Transcript Blogging Basics Powerpoint

Blogging Basics
A presentation by Vicki Martinez
Step 1:
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The first step in blogging is to decide on a
blog host.
The blog host is the site where your blog will
be located.
Once you’ve chosen a host, create an account.
Think of a name for your blog, and choose a
template to start setting up.
Some common blogging hosts
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Educators must choose secure sites that
require information to be processed through
the teacher.
www.epals.com
http://edublogs.org/videos/
http://www.classblogmeister.com/
www.teacherweb.com
Creating a blog on Teacher Web
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1. Go to the Update Index page by clicking
on the bottom divider line of any of the pages.
2. Go to the Add/Delete/Rename pages
button.
3. Once you’ve added a blog page go to the
page and click on the top divider line.
4. You will be prompted to enter a password.
Teacher Web Blogs
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5. After logging in you will see “Add Entry”
(new topic) button on the right. Click the
button to post a new entry.
6. When you have finished entering text, click
“Save Post” to post the entry to your blog
page. All comments must be approved by you
before they can be displayed. (You will be
notified by email when there is a comment.)
Teacher Web Blogs
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7. If you’d like visitors to be able to post comments,
leave the “Enable Comments” box checked.
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8. All entries you post will remain available on the
page until you remove them.
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9.Old entries can be accessed from the “Archives”
link on the right side of the page.
www.epals.com
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Here is an example of an epals site:
http://sites.epals.com/mrshernandezsmathclas
s/ created by Kristen Hernandez at Carolyn
Park Elementary.
Blogging Topics
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Top 100 Education Blogs:
http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100education-blogs
The difference between wikis and blogs:
http://ferret.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/cgibin/blogsAndWiki.pl?WikiAndBlog
Why do teachers use blogs?
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Some teachers use them to replace class web
pages.
Blogs help develop a community of learners.
Loud students and quiet students have the
same blog space as well as time to think about
responses.
Ways to use blogs in class:
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Post class related information like homework,
class work, projects, and thought provoking
questions.
Post writing prompts.
Practice Reading and Responding skills as
they relate to subject matter.
Post photos and ask for related stories.
More blogging
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Propose a science related question prior to an
experiment and ask for student hypotheses.
Display student poetry and other creative writings.
Create an online book club or literature circle.
Post tasks for project based learning.
Create a class newsletter based on student writing
and ideas.
Provide an article for students to summarize.
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Use blogs to create sentences for new
vocabulary in context
Create writing portfolios for students.
Complete a webquest.