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Blogging 101:

Digital Journaling and GroupProjects

a presentation by

Patrick Douglas CrispenNetSquirrel.com



Our Goals

Learn what blogs are and see howthey work

Create our own blog at Google¶sblogger.com

Discover some ways to integrateblogging activities into our

curriculum Find some additional blog resources

DO ALL OF THIS IN ENGLISH!



Part One: Blogs

What they are and how they

work.



What is a blog?

A weblog, or simply a ³blog,´ is a webapplication which contains periodic,reverse chronologically ordered posts on a

common webpage. Blogs can be used as a

± Personal journal or diary.

± Class project page.

± Bookmarks or links page.

± Etc.



Common blog features

Headlines

Time stamps

Permanent links [or ³permalinks´] Categories

Searches

RSS feeds COMMENTS



Why blogs are cool

They¶re web-based.± There¶s no client software to download and

learn.

± You can update your blog from any Internet-connected computer.

They¶re absurdly easy to use.± You DON¶T have to know or use HTML.

± You DON¶T have to know or use FTP.

They¶re not solitary.± The community of blogs and bloggers make up

a vast social network.



Blogs v. Wikis

Objective± Blogs are a way to share personal information,

a way for the owner(s) to express themselvesto their target audience.

±Wikis are a means of sharing and editing data[ideas, text, photographs] for the creation of collaborative knowledge.

Content creation and control

± Blog content creation and control falls to theowner.

±Wiki content creation and control falls to theaudience [although there is an administrator.]



Definitions

Blog: A web log. Blogger: Someone who creates and

maintains a blog.

Blogging: The process of creating andmaintaining a web log. Blogsphere/Blogosphere: The totality of

blogs; a community or social network of blogs.

Blogroll: A list of a blogger¶s favoriteblogs, usually placed on the side of thatblogger¶s blog.



Part Two: Blogger

http://www.blogger.com/



Setting Up Your First Blog

Go to blogger.com

± Free blog hostingsite run by Google

Click on the orange ³Create Your BlogNow´ arrow to getstarted.



1. Create an Account

Choose a user name.± You¶ll use this name to

sign in when you return.

Enter a password.

Key in a display name.± This is the name that willbe used to sign your blogposts.

Key in your email address.

Accept the terms of

service. Click on the orange

³Continue´ button.



2. Name Your Blog

Key in your blog¶s title.

Key in your blog¶s URL.± something.blogspot.com

Key in the ³captcha´ word.

± Captcha is the squiggly ³completely automatedpublic Turing test to tellcomputers and humansapart´ word that appearson the page.

Click on the orange ³Continue´ arrow.



3. Choose a Template

Choose a template.

± You can alwayschange your

template later. Click on the orange ³Continue´ arrow.



4. Celebrate

That¶s it.

No, really. That¶sit.

Click on the orange ³Start Posting´ arrow to start your

first post.



Create a Post

Creating a post is alot like composingan email message.

Key in the post¶stitle.

Then key in the

post¶s text.



Formatting Your Post¶s Text

Formatting your post¶s text is much likeformatting text in Microsoft Word or Outlook.

You can add pictures, change fonts, addhyperlinks, check your spelling, and much more.



Post Your Post

Scroll down and choose if you want toallow people to post comments to yourpost.

Then click on the orange ³Publish Post´ button.



Now What?

That¶s it. You¶redone.

To view your

³finished´ blog,± Click on the ³View

Blog´ link or tab.

± Point your web

browser to yourblogspot address.



Our ³Finished´ Blog



Coming Back for More

Remember:

± blogger.com = where you make changes to your blog.

± blogspot.com = where you view your finished blog.

The next time you return to blogger.com, key inyour username and password.



What¶s Next?

Click on the nameof your blog to seea list of every post

you¶ve made. Click on the greenplus sign icon tocreate a new post.

Click on the bluegear icon tochange your blog¶ssettings.



help.blogger.com

For moreinformation, visithelp.blogger.com



Part Three:

Blogging in the Classroom

Ways to integrate blogging

activities into your curriculum



Blogs and ISTE NETS·S

ISTE NETS¶ technology foundationstandards for students:

±Basic operations and concepts

±Social, ethical, and human issues

±Technology productivity tools

±Technology communications tools

±Technology research tools±Technology problem-solving anddecision-making tools

Source: http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-netss.html



³Best Bets for ClassroomBlogging´

Ask your students to± Reflect on their reading or classroom

discussions.± Investigate topics online and then report on

their research.± Record group progress on a project.± Talk about shared classroom experiences.± Copy and paste thought-provoking quotes

from other blogs, and then offer their own

thoughts on the topic.± Invite professional writers to edit their blogs,

or provide feedback.

Source: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial037print.shtml



Blog = Journal?

Blogs are just online versions of paper-based journals, right?

WRONG!

Done well, blogs assignments give yourstudents± An audience.± A purpose for writing [beyond the grade.]± Legitimate peripheral participation in a topic-

related community of practice. If your assignment is just ³write

something, post it, and I¶ll grade it,´ skipthe blog and give the students somecollege ruled paper.



Example 1: Blog Groups

Divide your students into ³blog groups"according to their interests (nationalpolitics, entertainment, sports,

technology, etc.) Assignment: Write a weekly journal thatrelates to the blog group¶s topic.

Let your students create their own rubrics.

± The groups collectively decide guidelines foreach post's content, style, and length.

± This promotes student ownership and strongerengagement.

Source: http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/?q=node/233



Example 1 (Cont¶d): BlogGroups

Additional assignment: Each bloggroup should create a blog roll.

±Identify other blogs whose focus isrelated to your group¶s topic.

± ³Discourse norming´




Example 2: Personal Journals

Give each student a personal blog.

Assignment: Post reflections about

your development in the course.±Responses

±Questions

±Thoughts about the week's reading or

activity




Example 2 (Cont¶d):Journals

Start each class by reading from selected journals to generate discussion.

³Students better understand their

rhetorical purposes for writing when theyenvision their writing within a real context.This context²the sense of having anaudience who want to engage with the

writer's ideas²also helps to create arhetorical purpose for writing (beyond justfulfilling an assignment).´




Part Four: The NextS

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Blogger is a great place to

start, but there are manymore resources out there.



Some popular blog hosts

I recommend Blogger[http://blogger.com/] as good startingpoint.

Other popular blog hosts include:± TypePad [http://www.typepad.com/]

± LiveJournal [http://www.livejournal.com/]

± AOL Hometown [http://hometown.aol.com/]

For a canonical list of blog hosts, checkout http://tinyurl.com/6mfc3



Blogging server software

The 800 pound gorilla in the server-sideblog software market is MovableType[http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/]

± Teacher/Single classroom: $39.95± 300 enrolled students: $299.95

± 1,000 enrolled students: $699.95

± >1,000 enrolled students: $999.95

± Multi-school and district licenses are available.



For more information

Check out Darlene Fichter¶s ³Blogging Basics´ PowerPoint presentation athttp://tinyurl.com/2c7q6

For even more information, check out Molly

Holzschlag¶s three-and-a-half hour ³LearningBlogger´ video tutorial at http://lynda.com/± $29.95 on CD

± $25 a month to access all of Lynda.com¶s 100+ tutorials.

± FULL DISCLOSURE: T he author of this present ation is

al so an author at Ly nd a.c om. Also visit http://www.technorati.com/ and

http://blogpulse.com/ for what¶s currentlypopular in the blog world.



That¶s all, folks!



Our Goals

Learn what blogs are and see howthey work

Create our own blog at Google¶s

blogger.com Discover some ways to integrate

blogging activities into our

curriculum Find some additional blog resources

DO ALL OF THIS IN ENGLISH!



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