November Learning Blog nyciblog Resource Guide

Blogs In The Classroom Blogs for Discussions Blogs for Classroom Management Blogs for Student Portfolios Blogs for Writing Blogs as Journals Blogs for Collaboration

Blogs for Discussions

Blogs for Classroom Management

Blogs for Student Portfolios

Blogs for Writing

Blogs as Journals

Blogs for Collaboration

Preparing Students for Blogging Acceptable Usage Policy http://region7blogs.com/communities/techlamb/archive/2006/12/15/6741.aspx Parental Permission Review safe and acceptable online behavior Set clear expectations and consequences

Acceptable Usage Policy

http://region7blogs.com/communities/techlamb/archive/2006/12/15/6741.aspx

Parental Permission

Review safe and acceptable online behavior

Set clear expectations and consequences

Examples of a Class Blogs http://region7blogs.com/communities/sahern/default.aspx http://region7blogs.com/communities/smiller34/default.aspx

http://region7blogs.com/communities/sahern/default.aspx

http://region7blogs.com/communities/smiller34/default.aspx

Getting Started Step 1– Register Step 2-Read the Terms and Conditions and Click Accept Step 3-You will be provided with a Security Key. Click Create User. Step 4-Create a Folder Name Step 5-Enter Title. This title appears across the top but can be changed at any time. Step 6-Select a group for your site. Click Next Step Step 7-Choose a Theme

Step 1– Register

Step 2-Read the Terms and Conditions and Click Accept

Step 3-You will be provided with a Security Key. Click Create User.

Step 4-Create a Folder Name

Step 5-Enter Title. This title appears across the top but can be changed at any time.

Step 6-Select a group for your site.

Click Next Step

Step 7-Choose a Theme

Community Administration Manage Posts Moderate Comments Manage Categories Manage Articles Add Links Change Theme Advanced Settings My Gallery

Manage Posts

Moderate Comments

Manage Categories

Manage Articles

Add Links

Change Theme

Advanced Settings

My Gallery

Create a Category Create New Categories that will appear on the right side of your Blog. Select Categories relevant to your class.

Create New Categories that will appear on the right side of your Blog.

Select Categories relevant to your class.

Creating a Post Once logged in click Manage Posts under Community Administration.

Once logged in click Manage Posts under Community Administration.

Click on New Post

Add Title and Body Write in the Body and Submit .

Advanced Post Settings Click Advanced Post Settings

Global Settings No matter what your global settings are -you can override them at anytime with any individual post.

No matter what your global settings are

-you can override them at anytime with any individual post.

Moderate Comments Select comment Approve selected

Add An Image To Your Blog First add a picture to my gallery on the blog. Then add the picture to a post.

First add a picture to my gallery on the blog.

Then add the picture to a post.

Add a picture to your gallery Click on My Gallery. Click on add a picture.

Upload New Image From File

Upload New Image To Gallery Name the image. Click on Browse and then upload.

Add Image to the Blog 3. Click on Content Selector. 2. Give image a title. 1 Create a new Post.

Select Content 2.Select image. 3.Select size. 4.Click OK. 1.Click on the +/- next to your name Gallery.

New Post with Image Click Submit.