The document discusses various aspects of blogging, including the purpose of blogs, the target audience, and different types of blogs used in educational contexts. It outlines steps for planning a blog and suggests resources for creating and managing blogs effectively. Additionally, it promotes a 2-week course on blogging for teachers and students.

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Blogs
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2. Blogs
Technology and us
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Blogs
Sample EFL blogs
Planning your blog
Blogger

3. Blogs
digital visitors
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technophob geek
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digital residents

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What is a blog?
Blogs

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Blogs quiz
Blogs

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Visit: http://tanausa2005.blogspot.com
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•What’s the blog about?
•Who is blogging?
•Who is the audience?
•Can you spot 3 languages?
•Is the blog live now?

7. Blogs
3 Sample EFL blogs
Podca
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Freshman English
blog [Turkey]
FCE blog
[Brazil] Class exchange blog
[Brazil & Argentina]

8. Blogs
3 Sample EFL blogs
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Blog Topic Blogger Readers Media Comment
Freshman English
FCE blog
Brazil-Argentina

9. Blogs
Blogs with students
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• pros
• cons
• ideas for using blogs
Listen to
Carla Arena, Brazil

10. Blogs
3 Steps to planning your blog
1 Class, teacher or student blog
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Who will write? Who will read?
2 Topic
Content? Media?
Model?
3 Time frames
When start?
Frequency of postings?
Life of blog?

11. Blogs
Your blogs
a) Go to Blogger and click
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http://www.blogger.com
b) Create a Google
account (or sign in)
c) Name your blog
- and carry on!

12. Blogs
THANKS!
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Join our 2-week Blogs course
to learn how to blog
with your students!
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training/courses/blogs.aspx