- You will notice on the right side of the blog that there are links in which you can easily access. If you have any links you believe would be helpful to our professional development or as a resource, please let me know, and I can get that added in minutes.
- Also on the right side of the blog is something called an RSS Feed. The orange button that says "SUBSCRIBE HERE" is a way that you can have this blog fed into your browser. Most browsers support Feeds (the idea is that the blog and its posts and comments are fed directly to you so you don't have to visit the blog all the time to be updated).
- The other way you can have the blog fed to you is through the email subscription box. By entering your email, the blog posts will automatically go to your email inbox so you will know when something new has been posted. Both ways are considered part of this Web 2.0 movement that has begun to make everything much easier for people to find information on the internet by having it directly sent to them. In the past (which was just a few years ago!) the internet was this massive portal of information that you could spend hours and hours searching for favorites and other information. Now, with Feeds and Tags and Social Networks, information is always available. I encourage you to either sign-up for the RSS Feed or subscribe to the blog and have it sent directly to your email.
- Some of you might have this blog blocked at school, depending on your school policy or your technology department's security set-up. I apologize if this is the case, but most everyone should be able to get to this site from home if you can't see it at work.
Some other sites you may want to check out include:
www.wordpress.com (You can create blogs here)
http://www.revolutiontheme.com/ (If you want to create a professional-looking blog that looks like a website, this site will help you do it.)
www.typepad.com (A business-oriented place to create professional blogs.)
http://www.livejournal.com/ (A cross between a blog and a social network that can be created.)
www.technorati.com (A place where you can find blogs on just about every topic, including marketing and PR and more!)
www.blogpulse.com (A site about everything blogging)
http://www.mabryonline.org/blogs/ (How a Georgia Middle School utilizes blogs)
Once again, everyone is encouraged to add comments or questions on the blog underneath the posts or email me (shaggerty@ohp.k12.oh.us) with questions or posts you want added.
Post submitted by:
Shane Haggerty
Communications Coordinator
Ohio Hi-Point Career Center
1 comment:
I especially suggest signing up for the email alert...it lets me know when new information has been posted.
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