Edublogs Tutorials

Alice Mercer says

“Here is how I added the ShoutBox to my sidebar.

1. First, you need a WordPress theme that lets you add a text box.
2. You and I both use Andreas09, Freshy would work too.
3. Set up an account on shoutmix.com.
4. You can have it filter for obscenities.
5. You will be walked through the set up, and sizing of the ShoutBox.
6. I did mine at 160 x 400.
7. It will generate some code
8. Paste the code into your text box on edublogs,
9. and add a title in the title line at the top.
10. *Add it to your sidebar column, save, and voila!

*note - you will need to have managed to use the sidebar widget tools first - check out

Customising your side bar

Adding ClustrMap to your blog - visitor log

If you have already used your Text 1 box to add Clustrmaps, for example, there is an option to have more than one text box - just click on the arrow and make the number more than 1

Alica also add the following for those of you who want to to use a shoutbox on your class blog

1. “Make sure you give students clear guidelines about what they are to put in the shout box.
2. I use a metaphor to something we do in class meetings which is to start those meetings with compliments.
3. The same rules apply to the Compliment Box.
4. They have to use school English (I had to remove some “this is to my homies” posts recently because of that).
5. It has to say specifically what you are complimenting them for, and you can’t compliment them for looks, or clothing.

Now, there is no way with the ShoutBox to keep out strangers. I haven’t gotten strangers posting there because I don’t list my blog. I haven’t gotten to the point of “sharing” the blog with the entire Internet. I also monitor the blog daily or more often, and I can pull any compliments that appear there. This may not be enough “security” for others out there in their class blogs

Brilliant tips - thanks Alice

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