What’s the buzz in the blogsphere? Here we pick out some of the latest news and views from blogs by teachers.
If there are any blogs you’d like to share, to send us the link.
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Why teach your students about open source products when they'll be surrounded by Windows and Office in the classroom? Teaching at the end of the earth discusses this. Check it out.
Posted: 2/09/2009
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If you're finding your web based resources are becoming unruly, Live Binders might be just the thing to keep all those web pages in one neat place. Check out Greg Carroll's blog for more.
Posted: 17/08/2009
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Creating e-learning books has never been easier with Classtools. Classtools provides ready-made flash templates you can embed into your webpage - and it's free! Check out the blog.
Posted: 11/08/2009
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Here's a nifty application that allows you to discuss topics online with your students using voice called Voicethread. Check out JMK's blog to see Voicethread in action.
Posted: 6/08/2009
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If you're finding word tags a challenge to create for your webspace, try Wordle. Jacqui Sharp's blog features a nice little slideshow of the power of Wordle.
Posted: 4/08/2009
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Early concept designs for Mozilla's Firefox 4.0 are now posted on its wiki. Could this be the future design for Web browsers? Check it out.
Posted: 30/07/2009
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If you've ever wanted to create a website and you could never figure out how to create that little picture that appears in your browser next to your website URL, this blog explains it all. The Favicon is a way to easily identify your site in a list of bookmarks.
Posted: 28/07/2009
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Mr Wood's blog discusses cyber bullying and tools to help teachers become more proactive towards their students. Speak Up is an interesting tool that allows students to use comic strips to express themselves. It is also a great way to communicate with students.
Posted: 23/07/2009
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Moodle is yet another e-learning software application that enhances learning and sharing through online-based portals or platforms. This blog is Moodle in action and has been created by the students at KatiKati college for a Social Studies class.
Posted: 21/07/2009
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An easy way to use Google docs for online surveys within the classroom as explained on of our teachers blogs by Jenny Smith.
Posted: 16/07/2009
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Glogster is an application that lets you 'posterise' things that you enjoy ... and it's one of Raenette Taljaard's favourite tools. Here she talks about some great examples of what you can do with Glogster in the classroom.
Posted: 13/07/2009
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Kristin School’s Andrew Churches makes some interesting and informative comments about a story Thehe Herald on Sunday, ran about students using Facebook in an inappropriate manner, firstly in a conversation about a fellow students and then posting comments about a teacher.
Posted: 10/07/2009
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If you are unsure of how to use Adobe Acrobat Reader, this step-by-step instruction will help you. The web link will open into a .PDF document so you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.
Posted: 7/07/2009
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Collecting data from multiple sources can be a real challenge. Here's a nicely presented blog about the basics of integrating data into a spreadsheet using Google shared spreadsheets and forms.
Posted: 25/06/2009
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Check this out for a visual - and quick fire - review of key moments in the history (so far) of Twitter, from the advent of UNIX “Talk” in the 1980s (an early real-time text update system), all the way to the 'Twipocalypse'!
Posted: 23/06/2009
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TechCrunch reports on a bunch of new features Google has added to its Google Books in an effort to promote interactivity between readers and the online books. Check out the one that lets you embed previews of books into your own blog or website.
Posted: 22/06/2009
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What are the most common mistakes made by new bloggers? And how can they be avoided? Here are 21 mistakes that new bloggers make.
Posted: 19/06/2009
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Seth Godin believes there are thousands of hours wasted, every single day, by boring PowerPoint presentations filled with bullets. Tryhis tips for better PowerPoint presentations.
Posted: 19/06/2009
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ClustrMaps is a popular widget for class and student blogs because it reminds students that they are part of a global audience and demonstrates how connected we all are. Here's how to adsd one to your blog.
Posted: 19/06/2009
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This blog post, written by a graphic designer, shares ideas and basics about the colour wheel and colour theroy in very user-friendly language. The full blog - Creative Curio - has many other ideas on graphic design principles, as well.
Posted: 15/06/2009
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