Blogging Made Easy Lisa Rogers WPS Professional Day November 30, 2009 Lisa Rogers WPS Professional Day November 30, 2009
What’s a blog? Simple way to communicate or showcase work with many people via the internet Each blog can have multiple authors Ability for others to comment Can be private or public Posts can be immediate or scheduled Simple way to communicate or showcase work with many people via the internet Each blog can have multiple authors Ability for others to comment Can be private or public Posts can be immediate or scheduled
Why should I use a blog? Communication tool –Student/student: comment on work –Teacher/student: ideas and inspiration –Student/teacher: submit work –Teacher/parent: class newsletter Creative showcase for student work: text, audio, video, visual Communication tool –Student/student: comment on work –Teacher/student: ideas and inspiration –Student/teacher: submit work –Teacher/parent: class newsletter Creative showcase for student work: text, audio, video, visual
How do I start? 1.Create an account at a free hosting site using your address and a password. 2.Recommended sites: easy and totally free; need gmail account to sign up; students need gmail address to comment; cannot edit comments $40/yr to remove ads–but can remove ads on up to 30 other blogs; can edit commentshttp://edublogs.org 4.Name your blog and begin designing it! 1.Create an account at a free hosting site using your address and a password. 2.Recommended sites: easy and totally free; need gmail account to sign up; students need gmail address to comment; cannot edit comments $40/yr to remove ads–but can remove ads on up to 30 other blogs; can edit commentshttp://edublogs.org 4.Name your blog and begin designing it!
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Helpful websites Voicethread.com Voicethread.com Upload audio; add images, comments. Free. Teacherlingo.com Teacherlingo.com Teacher blogs organized by level/specialty; uneven quality; good for ideas Delicious.com Delicious.com Access your bookmarks via the internet Lijit.com Lijit.com Adds map; recent readers; searches your blog; gives statistics; free Clustrmaps.com Clustrmaps.com Adds map; provides cumulative data on visitors; free Widgetbox.com Widgetbox.com Collection of widgets (embeddable applications) for your blog