[Server-devel] EduBlog: Teacher Review Options

[Tarun Pondicherry]

Hi Greg,

Do the kids need to choose between different external blogs?  So far, 
I've seen this as one local blog (OU Blog course1blog) tied to one 
remote blog (Blogger uruguay-xo-test).  Will course1blog need the option 
to post to more than one remoteblog at the same time and let kids select 
that information?

Thanks,
Tarun

Greg Smith wrote:
> Hi Tarun,
>
> That sounds OK in general but I have a few comments and clarifications.
>
> Make sure the kids know if their post is going to the teacher or 
> directly to the blog.
>
> I think the "internal" vs. "external" or "local" vs. "remote" 
> designations were meant to separate blogs which are on the local 
> school server and only visible from within the school network vs. 
> blogs that are on the internet and visible from anywhere on the internet.
>
> We can get rid of that concept and assume that the blog name will be 
> familiar to the kids and they will know which posts go to the internet.
>
> The other separation is between blog posts which must be 
> edited/approved by the teacher vs. those that get posted to the blog 
> directly without further edit. That is what the teacher can select and 
> what I hope the kids see from their blog entry page.
>
> Also, we still want the option to post to more than one blog (e.g. 
> post to frog blog on Moodle or to turtle blog on blogger.com or to 
> grade 1 blog on blogger etc.). The teacher should have the ability to 
> enable one or the other blog for the kids.
>
> HTHs. Let me know if that input is not clear or doesn't answer your 
> questions.
>
> Once we get a look at it (hopefully next week) I think it will become 
> more clear.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg S