Comments on: Student “Do-it-Yourself” Learning: Quiz Makers http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484 Blogging about K-8 EdTech resources for my school community & the world. Views expressed are my own, not those of the Northfield Board of Education. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sue Waters http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484&cpage=1#comment-26738 Sue Waters Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:20:39 +0000 http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484#comment-26738 I confess that I've been caught out myself when setting up accounts on web sites other than Edublogs. I was preparing for a training session and I said to my friend what shall I do if they don't have web access to their email accounts. And my friend said 'gmail+ method off course' - DUH Sue you tell people all the time about it :) PS feel free to blog about the gmail+ method for classes as there are lots of people who don't know you can do that :) I confess that I’ve been caught out myself when setting up accounts on web sites other than Edublogs.

I was preparing for a training session and I said to my friend what shall I do if they don’t have web access to their email accounts. And my friend said ‘gmail+ method off course’ – DUH Sue you tell people all the time about it :)

PS feel free to blog about the gmail+ method for classes as there are lots of people who don’t know you can do that :)

]]> By: Kevin Jarrett http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484&cpage=1#comment-26737 Kevin Jarrett Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:16:20 +0000 http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484#comment-26737 Great point, Sue! I always forget about that option! I'm off to create a gmail account expressly for that purpose. Thanks for commenting - and for the great instructions on the gmail + method on Edublogs! -kj- Great point, Sue! I always forget about that option! I’m off to create a gmail account expressly for that purpose. Thanks for commenting – and for the great instructions on the gmail + method on Edublogs! -kj-

]]> By: Sue Waters http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484&cpage=1#comment-26736 Sue Waters Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:22:30 +0000 http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=4484#comment-26736 Understandably not being able to use student email address is a problem. However if you are allowed to use gmail then I recommend teachers are better to set up a gmail account for their class. For example, room15@gmail.com and then use the gmail+ method for creating each student account (read more here about the gmail+ method - http://help.edublogs.org/2009/02/27/creating-student-accounts-using-one-gmail-account/ ). That way the students don't have their own email account but the account is still linked to a real account so if passwords need to be reset etc they can be. And trust me students forget passwords (as do teachers :( ) Understandably not being able to use student email address is a problem. However if you are allowed to use gmail then I recommend teachers are better to set up a gmail account for their class.

For example, room15@gmail.com and then use the gmail+ method for creating each student account (read more here about the gmail+ method – http://help.edublogs.org/2009/02/27/creating-student-accounts-using-one-gmail-account/ ).

That way the students don’t have their own email account but the account is still linked to a real account so if passwords need to be reset etc they can be. And trust me students forget passwords (as do teachers :( )

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