This document provides an overview and instructions for setting up a classroom blog. It discusses choosing a blogging platform like Edublogs, creating a dedicated blogging email, signing up for a blog account, customizing the blog with themes and pages, adding student users, having students make posts, publicizing the blog, teaching commenting guidelines, and wrapping up with an activity to summarize what was learned. The goal is to explore blogging as an instructional and communication tool in the classroom.
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3. Who are you? Go to mnpsblogs.edublogs.org. Find the “Participant Survey” post. Scroll to the bottom! Click on the Survey Monkey link to take this survey. Please only take the survey once. You will have 5 minutes to complete this survey.
4. Mixer Time! Don’t move until the music starts! Find someone wearing the same color as you somewhere on their body. Shorter person goes first. Introduce yourselves and find out this information: Name Grade Level School Favorite Summertime activity Taller person goes next. You have one song to discuss and find out this information. You will introduce your partner…take notes!
5. Why are we here? To explore blogging as an instructional and communication aid. To set a purpose for blogging in your classroom. To begin setting up your blog. To explore various online resources for classroom use.
6. Norms Ask questions! Limit personal emailing and internet browsing. Keep cell phones put away until break times. Minimize whispering and side conversations. Feel free to step out when you need to leave. We will start and end on time. What else should we add?
7. My Blogging Journey Began in 2004 with a Xanga (old school!) Continued personal blogging for years Started You Make It Happen teaching blog in 2009 Made commitment to classroom blogging last summer Created Lion’s Pride blog during 2010-2011 school year
8. Blogtionary Blog: short for “weblog” Post: an entry on a blog Posts typically appear on a blog in reverse chronological order. Page: an independent place on the blog for information. These are rarely updated, but contain important information. Tags: how people search for posts Categories: how you organize posts within your blog Comment: feedback given to the author, usually written
9. Activity: Blog Exploration Go to mnpsblogs.edublogs.org. Find the post titled “Blog Exploration”. You will have 15 minutes to complete the blog exploration. You may want to open the form in one tab and the blog in another so you can easily go back and forth. Let’s number off for this activity. #1: Mrs. Grist’s Grade 4/5 Blog #2: Raigmore Writers #3: Our Classroom Book Blog #4: Mrs. Cassidy’s Blog #5: Tidy Teddy’s Travels
10. What’s the purpose? If it doesn’t have a specific purpose, it’s not worth doing. Potential purposes: To publish student writing. To communicate with parents. To reflect on and spotlight student learning/achievements. To showcase a project/projects. To collect student data. The possibilities are truly endless!
11. Activity: Blog Purpose Brainstorming “All on the Wall” brainstorming technique can be used online! Go to mnps.edublogs.org. Find the “Blog Purpose Brainstorming” post. Click on the link to access our Wall Wisher brainstorming board. We’ll brainstorm blogging purposes for a few minutes. Come up with as many as you can!
12. Setting the Stage Students need to know what a blog is and what you intend to do with it. Have students help you decide on guidelines and safety rules. Communicate these rules, guidelines, and consequences to parents. Require parents to sign permission slips for their children. Don’t skip this part! You have to build a solid foundation.
13. Potential Roadblocks Time constraints Try to recruit older students, other teachers, coaches, or parents to help you out! Lack of Technology Don’t let this keep you from blogging. Be creative. Ask for what you need—you might be surprised! Student Inexperience They will learn quickly. Stay patient!
14. Step #1: Choose Your PlatformKIDBLOG PROS No advertising Strict privacy settings Simple and easy to use Meant to manage multiple classes Easy to separate posts by certain students CONS Not searchable Difficult for public to view Limited layout options Less of a “true blog” feel Cannot schedule posts—you have to hit “Publish” on the day you want it to appear Unable to create blog for each student Fewer upgrade options No video/audio/photo posting
15. Step #1: Choose Your PlatformEDUBLOGS PROS Recently made ad-free Ability to post photos and audio clips Posts can be scheduled for future times/dates Additional controls and functions Numerous blog layouts Threaded commenting CONS Must pay for Pro status ($40/year) Video posting capability Easily create multiple users Up to 50 student blogs Additional layout options More intricate controls Dashboard more difficult to navigate
16. Step #1: Choose Your PlatformOTHERS Class BlogMeister You must participate in a PD session with the founder to use this platform. Classblogs.us This one is still in the trial stages and not available for public use. WordPress Blogger Tumblr This platform is blocked by the MNPS network. You couldn’t use it at school even if you wanted to!
17. Step #2: Create a Blogging Email This will help you store student usernames and passwords. You’ll also be able to monitor and organize comments. You’ll want to use Gmail for lots of reasons….trust me! Go to www.gmail.com Let’s walk through the steps together.
18. Step #2: Create a Blogging Email Use labels to organize emails you want to keep. I use three labels: Comments Posts Logins You will have all things archived electronically to refer back to as needed.
19. Step #3: Sign up for a Blog Go to www.edublogs.org. Click on the green box that says “Free!” Don’t worry—you can upgrade at any time. People WILL SEE your username. Choose carefully! Use the Gmail email address we just created. Click “Go to Step 2”.
20. Step #3: Sign up for a Blog Create a Blog domain. Be careful here. I would recommend something that does not reveal your school name or location. You CANNOT change this later. Your Blog Title can be whatever you would like. Select “Other” under Blog Type. Enter the verification and click on “Go to Step 3”. It may take a couple of tries to get a domain that has not already been used.
21. Step #3: Sign up for a Blog Hooray! Click “Login to your new blog”. You can always login to your blog by going to www.edublogs.org and using the login box at the top. To be sure you’re logged in, check the login bar at the top. If you’re logged in, it will say “Welcome, (your username)”
22. Step #4: Login Be sure you’re logged in (go to www.edublogs.org if you’re not). Click on “Your Dashboard”. Even if you’re a beginner, you need to use the Advanced Admin option. There is already a post on your blog. To view your blog, click “Visit Site” at the top left corner.
23. Step #5: Figure Out What’s There Your Dashboard is the “command center” of the blog. Let’s take 10 minutes to explore what is available. Don’t worry—you really can’t mess it up! As you explore, let me know what you want to know more about. Go to mnpsblogs.edublogs.org. Find the “Dashboard Dive-in” post. Use the Answer Garden to tell me what you want to explore further. If someone posts something on there that you want to know more about also, click on it. It will grow!
24. Step # 6: Make a Post There are several ways to get to the Post Editor page. Click on “Posts” in the menu on the left. Then click “Add New”. Click on “New Post” in the top right corner. Click on “(#) Posts” on your At a Glance box in the center. Then click “Add New” in the menu on the left. Go ahead and type your title and body. Remember to tag and categorize your post. Tags are intended for others to search. Categories are like file folders for your blog.
25. Step #6: Make a Post When you’re finished, click “Publish”. To schedule a post for a future date, go to the Publishing box. Next to “Publish immediately”, click “Edit”. Schedule the post for a the date you desire. To protect a post with a password, click “Edit” next to the words “Visibility public”.
26. Step #7: Choose a Theme On the Dashboard menu, click on “Appearances”. Click “Themes”. Now that you have created a post, you can see what your blog will look like with the post. Themes can be changed at anytime. I would recommend leaving it constant once the blog is introduced to students. I changed mine mid-year and students had to re-learn to navigate it. Take one song to play around with the themes.
27. Step #8: Add a Page Make sure you’re on the Dashboard page. Click on “Pages” in the Dashboard menu. Hover your mouse over the page name for additional options. To add a new page, click on “Add New” on the Dashboard menu (under “Pages”). Let’s practice editing your “About” page.
28. Step #9: Add New Users Tips: Have students decide on a username and password at the beginning of the year! Go ahead and enter them all into the blog. Click on “Users” in the Dashboard menu. Click “Add New” in the sub-menu. If you want students to be able to post without your approval, make them Authors. I would recommend making them all Contributors so you can approve posts first.
29. Step #9a: Add New UsersThe Gmail Hack IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE STUDENT EMAILS! Using student emails will limit the amount of control you have over what students post and can access. The Gmail hack will make Edublogsthink you’re entering different emails, but all alerts will go to your email address. Sneaky! Enter (your email)+(studentusername)@gmail.com For example, croftlms+mab12@gmail.com.
30. Step #9: Add New Users Pro subscribers can Add New Users in bulk (up to 15 at a time). Free users will need to login to each account they create and change the password for the students. Label those emails with your “Password” label in Gmail. You won’t have to keep a paper record of passwords that way!
31. Step #10: Students Post! Students go to www.edublogs.org(just like you did). Login using the username and password they chose and you set up. Make sure they uncheck “Remember me”. They use the Easy Admin option. For previous posts, click on “My Posts” tab at the top.
32. Step #11: Publicize To get the full blogging experience, you need readers. Email everyone you know…teachers, parents, friends, etc. Encourage them to subscribe by email, RSS feed, or Google reader. Specifically ask them to leave comments for your students.
33. Step #12: Commenting Teach students how to comment. Model Practice Evaluate I used a PowerPoint to introduce this to students. Set guidelines for acceptable and unacceptable comments. Allow students to help you decipher between the two. Teach students how to be specific and productive with their commenting. Be sure to stay on top of approving comments.
34. Wrapping Up To review what we’ve done today, we’ll create a Bubble Map using Popplet. Move your chair to share a computer with a partner. Go to mnpsblogs.edublogs.org. Find the “Wrapping Up” post and click on the Popplet link. With your partner, create a map of what you learned about today. One of you will have to sign up for Popplet. Email me the Popplet so I can add it to the MNPS Blogs site!
35. Wrapping Up Let’s create a Wordletogether to go on the blog about today’s training. Popcorn out words that you have heard frequently today.
36. Wrapping Up Please email me with any questions at all! When you start your class blog, send me the link! I will compile a list and add it to the MNPS Blogs website. Thank you for attending!
Editor's Notes
Things to ask: title of blog, location of teacher/classroom, date of most recent post, title of most recent post, tags of most recent post, categories of most recent post, purpose of blog, how student safety is addressed, one thing you want to use, one suggestion you have for this teacher