When I run my Blogging training days, we usually focus on getting an account with WordPress or Edublogs. Both run off the same backend, but Edublogs is tailored more for educators. If you are interested in finding out about all the different platforms that are available, then Dodie Ainslie has put together a great overview [...]
With the release of the James Cameron movie (which I highly recommend you see, by the way) everyone has now heard the word Avatar. In computing, an avatar is often the name used for the little picture you use on profile pages for things like blogs, twitter etc. If you are blogging with students – [...]
Here’s the video from the Digital Identity discussion at this years AmplfiED’10 event. Thanks as always to Leon Cych. Direct links : http://blip.tv/file/3109847 and http://blip.tv/file/3111693 I like the idea of the Digital Resident vs Digital Visitor. I think I am very much in the resident camp.
Following on from my blog post about the teacher who got in trouble for twittering, I’ve had a little bit of time to think about some of the implications of this. I was also given this link to the same story as reported in the Daily Telegraph which makes things sound a little worse. My [...]
05.07Online Presence
One of the perils of having an online presence is that you can be looked up by anybody with access to the internet. This can include prospective/current employers and, in the case of teachers, pupils and their parents. Here is a cautionary tale from the Washington Post. Again it outlines the dangers of having your [...]