Comments on: My Class: Student Blogging Made Easy! https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/ The Community Blog for Edublogs and CampusPress Tue, 07 May 2019 02:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://edublogs.org?v=6.2.3 By: Kathleen Morris https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-18165 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:43:54 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-18165 In reply to mrscrowningshield.

So glad this information helped. Good luck getting all your student blogs set up. Hopefully the teacher they have next year is happy to keep the blogs going too! 🙂

]]> By: mrscrowningshield https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-18162 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:28:15 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-18162 This lesson was really helpful in walking me step by step through the process. I now fell ready to jump in and set up the students blogs. I have 150 students this year so I am thinking of creating a page for the students blogs. I will take the suggestion of adding a sidebar widget also so students can connect with other students. I think it will take me a little bit of time to get them all set up.

]]> By: honoli2300 https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17520 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:39:59 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17520 Great pictures that explain well what is going on!

]]> By: Kathleen Morris https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17488 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:17:25 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17488 In reply to thegrittyclassroom.

Hi there,
There isn’t a limit on the number of student blogs you can have, however, when you have over 10 blogs you’ll have go into your widget settings and change it to show blog title only. Showing the avatar and the title for each student won’t work for a big group.
Some people do like having a page with all the students’ blogs instead of the widget or as well as the widget. Here is an example from ceramics teacher, Heather Alexander. http://missaclay.edublogs.org/student-blogs/
The benefit of the widget is that all the students can drag it over to their sidebar so that everyone who is part of the class is connected to everyone else. If you want it on a page as well, you can just copy and paste the info from the widget. Some teachers like having the page as the class blog widget is pushed to the button on mobile devices (as are all sidebar items).
Hope this helps? Feel free to email support@edublogs.org with your blog URL if you need more help.

]]> By: thegrittyclassroom https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17485 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 01:54:54 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17485 Question: While viewing the video, I happened to see something about a limit of 35 blogs listed in the sidebar as class blogs. Is there really a limit. I have 96 students. Before researching Edublogs on how to set up student blogs, I created a page entitled Student Blogs. I had planned on just having a link for every student’s blog on that page. Is it possible to put the Class Blog widget on just that page, or would it just be better for me to put a list of links on that page?

]]> By: Kathleen Morris https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17425 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 03:54:09 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17425 In reply to Renae.

Hi Renae,

To answer your big question, the answer is yes. You can add students as a class blog user. This means they won’t have their own individual blog but they will be able to add posts to your class blog. This help guide will walk you through the process https://help.edublogs.org/add-student-users/

As for creating your own student blogs, or having them join the class it might depend on the age of your students and how many blogs you want to set up. Teachers with younger students often prefer to set up the blogs themselves. If your students are older, they might use the join code. Another option is the invite code. This is where you give the students a URL so they can join the class (and set up a blog if you want them to). This option is popular with older students and you can read more about it here https://help.edublogs.org/invite-users-with-join-codes/

If you want to go through your situation more or want more help to get started, feel free to email the support team — support@edublogs.org

Thanks!

]]> By: Renae https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17424 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 03:21:06 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17424 My big question – I have posted an assignment for students and would like them to then post their answer/ assignment to my class blog. Is this possible without them having their own student blogs AND not just making comments in the comment section? I want them to post, not comment but I don’t want to have to set up a blog for each student.

Question #2 – If I was to have students create their own blogs, is it easier for me to have them create their own and then join my class OR better if I create a blog for them?

]]> By: Kathleen Morris https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17320 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:45:46 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17320 In reply to clintonmaclou.

Great! I hope you find it useful!

]]> By: clintonmaclou https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17314 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:31:48 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17314 This tool looks so good! Seems to be really useful. I have tried using edublogs with a class in a prac and really struggled to get them all logged in and started. My class might be something I need to give a go in future.

]]> By: Kathleen Morris https://www.theedublogger.com/my-class/comment-page-1/#comment-17221 Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:36:28 +0000 http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/?p=13694#comment-17221 In reply to Carly Black.

Yay! That’s exciting, Carly. We’d love to hear how you get on training your kids to use the reader!

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