3. What exactly is blogging?
• You can think of it as an online journal or diary,
although blogs are used for much more now.
• As teachers we can use blogs for so many things!
Publicize class events
Keep parents up to date
Can be used instead of newsletters
Post assignments
Share resources
4. Your students can use blogs too!
• Students can write blogs that fit any
genre from diary entries to reading
journals, from reflective comments to
literary analysis, and more. Any genre
that a student can write with pen on a
piece of paper can also be written online
as a blog entry.
• Their peers can comment on others blog
posts as well.
• It is something that you can show parents
• As a future resource this has 5 easy steps
to set up blogs for your students!
• https://www.theedublogger.com/2015/06/1
5/student-blogging/
5. How Can We Use Blogs Now?
• As future teachers we can use our blogs to post
different assignments we have done, experiences we
want to share, and our journey to teaching!
• It is something we can talk about in interviews.
• It is a great way to show future employers things
you have done in the past.
• You will have to do one next semester, so you will
get a jump start tonight!
http://readwriteconnectlearn.blogspot.com/
6. Let’s Get Started!
• www.google.com
• Top right hand corner, click
blogger
• If you have a gmail account you
can sign in, or create an account
• You will have to enter your name,
email, and phone number
• A message with a verification code
will be sent to your phone
• Enter your verification code, then
click continue to blogger
• Click create a limited blogger
• Enter what you would like your
name to be
• Click continue to blogger
• In the top left corner click new
blog
• Enter the title of your blog, and
what you would like your web
address to be and your template
• You can change all these things
later if you decide you don’t like
what you chose!
7. What to add to your blog
• A header (I got mine off of
http://thecutestblogontheblock.co
m/category/banners)
• A picture of yourself (This is done
under layout and side-bar right,
click add a gadget)
• A bio about you (Done under
layout as well)
• Add a background (this can be
done under template)
You can get the blogger app on
your iPhone!
8. Teacher blogs I LOVE
• http://smittenwithfirst.blogspot.com/
• http://missgiraffesclass.blogspot.com/
• http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.com/2012/03/
tasty-fractions-fractions-freebie.html
These blogs have a lot of awesome freebies!
9. Check out these resources on blogging!
• https://www.pinterest.com/ed
utopia/create-a-teaching-blog/
• http://www.edutopia.org/blog/
start-teacher-blog-tips-
resources-matt-davis
• http://www.teachingblogaddic
t.com/2011/07/blogging-tips-
share.html
• http://teacherchallenge.edubl
ogs.org/blogging-with-
students/
