1. How to Create Your Own Video Blog
To set up an account:
www.slideshare.net (to upload notes and documents)
www.blogger.com (to upload your videos)
 Click create a new blog
 Create a title and domain name and design (you will have time to create and update
your blog later)
Install a microphone
 Ask your CLA for one or you may have to buy one. I found on Amazon.com:
o Connectland CL-ME-606 Goose Neck Desktop Microphone
o Logitech Labtec Desktop Microphone 600
 Plug the microphone into the pink & blue port in the back of your computer and this
menu will pop up. Then, select from the drop down menu “microphone” and click “OK”
Always click “Show Content”
Username _____________
Password ______________
Username _____________
Password ______________
www.____________________________.blogspot.com

2. How to record your lessons:
 Open Smart Notebook
 Click the small blue square on the bottom right-hand corner of the toolbar
 Select “recorder”
 This menu will appear. Press the red button to record

3.  Select the “1” to record what appears on the smart board (You may have to check that
this is how YOUR computer is configured)
 Press OK to record
 You can pause during your recording by pressing the pause button (if a student asks a
question, the phone rings, etc.)
 When you’re done recording, press the square stop button and save
To post a video to your blog:
 Click the pencil in the upper left-hand corner
 Insert a title
 Click the video clipboard
 Select your video to upload

4.  It will take a few minutes to upload
 Select “publish”
To upload your notes
 Open slideshare.net and log in
 Remember to always click “show content” before logging in
 Select “upload”
 Select the file to upload
 Once the file has uploaded, click on the link
 Copy and paste the URL from the toolbar
 Go to your blog, start a new post or continue on a previous post
 Type a name for the notes in the text box
 Highlight that text and select “link”

5.  Paste the URL from slideshare into the web address link
 Click OK
 Publish your post
To post a YouTube video:
 Go to YouTube & find your video
 Select “share”
 Select “embed”
 Copy the embed code

6.  Go to your blog & start a new post
 Select the HTML button
 Copy & paste the embed code
 You can go back to the compose mode if you wish
 Publish