Saturday, August 20, 2005

Blogger Help : About Blogger for Word

Blogger Help : About Blogger for Word: "About Blogger for Word

Blogger for Word is a free add-in for Microsoft Word that lets you save a Word document as a post to your Blogger blog with just a few clicks, and without even opening up a browser. Blogger for Word makes it even easier to express yourself online, save your documents to the web, and edit your work both online and off.

With Blogger for Word, publishing a Word document to your blog is just as seamless as saving it to your computer, and it's easy to get started; all you need to do is download and install the Blogger for Word add-in, and three buttons appear in your Word toolbar:

* Publish creates and publishes a new post from the text in your document.
* Open Post enables you to edit your last 15 Blogger posts in Word.
* Save as Draft enables you to keep a post unpublished; it will appear in your Blogger account, but not publicly on your blog.

System Requirements

The Blogger for Word add-in requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher and Microsoft Word 2000 or higher. You can use your existing Blogger username and password; if you need a Blogger account, sign up now for a free account and blog."

Blogger: Download Blogger for Word

Blogger: Download Blogger for Word: "Blogger for Word

Now you can use Blogger right within Microsoft� Word. Just download and install the Blogger for Word add-in and a Blogger toolbar will be added to Word allowing you to:

* Publish to your blog
* Save drafts
* Edit posts"

Thursday, August 18, 2005

elgg.net :: the learning landscape

elgg.net :: the learning landscape: "What is Elgg?

Elgg is a personal learning landscape with the goal of connecting learners, instructors and resources creating communities of learning. More: About Elgg.
Elgg - concept diagram

What does Elgg do?

Elgg lets you set up a personal presence online and then use it to interact with others!

Create your own weblog, journal, store of files like photos and Word documents, communities, social networks.

Use Elgg to enhance reflective thought, your development, your resource base.

Share them with your friends, teachers, instructors and other Elgg users. YOU decide who can see what!
More: Elgg Features"

Monday, August 08, 2005

Online Course Readiness - A Rubric??

Online Course Readiness: "Curriculum and Instruction
Faculty Responsibility and Support
Roles and Mission
Library and Learning Resources
Student and Academic Services
Evaluation and Assessment
Academic Honesty
Online Pedagogy Principle of Course Readiness"

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Creating an RSS Feed File

Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~: "How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer

Stephen Downes
July 29, 2003

An RSS (Rich Site Summary) feed is an XML file used to describe the contents of your website. As your website content changes, your RSS feed changes. Other computer systems, known as 'aggregators' or 'harvesters', read your RSS feed everyt once in a while. If you have provided new information, the aggregator takes that information and sends it to readers around the world. Thus information about your site's contents is 'syndicated', that is, rebroadcast to a much larger audience."