Presented by Rahel Anne Bailie Intentional Design Inc.

if you could … Communicate on an electronic blackboard Have a place to point people when they ask for the same thing for the 100 th time Have a website without the maintenance

if you could …

Communicate on an electronic blackboard

Have a place to point people when they ask for the same thing for the 100 th time

Have a website without the maintenance

It’s called a blog, and with it, you can … Publish (“post”) communications Easily categorize your posts Schedule your post lifecycles

It’s called a blog, and with it, you can …

Publish (“post”) communications

Easily categorize your posts

Schedule your post lifecycles

Classroom Blogging (info sharing) Sydney Anglicans (magazine format) Lookstein Podcasts (in-class resource) Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog (in-class resource) Learn to Play Guitar (teach a skill) I’d Rather Be Writing (adult education)

Classroom Blogging (info sharing)

Sydney Anglicans (magazine format)

Lookstein Podcasts (in-class resource)

Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog (in-class resource)

Learn to Play Guitar (teach a skill)

I’d Rather Be Writing (adult education)

Text (posts) Photos (upload or social) Audio (podcasts, mp3 files) Video (webcasts, video blogging) Micro-blog posts (tweets, status updates) Content from other places (RSS feeds)

Text (posts)

Photos (upload or social)

Audio (podcasts, mp3 files)

Video (webcasts, video blogging)

Micro-blog posts (tweets, status updates)

Content from other places (RSS feeds)

Hosted blog (yourblog.bloghost.com) Choose a blog platform Your domain blog (yourblog.ca) Step-by-step instructions Follow a tutorial Pick a genre News , Vent , Resource , Specialty , Lessons , Virtual Classroom , Lectures , Support , Communities Start writing!

Hosted blog (yourblog.bloghost.com) Choose a blog platform

Your domain blog (yourblog.ca) Step-by-step instructions Follow a tutorial

Pick a genre News , Vent , Resource , Specialty , Lessons , Virtual Classroom , Lectures , Support , Communities

Start writing!

1. In your browser, go to one of these sites: www.wordpress.com www.blogger.com – If you want to manage it through Google 2. Set up an account 3. Pick a blog name 4. Create a post Notes: Offline blogging Mobile blogging Microblogging

1. In your browser, go to one of these sites:

www.wordpress.com

www.blogger.com – If you want to manage it through Google

2. Set up an account

3. Pick a blog name

4. Create a post

Notes:

Offline blogging

Mobile blogging

Microblogging

My presentation online: www.slideshare.net/rahelab Resources mentioned here: http://delicious.com/rahelab

My presentation online: www.slideshare.net/rahelab

Resources mentioned here: http://delicious.com/rahelab