The document discusses blogs and social media tools that can be used in the classroom. It defines what a blog is and describes blog anatomy such as posts, comments, and tags. It also discusses popular blogging platforms like Tumblr and WordPress. The document then covers social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, QR codes, and their potential uses for enhancing student experiences and marketing.

1. All you wanted to know about Blogs:
But were too afraid to ask!

2. What is a blog?
Blog = weblog = diary
• Blogs are linear in nature
•Blogs are chronological
•Blogs are not collaborative
•Posts are written by a single person
•Posts are read by a large audience
•Comments are posted by the audience
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3. Post title Anatomy of a blog
Date of post
Post content
Embedded
content
Tags
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4. Anatomy of a blog
Reader
comments
Reply form
Submit button
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5. Anatomy of a blog
What can go into a post?
Text Hypertext - links
Audio Video
Images Slideshows
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6. Popular blogging platforms
http://edublogs.org
http://blogger.com
http://wordpress.com
http://tumblr.com
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7. Set up a Tumblr blog
http://tumblr.com
Enter your
Start posting!
details
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8. Set up a Tumblr blog
http://tumblr.com
Once you have an
account you can click
on the “Log in”
button
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9. Set up a Tumblr blog
Enter your
details
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10. Set up a Tumblr blog
To create your blog
click on the “+”
button
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11. Set up a Tumblr blog
Blog title
Blog URL
Privacy option
Create when happy 
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12. Set up a Tumblr blog
To create your first
text based post click
here...
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13. Set up a Tumblr blog
Post title
Post content
Create when happy 
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14. Set up a Tumblr blog
You can choose
when to publish
your post here
Tags help your post
to be found. Add as
many as you like
and separate them
with commas
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15. Class blogs - examples
http://ithinksummerland.blogspot.com/ NZ
http://sarahjane.edublogs.org/ Canada
http://juniorsblackburn.edublogs.org/ Australia
http://dolphins.oldmoatschool.net/ UK
http://theinsandouts.co.nz/ NZ Interface Winner 2010
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ US
http://edublogs.org/community/
http://theedublogger.com/check-out-these-class-blogs/
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16. Twitter
= “microblogging”
AKA all you can say in 140 characters or less!
Is like a teletype – it provides real time snippets of information
Is like a soup ladle for Twitter – it helps you scoop out the content you want
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17. Twitter Statistics 2010
http://www.nickburcher.com/2010/05/twitter-facts-and-figures-latest.html
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18. Twitter anatomy
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19. Twitter - # example
Followed by 1023 Twitter users
#spedchat
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20. Twitter - #PLN
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21. QR Codes
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22. Create your own QR code
http://qrstuff.com
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23. How much can you put in a single QR code?
QR code = enhanced user experience
http://www.technologyinthearts.org/?p=1511
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24. How can QR codes ‘enhance user experience’ in the classroom?
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25. How can QR codes ‘enhance user experience’ in the classroom?
Blo Blo
blog Website Google
Blo Blo Blo
Twitter You Tube Delicious
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26. How can QR codes ‘enhance user experience’ in the classroom?
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27. How can QR codes ‘enhance user experience’ in the classroom?
OR
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28. How can QR codes ‘enhance user experience’ in the classroom?
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29. How can QR codes ‘enhance user experience’ in the classroom?
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30. Five Social Networking tools
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31. Marketing via – You Tube
2nd most used search engine after Google
35 hours of new content added every 2
minutes....
2 billion videos viewed every day
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32. NZ Facebook demographics
NZ Facebook users
• 1 675 540 users
• 49.87% of NZ online population
• 56.4% female users
• 24.7% largest single group 18-24
800 000 000 Facebook users globally
Source: http://www.seosydneyblog.com/2010/05/facebook-new-zealand-user-statistics.html
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33. Facebook in the classroom
<13 = Digital Citizenship
http://on.fb.me/rVeOZh
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