blogability

On Mon March 10 the lucky staff of Sion Hill campus get to join the blogability project!

During the workshop we’ll look at some of the links on this blog before you get to set up your own.

If you’re following a blog (or ten!) or want to know when something new happens on a favourite website, keep up to date by using RSS techonlogy.

Nearly every blog and website sends out a message about itself in the form of RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

This video explains how to make use of it.

When you have watched the video, sign up for a feed reader (or aggregator) page at one of these services, then get subscribing!

Google Reader

IGoogle

Netvibes

(Worksop Christmas Tree by Respect AKP on Flickr)

Welcome to workshop members on Wednesday Dec 19th.

This blog is the handout for the session!

You can also use this Word Document as an aide memoir .

Otherwise the links on the right should tell you all you need to know, or contact any of the IT Support team for individual help.

Please post any further comments here.

Slideshow by Phil Bradley on Slideshare

[slideshare id=70878&doc=umbrella20074057&w=425]

Math in wiki-spaces

http://blog.wikispaces.com/2007/05/math-in-wikispaces.html

Getting to grips with Latex

check chapters for maths

Download Texaide to convert formulae to Latex

For this workshop programme I’ve divided the blogs and wikis workshop into two,

• Blogs and Other animals
• Wikis and Collaborative Spaces

This is in recognition of the fact that people usually want to do one or the other rather than both, and that it will be easier to support people during the workshops if they are all on a similar task. There will still be some overlap in content .

Up to now the workshop has covered setting up a blog in Wordpress or Edublogs, but this time we’ll start with Blogger, which is probably easier for a complete beginner to master in one session, and also the platform likely to be favoured by students. If time allows, we’ll go on to look at other blog sites, or a follow-up session can be arranged.

Using Blogger requires a Google Account, but if anyone doesn’t have one, they can set that up on the day.

You can now register for a Wordpress blog on Bath Spa’s own server at

http://apple.bathspa.ac.uk/wordpress/

The blog will look pretty much like this one, though there are fewer options on the dashboard/site admin menu.

Here’s one in action.

Hi to those booked in for June 11th or subsequent dates.

Here’s a link to the workshop programme

A hot topic in the world of blogs and wikis is the use of media files. At Bath spa there’s also interest in using a blog alongside a Minerva course.

If there’s time I’ll cover both these topics and we’ll also have a look at other social networking sites. (Why should students have all the fun?)

See you later.

Those of you who came to the first workshop may shudder at this name, as the Edublogs site was down on the very day we wanted to use it. However, I’m pleased to say they came back with an apology and are back in business. I still think they have a very good offering for bloggers, especially if you want to use media files, so I am happy to recommend them again.

The next workshops are on March 19th (p.m.) and March 26th (a.m.)

Thanks to all those who came yesterday (12th) and had a go. It would be good to hear how you get on with your blog and wiki projects. Why not leave a comment here to tell me? If you get anything up and running I’ll make a link to it from here. It would be nice if you could also fill in our feedback form.

For those who have yet to attend, here’s the programme for the session. The workshop is built around the links on the right-hand menu. Feel free to explore before or after the event.