Here’s a list of strategies that professors can use to incorporate multimedia and blogging in the classroom.
Assign an online lecture
For resources, try openculture.com or ted.com/talks.
News search
Find a news item relating to a specific class concept, then write a brief post about how the class concept is incorporated in the article.
Launch a Site on Blogs@Baruch
Log into the system here. Use the same login id you use to log in to computer workstations on campus and the Baruch wi-fi network.
Click here and then follow prompts. Your site name can consiste only of lowercase letters and numbers.
Once you’ve created a site, it will be linked to your account, and you’ll be able to access it via the “My Sites” menu at the top of your window when you’re logged into the system.
To add students to your site, follow these instructions.
Here’s a link to existing Blogs@Baruch support for site administrators.
Enable Threaded Comments On Blogs@Baruch
To enable threaded comments on your site, go to the Settings -> Discussion menu, and select the option outlined in red here:
Post a Video, Have Students Discuss
To embed a Youtube video on Blogs@Baruch, all you need to do is paste the url to the video into its own line on a post.
You can then ask students questions after the video, and they can respond in the comments section of the post.
Hello world!
Welcome to Blogs@Baruch!
This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging.