Class+Blogmeister



**Overview:**
====This blog is based on the idea of collaborative blogging. It is unique because the principal starts a school, then the teacher sets up the class account and his/her own account after getting a school-wide passcode for the site. He/she then sets up student accounts and monitors submissions for publication. ====

====**Advantage ****s: ** ==== ====1. Provides a class blog that is easy for students of all ages to edit and contribute to. ==== ====2. Easy to set up once one has the code and it can be used for multiple classes. ==== ====3. Student posts are emailed to teachers for review and approval before being published publicly. ==== ====4. Teachers can add comments on student posts that remain available and editable. ==== ====5. Security - someone has to have the code to get in. ====

====**Disadvantages: ** ====
 * 1) ====Need the code. ====
 * 2) ====Can’t search by subject area. ====
 * 3) ====Can’t search by grade level and state at the same time. ====
 * 4) ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Disorganized ====
 * 5) ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The featured blogs are not at all impressive. ====
 * 6) ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lacks basic website features on the front page, e.g. help, login, etc. ====
 * 7) ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Appearance of website is unprofessional and unappealing. The color contrast is unattractive and the font is difficult to read. ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Step by Step: **

 * 1) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visit the website. ====
 * 2) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Select __initial documentation__ tab to retreive the email address for David Warlick ====
 * 3) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Email David Warlick and ask him for a passcode that you can use to set up an account. ====
 * 4) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mr. Warlick should respond in about 24-48 hours with a special, but temporary, code. ====
 * 5) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can now register for your very own blog by clicking "Register a Teacher Account" it is on the right hand side in the side bar. ====
 * 6) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have registered you can set up the teacher's blog using a choice of 5 templates. ====
 * 7) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You produce new blogs much like you can on basic blog sites, such as blogger. ====
 * 8) ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your students can also go through your account to set up student blogs and they can be accessed from your blog roll ====

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