This website has links to multiple sites with skins/templates for Movabletype 🙂
WordPress Multi-user
If you are trying out WordPress Multi-User, you’ll need to add the php file as directed in this post.
RSSTop55 – Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites
If you would like to submit your RSS for more traffic and exposure, check out the sites from this list.
Rubric for assessing blogs
Found a sample of a rubric for EL which we may adapt for assessing the postings by our students. Score of 0-5 were assigned to the following domains:
1. Regularity
– of posts, how often, the frequency
2. Extra exposure to language
– use of language beyond classroom, through self-reading
3. Reflection
– of things heard/learnt in/outside classroom
4. Organisation and Vocabulary
– of thoughts, of words used (esp new ones)
5. Accuracy
– grammar, typo
[source: Edubloggers Link Feed]
Monitoring Blog updates and Bloglines HOWTO
In order to monitor updates in students’ blogs, we will have to use the “Rich Site Summary” or “Real Simple Syndication” (RSS) feeds.
RSS feeds are generated automatcally generated by blog engines and it saves users from having to repeatedly visit favorite websites to check for new content or be notified of updates via email.
In order to monitor multiple blogs, we would strongly recommend the use of Bloglines.com. A whole class of 40 or more can be monitored with this web-based tool.
A detailed user guide has been created and you can download it here.