Browsing all posts in "blogging".
OMG! Technology-based Formats Increase Enjoyment of Writing
A recent study out of the UK suggests that students who write regularly, even if that writing occurs on blogs or through texting, enjoy writing more and are more confident in their writing ability than their less tech-savvy peers.
The National Literary Trust, a charitable organization dedicated to improving literacy rates in the UK, recently released [...]
Become a Guest Blogger on ISTE Connects
We’ve had some excellent contributors to the ISTEconnects blog, and we want to keep it open – making it a community driven place for you to connect with other educational technology enthusiasts. We’ve created a simple guest blogger functionality, and all you have to do to get published here is to sign up to be [...]
Streaming the Day Away at ISTE Central
Afternoon, folks!
Just as I was yesterday, I’m embedded among the teachers and technologists at ISTE Central, reporting from the front lines of the ed tech festivities here in Washington, DC. I promise to be a tireless correspondent, so be sure to check in frequently for new posts. And, as always, if you’d like to reach [...]
Blogging the Conference: We’ve come a long way in 3 years!
The response to Joe Corbett’s June 12th post here on ISTEconnects, “Planning To Create Lots Of Great NECC Content? Share It With Us Here!” has been amazing! To date, about one hundred people have indicated they are going to share content from NECC 2009 via blogs, Flickr, CoverItLive, Ustream, and other websites. What an exciting [...]
Becoming a Balanced Blogger – Tips From Jared Goralnick @ WordCamp Mid-Atlantic
You may have already caught my previous post surrounding WordCamp Mid-Atlantic that featured Anil Dash’s keynote, which offered some tremendous insight about blogging and the state of the social web. I also had the opportunity to catch Jared Goralnick’s WordCamp presentation, “How to Be a Balanced Blogger,” and I want to share it with you. If your life [...]
Looking for Conference Live Blogging Models for NECC09
In the Classroom 2.0 Elluminate discussion about EduBloggerCon on Saturday, April 11th, participants discussed the ways content will be shared “live” from the NECC 2009 conference this year. The wikis NECC “Live” and NECC “Unplugged” are being combined on the NECC Unplugged site this year to showcase those events. Certainly lots of attendees will be [...]
Publishing audio at will
The capability to publish ideas instantaneously for a global audience can inspire both excitement as well as fear.
(Flickr CC Image)
Blogs are naturally “publish at will” platforms. While blogs certainly CAN be configured to have new posts “moderated” by someone serving in the role of a gatekeeper, by default most blogs allow users to publish INSTANTLY. [...]
