MOTIVATION
A unique study of K-12 teachers blogging as an instructional practice shows a significant increase in student learning through motivation for assignments and through deeper thought processes. Students enjoy the connectiveness of their work whi
MOTIVATION This study found that students are motivated to write when they know they are writing for a real audience with the opportunity for feedback. This study also found that peer reviewing is a revision strategy with a lot of potential for success, b
The study on teachers in the United States who are using blogging as an instructional practice has finally been completed. The study shows that teachers perceive a significant increase in student learning through motivation for assignments and through dee
Checking out Vocaroo today for a possible segment on PalmBreezeCAFE and thinking about the possibilities for it's use in the classroom. Once you record your audio, you can share the link, embed the sound file (see below) or download the file (.wav). I was able to create my Vocaroo without creating an account.
Email subscription
There are plug-ins available for many blogging platforms that allow users to subscribe to an email update whenever a comment is left on a post, or to track responses to a comment they have left via email. In some ways this has an advant
It's a consequence of the new Web 2.0 world that these digital footprints-the online portfolios of who we are, what we do, and by association, what we know-are becoming increasingly woven into the fabric of almost every aspect of our lives. In all likelih
Thirty challenges in thirty days. It all sounded so simple when we first got started. I never would have expected that there would be multiple days when I'm typing furiously at the 11th hour to try to squeeze the entry in before the clock ticks over! Or t
And if readers are suffering from information overload, imagine the new life of political writers. First, they have to be totally up to speed to make sure that some blogger or newspaper competitor hasn't already made the point or reported the factlet that
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The Basics
Brevity rules. Can you say it briefly? Start at the main point, then work the story up. (Make the main point in the first paragraph.) Use small words. You don't have to impress people. You have to be clear. Analogies help people
However, I feel like the storytelling element in blogs is growing ever thin, with more and more blogs going on a more blunt approach, way too direct and to the point. I read a lot of marketing and tech blogs, and while they're very good, they don't really
Another reason some bloggers have slowed down is sheer burnout. Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor at the University of Virginia, shuttered his popular blog, Sivacracy, in September, in part because he was exhausted by the demands. "When you run your own blo
Find a webhost that will allow you to install WordPressMU (That's what edublogs uses), pop in a few plugins and you are good to go. The webhosting is not free, but it will be considerably cheaper. Plus, you are unlikely to get blindsided. For $10-15/month
If you think of blogging as a conversation, it is hyperlinks that allow us to connect the voices together. It is a means for citing information, recognizing original ideas, and giving credit where it's due. It also allows us to make subtle recommendations