We are working on tools to migrate existing active Classcaster v1 blogs to the new Classcaster platform. All authors of existing Classcaster v1 blogs are encouraged to create new blogs and redirect readers to the new blog.
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Will existing Classcaster blogs be moved to the new Classcaster?
How long will the old version of Classcaster be available?
Blogs on version 1 of Classcaster will be maintained in an archive mode. Those blogs will continue to be available. We are working on tools to migrate active Classcaster v1 blogs to the new version of Classcaster. All authors of existing Classcaster v1 blogs are encouraged to create new blogs and redirect readers to the new blog.
What is Classcaster?
Classcaster is a course/academic blogging system that provides faculty, librarians, and staff of CALI member schools with a new way to interact with students and communities. A Classcaster blog provides authors with tools for posting not only traditional blog articles but also tools for podcasting and sharing any documents and/or files with students and communities.
Classcaster blogs are easy to create and use. Each new blog is created with a unique URL, file space for podcasts, pictures, and documents, RSS feeds, and an easy to use WYSIWYG editor for creating and editing articles. In addition to these features authors can enable password protection for their blog posts, turn on comments for articles, add their podcasts to the iTunes Music Store, and enable Classcaster phone blogging that allows for easy creation of podcasts with any telephone.
Jessica de Perio Wittman and Lucie Olejnikova from the University of Florida have an excellent presentation on Classcaster recorded from the 2008 AALL which you can find at http://libguides.uflib.ufl.edu/aall2008podcasting or http://libraryguides.law.pace.edu/content.php?pid=39223&sid=0.
How do I use Commentpress to enable paragraph level comments in Classcaster?
Once of the exciting features of Classcaster is the availability of Commentpress. Commentpress allows you to enable paragraph level commenting for your Classcaster blog. Use this option to gather precise commentary on your blog or to encourage collaboration.
To enable Commentpress, do this:
Now you can start adding content and letting folks into to comment at the paragraph level.