I finally was successful at uploading a video of some interviews I conducted this spring with students who published their writing to a class blog this year. In just six months, the students’ blog had over 1,000 visitors from six continents! What an effective way to motivate our students to write! The blog also includes [...]
For any educators out there who like the idea of Web 2.0 and recognize its importance, but are too intimidated or otherwise reluctant to dive right in, I offer the following list of 5 things to try first. I think these tools will give you an idea of how simple it is to create online [...]
Just a heads up for other Edublogs users–be sure to check out the new Clustrmaps widget. No more copying/pasting code. Now you just enter a couple of lines of information, such as your site’s URL, agree to the terms, and your Clustrmap is set. Clustrmaps are a great, visual way to demonstrate the global impact [...]
A co-worker, Dwight Goodwin, has set up a blog for students from around the country to post comments sharing information about their cultures. Ideas for items to share might include interests, details about the schools students attend, climate, the economy, future plans, etc. If interested, stop by Every Country in the World and chime in.
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