Seashore Blogging Workshop for Young People 25 January 2008 Organized by The Leafmonkey Workshop Hosted by NIE Green Club

Who are we? What is a blog? Why learn to blog? Why blog for nature? Who blogs? What is International Year of the Reef? How do I start my own blog? Blogging for our shores! What are we doing today?

Who are we?

What is a blog?

Why learn to blog?

Why blog for nature?

Who blogs?

What is International Year of the Reef?

How do I start my own blog?

Blogging for our shores!

http://leafmonkey.blogspot.com Who are we?

http://leafmonkey.blogspot.com

http://wildfilms.blogspot.com Who are we?

http://wildfilms.blogspot.com

http://niegreenclub.blogspot.com Who are we?

http://niegreenclub.blogspot.com

http://flyingfishfriends.blogspot.com Who are we?

http://flyingfishfriends.blogspot.com

“ Blog” is short of “Web Log” Some people also call it a online journal How do you recognize a blog? It is dated and organized It is updated regularly It lets you leave comments! A person who blogs is called a BLOGGER Blogger is also a website! What is a BLOG?

“ Blog” is short of “Web Log”

Some people also call it a online journal

How do you recognize a blog?

It is dated and organized

It is updated regularly

It lets you leave comments!

A person who blogs is called a BLOGGER

Blogger is also a website!

Blogs are a tool! They make it easy to: Create a website Share information with others Easy to update Lets you focus on the content Share links, pictures, videos, audios and more! Why learn to blog?

Blogs are a tool!

They make it easy to:

Create a website

Share information with others

Easy to update

Lets you focus on the content

Share links, pictures, videos, audios and more!

Blogs help young people to: Learn the latest online technology Improve typing Improve editing skills Showcase your photos, drawings and writings to the whole world! Improve your spelling! Increase communication with friends and relatives Get to know more people! Why learn to blog?

Blogs help young people to:

Learn the latest online technology

Improve typing

Improve editing skills

Showcase your photos, drawings and writings to the whole world!

Improve your spelling!

Increase communication with friends and relatives

Get to know more people!

Nature cannot speak for itself. Blogs allow us to speak for nature and tell our stories to everybody , all over the world and within seconds ! Your stories via the blog can be “ linked ” by others! There is not enough written about the nature in Singapore. Everything we write is a new story! We need to hear the voices of more young people like you! Why blog for Nature?

Nature cannot speak for itself.

Blogs allow us to speak for nature and tell our stories to everybody , all over the world and within seconds !

Your stories via the blog can be “ linked ” by others!

There is not enough written about the nature in Singapore. Everything we write is a new story!

We need to hear the voices of more young people like you!

http://leshonlovesnature.blogspot.com Who blogs?

http://leshonlovesnature.blogspot.com

“ Sue was a T-Rex” Who blogs?

“ Sue was a T-Rex”

There are not enough young bloggers in Singapore or even the world! Now you can do a part for the environment and speak up for our shores through writing on your very own blog Who blogs?

There are not enough young bloggers in Singapore or even the world!

Now you can do a part for the environment and speak up for our shores through writing on your very own blog

2008 is the International Year of the Reef Activities all year round This workshop and your pledge to write about our coral reefs, coastal areas and shores will help more people find out about what young people feel about our reefs! What if there are no more coral reefs in the future? IYOR08

2008 is the International Year of the Reef

Activities all year round

This workshop and your pledge to write about our coral reefs, coastal areas and shores will help more people find out about what young people feel about our reefs!

What if there are no more coral reefs in the future?

http://iyor08singapore.blogspot.com IYOR08

http://iyor08singapore.blogspot.com

How do I start my own blog?

Now that you have your own blog… Write your first post about our adventures at Changi seashore on Wednesday! Remember to show us your pretty photos! Class Exercise

Now that you have your own blog…

Write your first post about our adventures at Changi seashore on Wednesday!

Remember to show us your pretty photos!

A pledge for our reefs. Give us your blog address Update regularly with your stories about the seashore We look forward to reading them! Your mission…

A pledge for our reefs.

Give us your blog address

Update regularly with your stories about the seashore

We look forward to reading them!

Questions?

Thank you!