Are you the teacher responsible for your school’s website? Perhaps you have a classroom blog. Either way, there will be times that you’re trying out new things on your site that you don’t want the rest of the world to see. Here are some scenarios: You’re flipping through a few new themes and layouts and […]
Why a Self Hosted WordPress Blog is better (4 Things You Can Do)
We’re writing our ebook with step-by-step instructios on how to make a school website or classroom blog and quickly remembering why we like self-hosted WordPress blogs so much. Lots of teachers start their classroom blogs using a free WordPress blog or Edublogs account. And quite frankly, that’s the right place to start: It’s free. There’s […]
Geotag Your Classroom Blog – Show Off Where Your Visitors Come From
Geotagging is the art and science of adding geographic information to stuff on the net. It’s interesting for teachers because it gives you a way to show your students who is reading their work published on the internet. Or, at least, where they’re from. Things you need to know about IP Addresses – Your Address […]
Classroom Technology Wish List: 101 Ways to Bring Tech into your Class
Classroom Technology Wish List ARTICLE UPDATE: This was intended to be a living document but classroom technology changes. Quickly. This list was originally published in August 2008, with a few updates here and there. (Last updated on June 29, 2019.) How do you use Classroom Technology in your program? Leave a comment below. Sure, it’s […]
Classroom Blog Ranking – How Popular is Your Classroom Blog?
How does your classroom blog rank in the blogosphere? Where does your class website rank? Is anybody even out there? As teachers, we’re focused on helping our students to polish their work. Some of us set up a classroom blog so that our students have an authentic reason to write: to publish their work online […]