Some of our teachers prefer a more basic blog to use to communicate with parents and students. They don’t need all the bells and whistles of Edublogs. I’m recommending that these teachers use our Tiger Blog tool available through our web-based Tiger Mail. This software is hosted locally on one of our servers. You will find it to be very dependable, fast, and easy to use. If you can send an email, you can do this.

Here are a few example blogs published by Willard Teachers:

• Mrs. Lock’s Blog
• WMS Volley Tigers
• China Project
• Computer Skills 2

I have published a short Tiger Blog handout and set of screencasts. To view a screencast click the title below:

• Creating a blog and choosing your settings
• Submitting a post using email
• Submitting a post using Tiger Blog software
• Editing or deleting a post

If you need further assistance with using the Tiger Blogging tool, please let me know.

Image Credit: Britain Going Blog Crazy by Annie Mole

Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Podcasting workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Podcasting webpage offers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the steps of podcasting.

And, there’s more! If you want to earn 3 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you podcast, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Podcasting. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.

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Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Finding & Subscribing to Podcasts workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Podcasts webpage offers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the process.

And, there’s more! If you want to earn 2 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you work, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Finding & Subscribing to Podcasts. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.

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Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Organizing Your bookmarks Online with delicious workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Social Bookmarking with delicious webpage offers an updated handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through using delicious. And, there’s more! If you want to earn 3 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you work, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Organizing Your bookmarks Online with delicious. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.

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Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Google Docs workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Google Docs webpage offers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through using Goggle Docs in your classroom.

And, there’s more! If you want to earn 3 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you work, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Google Docs. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!
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