tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10383153657554154212011-07-28T03:35:54.714-07:00Anthony Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08797456168869185968noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038315365755415421.post-19798855459174989892008-03-18T07:45:00.001-07:002008-12-09T23:48:00.970-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aMnt2fXEeCc/R9_WYRKV6zI/AAAAAAAAAuw/ab2LFGj5tlw/s1600-h/bloggericon.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179093808911346482" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aMnt2fXEeCc/R9_WYRKV6zI/AAAAAAAAAuw/ab2LFGj5tlw/s400/bloggericon.jpg" border="0" height="98" width="260" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> <strong>What is a ‘Blog’? </strong><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NN2I1pWXjXI&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NN2I1pWXjXI&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A blog is an on line journal/diary that can be used as a means of easy web publishing. ‘Bloggers’ are able to publish text, photos, video and or links very easily. This means anyone can create and manage a website on any subject, all is needed is an e-mail address</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /><br />Blogs are made up of posts or entries that are created regularly by the author/s. To create a blog you need to access a blogging tool, such as Edublogs, Blogmeister or by far the most popular and intuitive is. </span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.Blogger.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Why ‘Blog’? </span></strong></p><strong></strong><strong></strong><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">There are many educational advantages to blogging such as:<br />- It allows the easy sharing of information eg news, homework resources etc<br />- It motivates children to become authors by providing children with an instant worldwide audience<br />- Offering a simple interface which allows work to be easily drafted, redrafted and edits to be made before final publishing<br />- Allowing children and adults to be part of an on-going discussion forum<br />- Creating excellent home school links, enabling parents to view an online record of work and events created throughout the year<br />- It taps into the tools young people use naturally to communicate online<br />- Providing educators with a tool for reflection and thought on their pedagogy</span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Blogging Safety</span></strong></p><strong></strong><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">When blogging, there are a number of considerations that must be thought about by both teachers and pupils to ensure users feel safe and protected when online. Therefore blogging provides an excellent context for teaching e-safety and aspects of PSHE + C.<br /><br /><em>Recommendations for safety:</em><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >- Gain parental permission for posting photos/videos<br />- Avoid using full names of children<br />- Spend time educating children on appropriate posts and comments<br />- Consider moderating comments depending on the use of the blog<br />- If using Blogger you may want to remove the next blog button on the top navigation bar to avoid visiting unsuitable blogs<br />- Consider educating parents on the use of blogging<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.childnet-int.org/downloads/blog_leaflet.pdf"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >http://www.childnet-int.org/downloads/blog_leaflet.pdf</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How to Blog</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For detailed help sheets on:<br />How to blog<br />How to insert video<br />How to embed content - e.g. googlemaps<br />How to add links<br />How to remove the Nav Bar</span></span><a href="http://www.childnet-int.org/downloads/blog_leaflet.pdf"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://leadingteachers.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/How%20to%20use%20Blogger.pdf">Click here</a><br /><br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Where does blogging fit into the Primary Curriculum<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://leadingteachers.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Where%20does%20Blogging%20fit%20into%20the%20Primary%20curriculum.doc"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Click here</span></a><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.childnet-int.org/downloads/blog_leaflet.pdf"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1038315365755415421-1979885545917498989?l=redbridgepicthowto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anthony Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08797456168869185968noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038315365755415421.post-79492055008945036102008-02-18T14:45:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:48:01.096-08:00Thanks to Adam at South Park, who put together this rather excellent help guide for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Activ</span> Primary 3. Click on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PDF</span> Icon below to download this resource.<a href="http://www.box.net/encoded/8297315/121174839/8c6165b659b4f501f871ca18d79faeaa"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179203386411969442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aMnt2fXEeCc/R-A6ChKV66I/AAAAAAAAAwM/cuJSZ2V-yho/s400/pdf_icon.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are also some very useful videos on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Activ</span> Primary use on <a href="http://www.teachertube.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">TeacherTube</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><embed name="flvplayer" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" src="http://www.teachertube.com/player/flvplayer.swf" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="config=http://www.teachertube.com/flvplayer_user.php?UID=46362" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" allowscriptaccess="always" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1038315365755415421-7949205500894503610?l=redbridgepicthowto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anthony Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08797456168869185968noreply@blogger.com0