This was a presentation I gave at the virtual International TeachMeet on Saturday 17th December 2011

1. A blog can be a
fantastic teaching
tool (International
Teachmeet
presentation)
by Fiona Beal from South Africa
fionabeal@gmail.com
http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.com
http://fionabeal.edublogs.org

2. 1. Use Box.net to store
documents you have
created and link them in
a blog
http://box.net

3. *Once your document is uploaded and appears in your list, click
on Share. A web address link will appear for you to copy.
*Copy this web address to the spot where you want it in your
blog and click on the word link at the top of your blog post to
make it an active link.
1 2

4. *The result on the blog. Click on the link and you will be taken to
the original document
24 November 2012
How to add pages to your blog
Take a look at this Tipsheet for a step by step guide for adding
pages to your blog.
http://www.box.com/s/0n7mlllvp442syfhqnr1

5. 2. Use Embedit.in to link
to documents you
have created
Embedit.in is a fantastic application that allows you
to embed all sorts of different documents on your
blog by creating an embed code.

6. *Go to http://embedit.in
Click on ‘My
embeds’

7. *Go to My embeds and sign in using one of your accounts – I use
my Google account
Sign in

8. *Go to Select Files and find the file you want on your computer.
1
Click on
‘Select’
2
Choose your 3
doc and click
on ‘Open’

9. *Copy the embed code into the HTML part of your blog post
Copy the
embed code

10. *This is the result.

11. 3. Use Slideshare.com
for more detailed
instructions
Slideshare is a fantastic way to present a e-book
type of instruction to a class. You create each page
in PowerPoint and then upload to Slideshare.com.

12. *Go to Slideshare.com, join and click on Upload to find the
PowerPoint or PDF you want to use.
*When uploaded find the embed code
Copy the
‘embed code’

13. The result on the blog…
This is how it
appears

14. 4. Use Screencast-o-
matic.com to capture
your movements as
you explain
something more
complicated

15. *Join and log in. Start recording by following the instructions.
Press
‘Start
recording’

16. *This is what it looks like when you are finished. You can embed
it, upload it to YouTube, or download it as a movie file.
Screencast: How to create a blog using Blogger.com

17. 5. Use verbal
instructions on your
blog using
Vocaroo.com
Vocaroo.com is so easy to use. You can
download the result as a .wav file, or you can
simply embed it in your blog.

18. *Join Vocaroo.com, click to record and start speaking when
prompted.
*Once finished paste the embed code into your blog
Click here and
follow the
instructions

19. *This is the result

20. These are just a few of the ways you can make
your blog a great teaching tool. What’s more
they are all free! Perhaps you have tried out
others that you would like to share with me?