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Blogging workshop (10 Nov-8Dec 08)

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A group for our blogging workshop for South African teachers and other enthusiastic people who would like to create a blog and learn how to maintain it!

Location: Online
Members: 20
Latest Activity: Dec. 11, 2008

Welcome to our blogging un-workshop!!!

Aim: The aim of the workshop is to get teachers (and whoever else wants to learn) to create and maintain a focussed blog while supporting one another. This way we should be able to get into the habit of blogging and also explore how we can use it in all aspects of our lifes. The blog can be a personal blog, school blog, class blog or a business blog!

Commitment: About 3+ hours a week over a 4 week period. You have to blog at least every second day and read and support at least 2 others on the workshop!

When: 10th November - 6th December 2008

Level: Novice bloggers/those that want to resuscitate their blogs. Have BASIC computer skills (can e-mail, save files, copy and paste and navigate the internet)

To register and commit: Fill in a commitment registration form here

Procedure and housekeeping

Join this network
Join the blogging workshop group (See link to the top right of group)
Introduce yourself to the rest of the group
I will open a discussion forum with instructions for every day. You will find a link to each day on the main Blogging workshop group page.
I will also publish a list of skills so that, in case you fall behind, you can fast track through the skills! (You might miss out on some interesting discussion though!)
We will buddie-up in threesomes (you have to support the people in your buddie circle but can choose to comment on others as well)
You are welcome to download any of the learning objects (Creative Commons attribution). You will only see the PowerPoint animations if you download it. Please provide feedback as the objects are in draft (I am using you as guinea pigs!)
Have Fun!,

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Workshop links:

Click on link to the top to join the group!

Week 1 (10-14 Nov)

Why blog?

Week 2 (17-21 Nov)

Creating your blog

Monday

Resource folder

Discussion Forum

Tea Room 21 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Maggie Verster Dec. 11, 2008.

Week 2: Monday 17 November

Started by Maggie Verster Nov. 17, 2008.

HELP!!!!!! Problems and issues 9 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Maggie Verster Nov. 17, 2008.

New blog entries 2 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Maggie Verster Nov. 15, 2008.

What is a blog, why do people blog and why is it so popular? 9 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Maggie Verster Nov. 13, 2008.

Thursday 13 November 2008 2 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Maggie Verster Nov. 13, 2008.

Who am I, why am I here and what I would like to learn 52 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Jacqueline Muir Nov. 13, 2008.

Individual blogs versus community blogs: Blogging in/for a community 5 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Sandra Nov. 13, 2008.

Why do blogging efforts fail? Deciding on the focus for your individual blog 1 Reply

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Sandra Nov. 13, 2008.

Learning object: The Why and What of blogging 3 Replies

Started by Maggie Verster. Last reply by Melanie de Bruyn Nov. 13, 2008.

RSS: Our Diigo Resource links bookshelf (I tag with bl101)

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Comment by Gaylin on November 13, 2008 at 6:23am: Hi Maggie, Phew it early Thursday morn., rushing to catch up on the links above before the kids wake up and have to chase them 2 get ready for school. there is some great stuff, I am learning all the time, and feeling more comfortable that I will gain a lot.

Comment by Brenda Hallowes on November 12, 2008 at 10:01pm: Hi Maggie, are we driving you crazy? I have to confess I've been dabbling in wikis all evening. I need to set up an example of one for a project so I've been playing nicely in Wikispaces. But we won't go there now.

Comment by Maggie Verster on November 12, 2008 at 9:47pm: I don't know if I am coming or going???????

Comment by Melanie de Bruyn on November 12, 2008 at 7:23pm: hellllooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I was here, and you were not- now you are here, and I am not!

Comment by Ulza Wassermann on November 10, 2008 at 10:54pm: regsklik op die hyperlink (die naam van die powerpoint), linksklik dan op Save Target As. Dan stoor jy dit op jou rekenaar se hardeskyf.

Comment by Sandra on November 10, 2008 at 10:40pm: ag nee ek weet nie hoe om die powerpoint af te laai nie

Comment by Maggie Verster on November 7, 2008 at 2:16pm: Why am I still alone here???? Oh yes, I have not invited anybody in......

Comment by Maggie Verster on November 7, 2008 at 11:14am: This is our "shout-out" wall. Here you can just Shout -out some frustrations - successes or inspirational snippets!!!