into the blogging, but I already am a huge fan of MUWP. The only catch is
that you need to have someone on site who enjoys geeking out and delving
into open source software to get it set up just the way you want it. We
have just such a geek and it's been great--he even hung out in the classroom
with me the whole day that the students were setting up their blogs.
There's a pretty good sized network of users for support online and in
Twitter.
One reason I like MUWP so much is that it is an authentic tool (there are
literally millions of Word Press users out there), the students can
individualize all they want, and yet you can keep an eye on them.
For example, when students found out that they were the admin of their own
blogs with the rights to approve or reject a comment they loved it. Yet I
still have the ability to monitor things so that they don't devolve into any
behaviors that can happen so easily with young adolescents. (We're using
this with 6th graders right now).
Our old blogging tool felt convoluted and unnatural, if that makes sense.
This one doesn't just feel/look like "real" blogging, it is real blogging!
In case you haven't seen it--here's a link to Seth Godin's very short video
on Why Blogging is Good For
You<http://isenet.ning.com/video/why-blogging-is-good-for-you>
.
Sarah Hanawald
Greensboro Day School
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Constantine, Norman <
nconstantine@wakefieldschool.org> wrote:
> Yes, we do use blogger with students. Some classes use individual blogs
> connected to a teacher blog. A middle school class uses a class blog shared
> between two sections with students invited to participate. Yes, students do
> have to have an email account to post. We are a google apps school so they
> use their school email accounts with theuir blogs or to accept invitations
> to class blogs. Yes, there is a clear way to control the privacy settings.
> Clear and easy to get the hang of.
>
> Norman
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Marty Hankins <
> mhankins@theodysseyschool.org> wrote:
>
> > Is anyone using Google's Blogger (www.blogspot.com) with students? Is
> > there a way to control the privacy settings so only students and teachers
> > within a school can see the blog? Do students have to have a gmail
> account
> > to post?
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > marty
> > Marty Hankins
> > Director of Learning and Technology
> > The Odyssey School
> > Stevenson, MD
> > 410-580-5551 x1014
> >
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