Want to control blog access and use - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T07:50:16Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/want-to-control-blog-access?id=649749%3ATopic%3A383112&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEach student gets their own W…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-22:649749:Comment:3950132009-10-22T04:17:36.807ZJonathan Wyliehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JonathanWylie
Each student gets their own Weebly domain name (sample.weebly.com) so all you would have to do is create a list of those in a sidebar if you wanted to link to them off your home page. You could have a list of student names and then hyperlink each one to their individual page. It would be pretty easy to do.<br />
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On my class website, I have a dedicated page with a list of all the student websites. You can visit any of their sites from that one page. I would link to it and show you, but it is password…
Each student gets their own Weebly domain name (sample.weebly.com) so all you would have to do is create a list of those in a sidebar if you wanted to link to them off your home page. You could have a list of student names and then hyperlink each one to their individual page. It would be pretty easy to do.<br />
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On my class website, I have a dedicated page with a list of all the student websites. You can visit any of their sites from that one page. I would link to it and show you, but it is password protected. I'm gonna give David Warlick'…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-22:649749:Comment:3949962009-10-22T02:31:12.429ZColin Gallagherhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ColinGallagher26
I'm gonna give David Warlick's classblogmeister a try for my Grade 5 and their Technology blogs.<br />
Weebly looks great and more slick but does not seem like it is set up for a Class blog and then student blogs linking off of the main page or am I missing something...
I'm gonna give David Warlick's classblogmeister a try for my Grade 5 and their Technology blogs.<br />
Weebly looks great and more slick but does not seem like it is set up for a Class blog and then student blogs linking off of the main page or am I missing something... Ron, Finally figured out how…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-22:649749:Comment:3949572009-10-22T00:16:33.142ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Ron, Finally figured out how to set up gmail accounts for my students using my own domain as mentioned above. If you buy a domain from goDaddy (I already had one) you can set up gmails for your kids using your own domain and it sets up automatically. I don't know if it's any more secure than regular gmail (we shall see) but the kids love having the personalized email and I like the ability I have to monitor what they are sending and receiving.
Ron, Finally figured out how to set up gmail accounts for my students using my own domain as mentioned above. If you buy a domain from goDaddy (I already had one) you can set up gmails for your kids using your own domain and it sets up automatically. I don't know if it's any more secure than regular gmail (we shall see) but the kids love having the personalized email and I like the ability I have to monitor what they are sending and receiving. Thanks. I'm working my way th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-22:649749:Comment:3949562009-10-22T00:08:38.328ZRon Smuinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonSmuin
Thanks. I'm working my way through some epals issues with their support.
Thanks. I'm working my way through some epals issues with their support. You can set security and acce…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-21:649749:Comment:3945142009-10-21T11:32:01.408ZDr. Rita Oateshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DrRitaOates
You can set security and access levels in ePals yourself (as teacher) in both SchoolMail and SchoolBlog. Check the online manuals for details: <a href="http://www.epals.com/content/ePalsSupport.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.epals.com/content/ePalsSupport.aspx</a><br />
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With ePals SchoolBlog, you can decide which email accounts can access the blog for your grade 4 students. A parent deployed in Iraq can see the blog if you allow that email access. The parent could have read-only privileges or…
You can set security and access levels in ePals yourself (as teacher) in both SchoolMail and SchoolBlog. Check the online manuals for details: <a href="http://www.epals.com/content/ePalsSupport.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.epals.com/content/ePalsSupport.aspx</a><br />
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With ePals SchoolBlog, you can decide which email accounts can access the blog for your grade 4 students. A parent deployed in Iraq can see the blog if you allow that email access. The parent could have read-only privileges or could write something that you would moderate (you have to approve before it is posted for all to see). It is so much easier to post info once than deal with trying to email people's home or work accounts.<br />
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If you set up SchoolMail accounts in ePals, you could limit the students to emailing only you the teacher and their classmates, or only a subset of the education universe as you define it.<br />
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Unlike gmail, you have higher level security and control with ePals. If you have one student bullying another through gmail, you need a court order to get a copy of the email. If you have one student bullying another through ePals SchoolMail, you need 15-60 minutes to get a copy. (I know you don't want to get into email.)<br />
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As a former district tech director, I advise you think through the total implications of something designed to be used in education (ePals) and something that wasn't (gmail). Also, look on any sites for <a href="http://www.truste.com" target="_blank">TRUSTe</a> certification. ePals has it. A lot of sites in education don't meet that high standard for student privacy and safety. Good luck! I am in the processs of setti…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-16:649749:Comment:3930302009-10-16T17:36:06.132ZRon Smuinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonSmuin
I am in the processs of setting up epals for my grade 4 class. I have found that when I send email from outside (my gmail address) it is rejected. Only internal email allowed on epals. At least, at the security setting I have.<br />
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I have made phony google emails for my Grade 5 class for edublogs, they are in the format carmiblogs+fisi@gmail.com, where fi means first two initials of first name, si means first two initials of last name.<br />
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This is working fairly well.
I am in the processs of setting up epals for my grade 4 class. I have found that when I send email from outside (my gmail address) it is rejected. Only internal email allowed on epals. At least, at the security setting I have.<br />
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I have made phony google emails for my Grade 5 class for edublogs, they are in the format carmiblogs+fisi@gmail.com, where fi means first two initials of first name, si means first two initials of last name.<br />
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This is working fairly well. Ron, I mainly need student em…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-16:649749:Comment:3929452009-10-16T12:36:39.669ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Ron, I mainly need student email at this point to get authorization codes for web applications and when I tried it with epals the emails never arrived. (are outside addresses blocked?) I'm having trouble with the gmail accounts, too. For the most part I don't have a clue what I'm doing to get the thing set up through my domain name so I've sent all the gmail help to my server provider and hopefully they will figure it out. I was able to get the email address studentname@adifferentplace.org and…
Ron, I mainly need student email at this point to get authorization codes for web applications and when I tried it with epals the emails never arrived. (are outside addresses blocked?) I'm having trouble with the gmail accounts, too. For the most part I don't have a clue what I'm doing to get the thing set up through my domain name so I've sent all the gmail help to my server provider and hopefully they will figure it out. I was able to get the email address studentname@adifferentplace.org and able to set up the accounts just fine, I just can't send and recieve mail--which is a bit of a problem!! I'll see what happens. I used…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-16:649749:Comment:3929162009-10-16T06:27:09.196ZRon Smuinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RonSmuin
I'll see what happens. I used the google hack to get edublogs accounts for my 25 Grade 5 students, and am having some problems there. I will use epals for my 29 Grade 4 students.<br />
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Do you have specifics re epals?<br />
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I'll see what happens. I used the google hack to get edublogs accounts for my 25 Grade 5 students, and am having some problems there. I will use epals for my 29 Grade 4 students.<br />
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Do you have specifics re epals?<br />
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Ron Ron, I wasn't happy with epal…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-15:649749:Comment:3925722009-10-15T01:28:59.233ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Ron, I wasn't happy with epals so today I set up gmail (for students). Since I have a website <a href="http://adifferentplace.org">http://adifferentplace.org</a> I was able to open up 50 email accounts with gmail--'studentname@adifferentplace.org. Pretty cool.
Ron, I wasn't happy with epals so today I set up gmail (for students). Since I have a website <a href="http://adifferentplace.org">http://adifferentplace.org</a> I was able to open up 50 email accounts with gmail--'studentname@adifferentplace.org. Pretty cool. Ron, I have mixed feelings ab…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-15:649749:Comment:3925712009-10-15T01:20:14.368ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Ron, I have mixed feelings about the book discussions per se, I blogged about it <a href="http://anotsodifferentplace.blogspot.com/search/label/online%20book%20discussions" target="_blank">here</a>. It might work better in the regular classroom--but if I was going to do it again I would do things differently (maybe paired responses?) There are lots of ideas that would work with Moodle. One of the other ideas I had was each kid would choose a work of art--statue, pottery, photograph, painting…
Ron, I have mixed feelings about the book discussions per se, I blogged about it <a href="http://anotsodifferentplace.blogspot.com/search/label/online%20book%20discussions" target="_blank">here</a>. It might work better in the regular classroom--but if I was going to do it again I would do things differently (maybe paired responses?) There are lots of ideas that would work with Moodle. One of the other ideas I had was each kid would choose a work of art--statue, pottery, photograph, painting etc. and post it to the virtual art gallery. Others would comment on the art--I set it up but haven't had the time to try it.<br />
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I've also written online courses, <a href="http://adifferentplace.org/leonardo_da_vinci.htm" target="_blank">this</a> used to be one-- Good luck in getting Moodle from the district, I know you'll come up with great ideas for your kids.