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Classroom BloggingClassroom BloggingDarren MosleyDarren Mosley

Southwestern High SchoolSouthwestern High School

Friday February 20Friday February 20thth, 2009, 2009

http://roescience.blogspot.cohttp://roescience.blogspot.com/m/

Reasons for Using a BlogReasons for Using a Blog I wanted a site that showed the I wanted a site that showed the

students what we did on a “Daily” basisstudents what we did on a “Daily” basis Put Notes, PowerPoint's, Worksheets, Put Notes, PowerPoint's, Worksheets,

and Pictures on the Internet.and Pictures on the Internet. Can be used outside of classCan be used outside of class Parents can see what we are doingParents can see what we are doing Great for students that miss a classGreat for students that miss a class Students utilize technology all the timeStudents utilize technology all the time Teaches the students to use technology Teaches the students to use technology

for education for education

What I UseWhat I Use BloggerBlogger

– Hosts the blogHosts the blog ScribdScribd

– Hosts Documents, PowerPointsHosts Documents, PowerPoints SlideshareSlideshare

– Hosts PowerPointsHosts PowerPoints Google DocumentsGoogle Documents

– Creates and uses “Forms” for students to fill inCreates and uses “Forms” for students to fill in

There are many other places to “Host” a blog.There are many other places to “Host” a blog.– EdublogsEdublogs– WordpressWordpress

BloggerBlogger

www.blogger.cowww.blogger.comm

Owned and run Owned and run by Googleby Google

Easy to set up Easy to set up and maintain and maintain

Blogger LayoutBlogger Layout

Allows you to set up your blog with many different options. Blogger provides many different “Themes” and color schemes to use

Blogger DashboardBlogger Dashboard

Creates New Post or go into your Blogger SettingsCreates New Post or go into your Blogger Settings

Adding a New Post: Adding a New Post: ComposeCompose

Just Like Just Like Typing in Typing in Microsoft Microsoft WordWord

You can You can also add also add Pictures Pictures and and VideosVideos

Adding a New Post: HTMLAdding a New Post: HTML

This is This is where you where you “Embed” “Embed” items from items from Scribd, Scribd, SlideshareSlideshare

You You “Paste” the “Paste” the HTMLHTML

ScribdScribd Hosts MicrosoftHosts MicrosoftWord, Excel, Word, Excel, Powerpoint Powerpoint documentsdocuments

Used by MITUsed by MIT

Uses IPaper. Uses IPaper. That means it can That means it can be viewed and be viewed and printed over the printed over the Internet but not Internet but not “Changed”“Changed”

Upload Upload to to

ScribdScribd

Chose your Chose your file to upload.file to upload.

I always make I always make my documents my documents PrivatePrivate

ScribdScribd

Click on the “share” Click on the “share” icon to open the icon to open the Share PageShare Page

Once your file is “Uploaded” you have to Once your file is “Uploaded” you have to “Embed” it in your blog“Embed” it in your blog

Then “Copy” the Then “Copy” the HTML Code to Paste HTML Code to Paste in your blogin your blog

Google Document = FormGoogle Document = FormYou must create a You must create a google “document”google “document”

You then “Embed” the You then “Embed” the document into your document into your blog just like a Scribd blog just like a Scribd documentdocument

When the students When the students submit it sends me an submit it sends me an e-maile-mail

SlideshareSlideshare The Best place to The Best place to host Powerpoint host Powerpoint documentsdocuments

Allows your Allows your powerpoints to be powerpoints to be viewed or printed viewed or printed any timeany time

““Embed” them into Embed” them into the blogthe blog

Other ItemsOther Items

Add VideosAdd Videos– You can upload them to your blog or You can upload them to your blog or

“Embed” them from places like Youtube“Embed” them from places like Youtube

PicturesPictures– You can add individual pictures to any You can add individual pictures to any

web post, but to add a slideshow you web post, but to add a slideshow you must embed it. (www.picasaweb.com)must embed it. (www.picasaweb.com)

Other ItemsOther Items

Calculator Screens PicturesCalculator Screens Pictures– Copy the screens using ‘TI Connect” and Copy the screens using ‘TI Connect” and

then paste them into a postthen paste them into a post PollPoll

– Can be added to the “Gadgets” on Can be added to the “Gadgets” on Blogger LayoutBlogger Layout

FutureFuture

Make students respond or comment Make students respond or comment on the blogon the blog

Have student created postsHave student created posts More student created videosMore student created videos Practice quizzes and testsPractice quizzes and tests

ThanksThanks Thank you very much for attendingThank you very much for attending Please visit my blogPlease visit my blog http://swphysicsprecalculus.blogspot.http://swphysicsprecalculus.blogspot.

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