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Global Teacher Blogs
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Blogs – (Web log) a blog is a web site that is usually used as an individual journal and is
publicly accessible. (http://edublogs.org/)
* WordPress Used to assist blogging.
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Wikis – (meaningWikis – (meaning “quick” in Hawaiian) A collaborative web site “quick” in Hawaiian) A collaborative web site allowing many authors to edit and modify the content. allowing many authors to edit and modify the content. (http://www.wikispaces.com/)(http://www.wikispaces.com/)
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Blogs • Blogs in Education• http://grade56c.globalstudent.org.au/• http://christinepurcell.globalteacher.org.au/2008/08/26/reminders-for-end-of-term-3/• http://hawkesdale.globalstudent.org.au/2007/08/04/collage-making-grade-5-6/• http://www.lornep12.vic.edu.au/content/grade-56-news-0• http://mrsc2902.edublogs.org/• http://56c2008.edublogs.org/• http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au/category/grade-5-backyards/• http://christinepurcell.globalteacher.org.au/category/september-2008/• http://me.edu.au/b/cgotlieb/entry/year_1_2_singing_talking• http://juniorbpc.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/10/education-week/• http://grade12c.globalstudent.org.au/• http://hawkesdale.globalstudent.org.au/
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Global Teacher Blogs http://globalteacher.org.au/
* Go to create Teacher Blog
Type the URL
http://globalteacher.org.au
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Sign Up
*Give the blog a username
* Type in your email address
* Type in the verification number.
* Click Next
* Please not for your username do not use capital letters and choose a username you think will not have been already taken.
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Sign up
* Give the blog a title
* Set Privacy
* Sign up
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Activate your Blog
* You now need to go to your email and click on the link to activate your blog.
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Go to your email account (this example is using Hotmail)
* Open the email from Global
•Click on the link to activate this blog
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Username and Password
•Here is your username and password.
•Write these down and keep them in a place that you will remember
•Then Click Home
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Getting Startedhttp://globalteacher.org.au
* Click Login
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Login
•Write your username and password
* Click Log In
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Getting Started on your Blog
*There are four options for your blog
Write, Manage, Design, Comments
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Changing the Design of your Blog
* Click Design
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Changing the Design Theme
•This is the current theme.
• When you change the theme it will show you what the new theme is here.
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Changing the Design Theme
* To change the theme scroll down the page and click on the theme you like.
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The Theme*It shows you an example of that theme.
*Click activate
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Themes
The new theme is displayed here.
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Writing on your Blog
To write on your blog
Click Write
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Writing on the Blog
Writing a Post
Click Post
Give the post a title
Write in the post
Publish the Post and it will be shown on the blog.
*Please note that only published writing is seen on the blog.
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Creating new page
To create a new page
Click Write
Click Page
Add the Title of the new page
Write on your new page
Click Publish
*Please note again that only published writing is seen on the blog.
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Creating LinksYou are able to add links to websites or other blog pages.
Creating a link to another website
Click write
Click Link
Give the Link a name
Write in the Web Address
Click Save
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Adding a PictureTo insert a picture into a post.
•Click Write
•Click Post
•Click add image
This symbol is for the image
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Inserting a picture
Click
‘Choose file to
Upload’
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Inserting a picture
*Choose the Picture.
*Click open.
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Inserting a picture
•It places the
picture here
•Scroll down
the page
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Inserting a picture
•You can adjust
the alignment
And size of the picture
Click Insert into Post
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Inserting a picture
*Make sure you click
Publish
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Managing your BlogClick Manage
‘Manage’ your site gives you access to all that has been put on your blog e.g.
Posts
Pages
Links etc.
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Comments
You can also
manage and
delete comments
others put on
your blog.
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To View your site•To view your site
•Click view Site
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The Blog
It takes you to your blog.
To go back to editing your blog click ‘back’ or
‘edit this’
This is the address to give to others to view your blog.