
7. Never assume your postings are private nor that they can be read by only yourself or other members of the site. Never post something that you would mind seeing on the evening news or having read out loud at your family dinner table. The site will be password protected, but nothing can absolutely guarantee privacy on the equipment we use.
8. Never give your username or password to another person. System administrators that need to access your account for maintenance or to correct problems will have full privileges to your account.
9. Don’t use the site to advertise stuff.
10. Capitalize words only to highlight an important point. Capitalizing whole words is generally termed as SHOUTING!
11. Use the underscore symbol before and after the title of a book, i.e. _The Wizard of Oz_
12. If you want to link to something, turn text into a hot link. Do not use the raw html link.
13. Cite all quotes, references and sources and respect copyright and license agreements.
14. Do not forward or otherwise publish any postings without the original author’s permission.
15. Be careful when using sarcasm and humor. Without face to face communications your joke may be viewed as criticism. When being humorous, use emoticons to express humor. (tilt your head to the left to see the emoticon smile)
I am pretty slow at this but I think I am getting better. Thank you for the list of netiquette. Unfortunately I did not get to them in time so I typed my own. If anyone is looking for rules, you can send them to freedomreaders and they can take a look at mine. You are more than welcome to post this new blog on blogging 101 instead of Hungry Heads. When I get that one going too, I will let you know.
After our telephone conversation, I was able to turn off the password requirement for leaving comments but I have not been able to find the page that allows me to recieve emails when I get comments and to allow google searches. Again, a simple question that I get stuck on for hours. One day I will look back and laugh at myself for how long this took me to learn.
Thank you so much for your support. It makes a world of difference and without it, I would have given up weeks ago!
Shannon, for both your questions, click on the Options tab of your dashboard. To make your blog searchable, click on the Privacy tab. To receive email notification when anyone posts a comment, click on the Discussions tab.
I’ll add freedomreaders to the Blogroll and also direct teachers to your blog rules. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Gail! You have been so helpful! It is easy to get overwhelmed when trying to set up the blog and you have made a world of difference. Maybe when I get my feet under me, I can help you to help other teachers in the future. This has been a great experience.
Keep those questions coming, Shannon!