Blogs 101 and Websites for Free

1. Welcome to Blogs 101

2. What we will cover
•Blogs
•Wikis
•Tags
•Rss Feeds

3. How blogs work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/blog.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog
http://weblogs.about.com/
http://www.ipl.org/div/blogs/
http://www.ipl.org/div/blogs/#bloghostsandproviders
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g
http://www.blogthings.com/
http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_software
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/images/blog_software_comparison.cfm
http://www.sitepoint.com/print/blog-software-smackdown-review
http://edtech.tennessee.edu/~set31/02_01.htm
http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/43999/Choose_the_Right_Blog_Tool.html

4. http://www.blogherald.com/2005/04/15/understanding-blog-speak-revised
http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/10/top-ten-blogging-tips-insights-from-a-novice-blogge
http://commoncraft.com/blogs
http://librarylinknj.org/sites/default/files/Handout%20-%20drupal%20-%20Gloucester%204-2
http://librarylinknj.org/sites/default/files/Handout%20-%20Twitter%2C%20Facebook%20%26
http://librarylinknj.org/sites/default/files/Handout%20-%20WordPress%20-%20Parsippany%2
http://trysomethingnewpimacounty.wordpress.com/category/blogging/
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/blogbasics
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/wordpress-resources
https://www.denverlibrary.org/ctc/wordpress-i
https://www.denverlibrary.org/ctc/wordpress-ii
http://denverlibrary.org/files/Blogging%20101%20Handout.pdf
https://sites.google.com/a/nypl.org/techconnect/course-materials/bloggingforbeginners

5. Micro (or mini) Blogging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging
http://www.twitter.com
http://commoncraft.com/Twitter
Mobloging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblog
Legal and ethics of blogging
http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/
http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2004/11/blogging_policy.html
http://www.rebeccablood.net/handbook/excerpts/weblog_ethics.html

6. Example of use of blogs
http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/0916gl-nwvblog16Z20.html
Finding blogs
http://www.ipl.org/div/blogs/#bloglistsandsearchengines
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Blogs_for_Teens
Sample blogs
http://learningatlcpl.blogspot.com/index.html
http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/index.html
http://www.timegoesby.net/
http://mymomsblog.blogspot.com/
http://worldsoldestblogger.blogspot.com/

7. How Wikis work
http://techessence.info/socialsoftware/wiki
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikis
http://commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
Find Wikis
http://
meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/08/20/more-wiki-links-and-resources
/
Examples
http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://instructionwiki.org/Main_Page
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Wikis
Make your own Wiki
http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/PBwikiTips

8. How Tags work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tags
http://techessence.info/tagging
http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2006/10/06/glorum-qa-tags/
How to tag
http://www.beelerspace.com/index.php?p=890
http://www.library2.0.ottergroup.com/blog/_archives/2006/2/19/1772390.html
http://preetamrai.com/weblog/archives/2005/03/27/tagged-web-and-using-technorati/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/1,72070-1.html
Examples
http://del.icio.us/SanMateoLibrary
http://www.technorati.com/
http://angelacw.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/delicious-libraries/

9. How RSS works
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss
http://learningexpress.blogspot.com/2006/08/week-4-rss-feeds.html
http://www.palinet.org/rss/toti/tsstutorial.htm
http://techessence.info/socialsoftware/rss
http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
Find an RSS feed
http://www.feedster.com/
http://www.syndic8.com/
http://www.topix.net/
http://www.allrss.com/
http://blogsearch.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wb
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=RSS_%26_Teens
http://www.nhmccd.edu/Templates/Content.aspx?pid=60502
http://www.rssfwd.com/

10. Read RSS feeds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator
http://www.newsonfeeds.com/faq/aggregators
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_feed_aggregators
http://www.bloglines.com
http://www.google.com/reader/
http://www.rojo.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGz-y_SGL4
http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2006/10/10/rss-for-mobiles/
http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/27/turning-feeds-into-emailed-alerts/
How to create an RSS Feed
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2175271
Bring more people to your RSS feed
http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2006/10/05/14-days-to-more-rss-feed-subscribe

12. Denver Public Library's HTML and CSS Class
https://www.denverlibrary.org/ctc/html-and-css
Denver Public Library's Javascript Class
https://www.denverlibrary.org/ctc/javascript-i-iv
HTML Dog
http://htmldog.com/
W3schools
http://www.w3schools.com/
Codecademy
http://codecademy.com/
New York Public Library’s How to Create a Website
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bnlwbC5vcmd8dGVjaGNvbm5lY3R8Z3g6MzBhYTljYjIz
Guide to SEO
https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
https://www.denverlibrary.org/ctc/search-engine-optimization-basics

13. Places to create blogs and websites for free
http://www.blogger.com
http://www.wordpress.com
http://sites.google.com
http://www.weebly.com
https://hc.weebly.com/hc/en-us
https://techboomers.com/p/weebly
http://www.tumblr.com
http://www.wix.com
https://techboomers.com/p/wix
https://www.gailstoolkit.com/copy-of-basics