blogging workshop

BLOGGING FOR LIFE!

BY Pippa Davies.

TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG

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MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE

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TYPES OF BLOGS

For my weekly newsletters and updating my families

I use: Kidblog.org

BLOGGER

USE FOR LIBRARY MATTERS

BOOK REVIEWS, CLASS POSTS, TECH ED STUFF

PASSIONS

VIDEO

WORDPRESS

Wordpress.com. Follow this video link to load

Wordpress, step by step.

WHAT TO BLOG ABOUT?

Share about your class, include their writing, art, and poetry.

Share your lessons in written format, or share links that take you to lesson plans.

Post Youtube or Vimeo videos which explain math concepts, technology innovations, images to

inspire discussion and debate, and media literacy.

Give screencast tutorials, slide shows, Prezi’s , ask questions for polling, show how to log into

sites.

Post using Edu- Glogster, Wordles, or Little Bird’s Tales to show how digital storytelling can

make writing come alive.

Embed a Voki.

Create Top Ten lists or Favourites.

Display Shelfari, or Library Thing and books you are reading.

For more information on types of work to share on blogs go to Tom Barrett’s Blog.

JUST 3 EASY STEPS

WHERE TO START?

www.Blogger.com

If already using

Google mail then

Sign in.

1. CREATE ACCOUNT!

CHOOSE YOUR TEMPLATE

CHANGING TEMPLATE

CONGRATULATIONS!

Now you can start blogging. You find yourself in

the posting area.

1. First give your post a title.

2. Start typing your text in the posting area or add

an image/video to make the page look appealing.

TO ADD AN IMAGE

Go to the editing tool bar located above the textbox

and find the insert image box.

Left click , then click on From URL or Upload.

Make sure you have permission

from image owner

before using.

Flickr/ fffound.com

TO ADD A VIDEO

Go to editing tool bar and left click on

Copy and paste

URL for video from

Youtube, or choose

upload from your

computer files.

EXTRA TEXT TRICKS

Highlight different parts of text using the

button in the text editing bar, or use bold font to

make some text stand out.

Link to any authors you are discussing or names of

places on the web. Copy the URL and paste

into the area provided. Download

Zemanta for copyright ease.

PUBLISH POST!

Go to Publish post and click to post! Or preview to

see what it looks like?

ADDING GADGETS

Go to Design on your dashboard, click and then

open Gadget.

Add some

gadgets to

your page by

clicking +

EXTRAS!!!

ADDING PAGES

EDITING A POST

Go to Posting and Edit Post

Click on Edit

Posts, then

edit

FINALLY!

Update your blog on a regular basis to build your

audience.

Respond with an encouraging word when someone

comments on your site

Chat with other bloggers, and research EBlogger for

updates.

Load some extra applications like Feedjit, music or other

websites you support.

WELL DONE