Blogging In Education Nov 5, 2008 Instructor: Desire é Caskey [email_address]

What is a blog? A blog is a website that is similar to an online journal or diary. It contains written material, links to other websites, photos & videos, and sometimes, allows for feedback or comments .

A blog is a website that is similar to an online journal or diary.

It contains written material, links to other websites, photos & videos, and sometimes, allows for feedback or comments .

Why Blog? Share Information & Resources with your students or parents Create an Interactive Environment Modified Classroom Newsletter Communicate & Collaborate with your student Provide Resources & Tutorials

Share Information & Resources with your students or parents

Create an Interactive Environment

Modified Classroom Newsletter

Communicate & Collaborate with your student

Provide Resources & Tutorials

Classroom News:

Interactive Environment:

Classroom News:

Communicate & Collaborate:

Resources & Tutorials:

Anatomy of a Blog Blog Title Blog Description Blog Author Blog Post Post Author Comment Edit Email Sidebar

Creating your own blog If you don’t have a Google Account, create one Blogger is a component of Google Visit www.blogger.com 3 Easy Steps to your first Blog

If you don’t have a Google Account, create one

Blogger is a component of Google

Visit www.blogger.com

3 Easy Steps to your first Blog

Create Your Blog Account

Give it A Title

Pick A Template

Create Your First Post

Understanding the Dashboard

Edit Posts

Blog Settings

Blog Layout

Sustain Your Blog Invite people to read it Keep it up to date Add interesting elements Think about a co-author Provide good resource links

Invite people to read it

Keep it up to date

Add interesting elements

Think about a co-author

Provide good resource links