This document provides steps for creating a classroom blog, including deciding the purpose, setting up an account with Blogger, creating posts, and customizing the blog. Key steps are deciding whether the blog is for communication with parents or students, setting up a Blogger account, adding a title and content and publishing the first post. The document also provides tips for personalizing the blog with gadgets and layouts and encourages starting blogging regularly.

1. Creating Your First Classroom Blog Blogging In Education

2. Steps in Creating a Blog Decide your purpose Communication with parents Communication to parents Communication with students Communication to students Setup an account Create a post Share your blog

3. Background Information:Anatomy of a Blog Blog Title Blog Description Post Date Sidebar Post Post Title Post Details Comment Option

4. Blogger

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7. Blogger

8. Your First Post

9. Steps in Posting Add a Title Type your content Format your content Add a label (tag) Publish your post

10. Create Your First Post 1. Add a title 3. Format your content 2. Type your content 4. Add a label 5. Publish your post

11. The Dashboard www.blogger.com View & edit your profile Edit posts Change blog settings Change blog layout View your blog Create a new blog

12. Personalizing your blog

13. Adding Gadgets In Layout, click Add a Gadget Choose from a large collection of gadgets Click the + to add Fill in information & click Save Popular Gadget: Links list for resources:

14. What’s next? Start blogging! Add posts Customize your look Layout http://btemplates.com http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/ Invite people to read and/or comment

15. Blogs to visit & explore http://tiltlinkshare.blogspot.com/ http://emergingt.blogspot.com http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ http://www.angelamaiers.com/ http://blog.ted.com/ http://www.tommarch.com/ozblog/