Comments on: Get started with blogging, stress-free http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/ Notes from the classroom and observations about professional practices for sharing the news on digital platforms. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Teaching Online Journalism » Using WordPress.com with new Dashboard http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-13339 Teaching Online Journalism » Using WordPress.com with new Dashboard Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:32:27 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-13339 [...] This post is largely a rewrite of an earlier one, Get started with blogging, stress-free, which referenced the old version of the WP Dashboard and is no longer useful for starting out with [...] [...] This post is largely a rewrite of an earlier one, Get started with blogging, stress-free, which referenced the old version of the WP Dashboard and is no longer useful for starting out with [...]

]]> By: First day with our WP blogs « JOU 4341 Class Blog http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11958 First day with our WP blogs « JOU 4341 Class Blog Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:11:19 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11958 [...] class, I e-mailed the students with a link to an outline of what we covered today on [...] [...] class, I e-mailed the students with a link to an outline of what we covered today on [...]

]]> By: Ashley http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11867 Ashley Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:59:48 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11867 Mindy, love the post and the fact that you offer a resource in addition to your appeal. I wanted to offer another possible alternative: drupal. It's an open source CMS that more and more newspapers are starting to use to publish online content. It offers users the ability to create pages, stories, blogs, forums, and polls out of the box. There's a nice image plugin as well that helps you create a photo gallery and it interfaces well with flickr. A few of the papers using it are: savannahnow.com blufftontoday.com and here locally pilotonline.com There's a bit of a learning curve for the professor/instructor to set it up, but there are lots of tutorials available. I just started learning it this summer, and I've got it set up and running for this semester. Mindy, love the post and the fact that you offer a resource in addition to your appeal. I wanted to offer another possible alternative: drupal. It’s an open source CMS that more and more newspapers are starting to use to publish online content. It offers users the ability to create pages, stories, blogs, forums, and polls out of the box. There’s a nice image plugin as well that helps you create a photo gallery and it interfaces well with flickr. A few of the papers using it are:

savannahnow.com
blufftontoday.com
and here locally
pilotonline.com

There’s a bit of a learning curve for the professor/instructor to set it up, but there are lots of tutorials available. I just started learning it this summer, and I’ve got it set up and running for this semester.

]]> By: Bryan Murley http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11839 Bryan Murley Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:01:33 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11839 I'm using a class weblog in one class (the advanced new media design class) and having everyone create their own weblog in another class (the intro to multimedia journalism class). I debated about having separate weblogs for the advanced class, but I want them to have one place to go to for all the critiques and other miscellanea. I'll see which one is preferred after the semester. The real frustration with the themes in WP.com, IMHO, is that you can't change the CSS unless you pay for it, which is the only advantage I can think of for using blogger. :-) I’m using a class weblog in one class (the advanced new media design class) and having everyone create their own weblog in another class (the intro to multimedia journalism class). I debated about having separate weblogs for the advanced class, but I want them to have one place to go to for all the critiques and other miscellanea.

I’ll see which one is preferred after the semester.

The real frustration with the themes in WP.com, IMHO, is that you can’t change the CSS unless you pay for it, which is the only advantage I can think of for using blogger. :-)

]]> By: Megan http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11838 Megan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:44:17 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11838 My administration was worried about my journalism class having public blogs so I went searching and found this AMAZING site called 21classes.com. Teachers can manage the users and privacy settings, approve posts and comments and overall manage the entire blog portal. It's super easy to set up and use and it makes everyone happy! My administration was worried about my journalism class having public blogs so I went searching and found this AMAZING site called 21classes.com. Teachers can manage the users and privacy settings, approve posts and comments and overall manage the entire blog portal. It’s super easy to set up and use and it makes everyone happy!

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11836 Mindy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:19:41 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11836 Thanks, Dan. I have used this little sequence to train journalists, journalism students, and journalism educators (both U.S. and international). One key is to let them first play around with changing their theme. It puts everyone at ease! Thanks, Dan. I have used this little sequence to train journalists, journalism students, and journalism educators (both U.S. and international).

One key is to let them first play around with changing their theme. It puts everyone at ease!

]]> By: Dan Sinker http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11835 Dan Sinker Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:24:51 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11835 I was just sitting down to write almost this exact thing for my incoming students. Thanks for such a succinct and simple resource! I was just sitting down to write almost this exact thing for my incoming students. Thanks for such a succinct and simple resource!

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11833 Mindy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:08:48 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11833 The WordPress.com FAQ has all the answers: <a href="http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/17/how-do-i-add-more-authors-users-to-my-blog/" rel="nofollow">How do I add more authors / users to my blog?</a> Search the whole FAQ here: http://faq.wordpress.com/ . The WordPress.com FAQ has all the answers:

How do I add more authors / users to my blog?

Search the whole FAQ here:

http://faq.wordpress.com/

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]]> By: Sue Burzynski Bullard http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/get-started-with-blogging-stress-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11832 Sue Burzynski Bullard Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:38:03 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/?p=1158#comment-11832 Mindy - This is very helpful as usual. I am trying to switch from using blogger for a class blog to wordpress, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to add users so students can also post to the blog. I'm wondering if you can address that? Thanks, Sue Mindy – This is very helpful as usual. I am trying to switch from using blogger for a class blog to wordpress, but I’m having trouble figuring out how to add users so students can also post to the blog. I’m wondering if you can address that? Thanks, Sue

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