Alexander's Edublog » reviews http://sakhs.edublogs.org technology education Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:44:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Information Technology http://sakhs.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/information-technology/ http://sakhs.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/information-technology/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:18:39 +0000 colinluo1 http://sakhs.edublogs.org/?p=60 Student_podcast

Our podcast is about information technology in our school. This is the first podcast we did and the people who are going to interview is Tony Nguyen, Chan Hao, Colin Luo, Timothy Poon, teacher. The interview is about the role and importance of computer with student. We try do to our best in this assessment to make it better. We hope you enjoy it!!

 

]]> http://sakhs.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/information-technology/feed/ 0 Blogging Sites: Review http://sakhs.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/blogging-sites-review/ http://sakhs.edublogs.org/2008/06/15/blogging-sites-review/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:00:36 +0000 sakhs http://sakhs.edublogs.org/?p=14 There are several options available for those who wish to create a weblog.  Which option is best and why?

Free Blogs

http://edublogs.org/  This is a good option for teachers creating a class blog with students as (as far as I know) is the only free blogging site the DET portal does not block. 

  • Uses Wordpress software with a limited range of functions
  • Has fewer layout options than Wordpress, fewer widgets etc.
  • Is much the same as Wordpress, described below

http://wordpress.com/  Wordpress is a very popular option.  It’s free and easy to use but has some limitations. 

  • Does not allow javascript to be inserted so 3rd party widgets etc. can’t be used
  • Does not allow you to edit selected templates and CSS unless you pay a fee
  • Does not allow you to post by email
  • Does allow you to create secondary, linked pages with navigation

https://www.blogger.com/start (Google Blogger)  Another incredibly popular option.

  • Does  allow javascript to be inserted so 3rd party widgets etc. can be used
  • Does allow you to edit selected templates and CSS
  • Does not allow you to post by email
  • Does not allow you to create secondary pages

    • http://www.livejournal.com/

    • can be used as a private journal, a blog, a discussion forum or a social network
    • allows posting by
    • Poll creation
    • Does not allow templates to be edited; no custom header images
    • Does allow custom CSS, but you have to start from scratch
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