Class Blogging

Al SamsaJanuary 31, 2011

Blogging?

• Blog is short for Web Log• So why blog?

o Literacyo Engaged o Interactiveo Alternativeo Environmentalo It's 2011

#1 Teacher Blog as Web Site

#2 Class Blog

#3 Student Blogs

• Students maintain own blogs• Teacher as administrator on all

Nuts & Bolts

1.Sign up for a blog2.Customize 3.Add users4.Make usernames, e.g., 01 John, 02 Mary (alpha by

last name on class list)5.Make labels for each post match usernames

Blogger Sign Up

http://www.blogger.com/create-blog.g?pli=1

Dashboard

Add Users

RulesCreate with your students

Embed Videos, Presentations, etc.

Alternatives?http://edublogs.org/• popular, directed at education• free version puts their ad on every new post• server buggy

http://wordpress.com• no ads!• now $17 per year :-(

http://posterous.com• powerful platform offering 1 gig of storage• can post  from and to sources like email, twitter,

facebook, etc. 

Your Turn

1.Start a blog at one of the sites2.Personalize3.Add a post 4.Add a post with a video, presentation, etc. 5.Add users6.Log in as a user, make a post with labels\categories7.http://tiny.cc/ridgeblogs 8.http://ridgeblogs.blogspot.com/