Hello Missy,

Meeting the teachers/students f2f and laying out the guidelines and the how to's is a crucial step in making sure that everyone gets involved and understands how things work.

In my case, I would also prepare a visual step-by-step instruction i.e. how to create an account in Blogger, how to post comments, etc. Visuals make it easier to accomplish a task. To do this, I would take a screenshot (on your keyboard, click CTRL + PRT SC [control + print screen] ), and save it as .jpeg and upload it on Bubbleshare (or any photosharing website). You could add an audio recording or text to match the visual. I'd repeat this process until I finished all the steps. 

Bubbleshare: http://bubbleshare.com/

Here's an example, I used this in my World Englishes class last semester, http://multienglishes.blogspot.com/2006/09/welcome.html

I hope this helps.

Aiden Yeh


missy slaathaug <missythird at gmail.com> wrote: I think this is a very cool idea, Holly.  When I tried to start up a blog for ESL teachers here in SD, it limped along and then finally expired.  A few teachers complained that they didn't know how/couldn't figure out how to sign up and post comments.  Many never even tried.  We should have introduced it at a F2F session, and then required everyone to sign up and practice posting.  Your idea sounds very intriguing, even if it isn't fleshed out yet. . .  
  
 Missy Slaathaug
 Pierre, SD

 
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