http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org ...the APS staff training site Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's an example of a game created using Classtools.net.  This is a great site that enables you to embed games in your blog. Click here for full screen version http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/11/19/test-game/ Today, we will look at:   picking your 'theme' so your blog is customised (though you may have done this already) putting your own picture on the blog header if you want writing your first post adding pictures to your posts The difference between posts and pages adding links to your 'blogroll' embedding video into your posts (see ... http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/10/22/autumn-2009-course-2nd-session/ Welcome to the blogging course!  Today, you will get a blog address and begin to set up your blog. Before the end of the session, please save this blog address to your favourites: http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org You also need to save your own blog address to your favourites, so you don't forget where it is! http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/10/15/welcome-to-the-autumn-2009-course/ By the next session, everyone agreed to try to put something on the blog, either ready to use with students, or ideally actually use something directly with students.  Below are some ideas for setting work on the blog, complete with some examples where it's been done already.  If you have ... http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/02/09/setting-home-or-class-work-on-your-blog/ Hopefully you've all now set up your blogs so they actually exist.  I know one or two of you G&T students have gone a step further and started playing around with designs and things like that... Your blogs are all now linked to on this blog (under 'teacher blogs being developed' ... http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/28/todays-session-2/ A couple of you asked me how to do this and I said I didn't know but I'd find out... So now I have... This post here takes you step-by-step through the process.  It's from The Edublogger, a great site for tips on using Edublogs.  I strongly recommend you subscribe to it, ... http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/28/embedding-videos-from-youtube/ Thanks for coming to the first session today.  Just a reminder of what to do before the next session, on Thursday 29th January. Wait for your confirmation email to come, with your password and a reminder of your blog address Write down your password so you don't forget it! Click on the link ... http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/26/homework/ Welcome to the blogging course!  Today, you will get a blog address and begin to set up your blog. Before the end of the session, please save this blog address to your favourites: http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org You also need to save your own blog address to your favourites, so you don't forget where it is! http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2009/01/22/welcome-to-the-new-group/ I hope that you've all now had the email required from Edublogs to activate your blog.  Before Thursday, please do the following: ·     Click on the link in the email, which should take you to your blog. ·     At the bottom right of the page, where it says 'Meta', click on 'Log ... http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2008/10/14/test/ I wish I'd seen this before Donna and I wrote all those instructions!  It's a great introductory manual for using edublogs, with really clear instructions: Edublogs manual http://apstrainingblog.edublogs.org/2008/04/14/excellent-edublogs-manual/