Journeys with Learning

TEACHnology for Stage 4 Teachers

Due to some issues with the TEACHnology for Stage 4 Teachers blog at the moment I am posting some resources from that course here until the course blog is back online.

In our discussion on net safety and appropriate use of blogs we mentioned the Federal Governments Net Alert site. This is a great resource for teachers and students alike, regardless of age level.

To further this it was suggested that teacher develop rules for students while they are using the blog. I am unable to find the original author of these blogging rules but i will republish them with full credit to the original author. Likewise, possibly from the same author is a sample letter that could be used to inform parents of your use of a blog.

For those right back at the stage of setting up a blog these Comic Life notes should help you  through the process of creating an edublogs blog and starting to use it. Once you are ready to move beyond this you will find a number of helpful movies to guide you through must things that you would want to do.

The presentation options presentation is available below and may help you and your students expand your presentation options

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Blog Backups


is a free service that will back up your blog automatically each night.
With a number of our teachers now using blogs it would be prudent to
embrace this backing up strategy.

Blog Backup Online

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Why educational blogging and podcasting is such an important step for 21st Century learning.

Ewan McIntosh explains why edublogging and edupodcasting are changing the face of teachers’ and students’ lives.

This was recorded from a BBC Radio Show called “Blogs and Pods”

The following is from Ewans post on the show

Teachers have always shared their ideas within
their own staffroom, but now teachers’ staffroom chat can be more
in-depth, more wide-reaching than ever before. Meanwhile, kids are
already discovering the joys of online social networking. How can
education take advantage of this to increase motivation for learning
and improve the processes we use to teach and learn?

Listen to Ewans talk here Ewan McIntosh on BBC radio

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A 15 year old Student blogging on Web 2.0 and School

This is from a 15 year old Student blogging on Web 2.0 and School

The Benefits of School 2.0

I was sitting in maths earlier this week, learning about some formula
that I’m almost certain I’ll never see again after my exam in May
(unless I fail that is…) when I turned to the guy sitting next to me
and told him about the Blog I wrote a couple of days before hand, and
how there were people out there taking a serious interest in my
opinion… which to be honest really surprised me. When I had finished
the story there was a pause. He then asked me, “What’s a Blog??”… My
only thought after that was if only he knew. If only he had discovered.
Not just what a Blog is, but what a Wiki is, what an RSS or and Atom
feed is. How it could benefit him. If only he had been taught…

Read the rest at the source

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How are other Teachers using blogs??

TecnoTeach has a useful post of blogging teachers sorted by subject area and complete with a description of what their blogs are about.

TecnoTeach: How Can Teachers Blog?

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Why Blog?

The burning question answered by a new teacher. She has used a free online diagram maker and publisher

Why Teachers Blog

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Blogs of Interest

Preparing a session on RRS I decided to review and list some of the blogs that I subscribe to and read on a regular basis. They are largely focused on the use of technology to engage students in meaningful learning. If you like the look of some of these blogs look for this RSS symbol and subscribe. (more on RSS coming soon)

Will Richardsons blog about web 2.0 in the classroom

Wesley Fryers blog, Moving at the Speed of Creativity.

Also see this wiki of Wesley Fryer’s workshop resources!

Every One Learns - a place for comment and reflection on what it takes to make school a place where everybody learns.

The education.au blogs

The purpose of Aus Mac Ed is to provide a hub for Australian educators using Macs and iPods to engage and facilitate the best educational outcomes for their students.

Alan November is recognized internationally as a leader in education technology.

click on the digital edition or subscribe to the RRS feed

Marc Prensky’s blog (Digital Native fame) not updated very reguarly