Blogs

A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. (wikipedia)

Blogs are basically a dynamic Internet journal. Using free, simple, online tools, you and your students can add digital photos, Web links, and multimedia elements to bring writing alive! Blogs have an impact on reading, writing, learning, thinking, researching and creativity.

Ideas for Teacher Blogging:

• Content-related blog as professional practice
• Networking and personal knowledge sharing
• Instructional tips for students
• Course announcements and readings
• Annotated links
• Reflection of professional development
• Replace standard class web page
• Organize in class discussions

   

   

   

   

  Ideas for Student Blogging:

• Reflective or writing journals
• Assignment submission and review
• Dialog for group work
• E-portfolios
• Share course-related resources

   

   

   

  Creating Your Blog

   

   

  Step 1. Planning Your Blog

   

  Ask yourself the following questions before creating your blog account:

• Who is your audience?
• What is the focus of your blog?
• What will you Blog Domain name be?   (URL)       _________username.edublogs.org
• What will you call your blog? (Title)
• How would you describe your blog in a single sentence? (Description)

  EduBlog User Guide- This is a user guide for those of us that like to have printed directions.

   

   

   

   

  Step 2.  Create Your edublog account

   

  Get an account at edublogs http://edublogs.org/

   

   

   

  Step 3. Watch videos on the different features of edublogs http://edublogs.org/videos

   

   

   

• A Five Minute Introduction to Edublogs
• Writing Posts and Pages
• Customizing Presentation
• Configuring your Options
• Playing with Plugins

   

   

  Step 4. Set up your Blog! For today, please make your blog available to everyone and allow others to comment to your blog so we can all visit and share our final products.

   

   

  Step 5. Post the URL of your blog on the CTL Wiki of this wiki so we can all see what you have done.

   

   

  Web 2 Professional Development

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