Post on 14-Apr-2017
@jon_rogersIowa City High School
Adviser: The Little HawkMJE - IHSPA President
JEA Professional Outreach Chair
5 Easy Ways to Bring Blogging to Your Class
What does blogging mean?
Are authentic student voices being published in
high school?
WAY number…
BE A BLOGGER
1Youtubescreencasts
Publishon yourteachersiteHUffPost
Teacher
Lead byexample
Write a column
PhotoStories
Videos
Teacher Blogging on JEADigitalMedia.org
Huff Post Education
Medium
YouTube Channel Screencast Bloggin
WAY number…
PICK A STUDENT BLOGGING PROJECT
25 Easy ways to bring blogs to your class - @jon_rogers
Blog projects students
have created...
5 Easy ways to bring blogs to your class - @jon_rogers
GENIUsPROJECT
FOOD
SCIENCE
FASHION
VLOG
ART
LAW
HOW TO...
Book reviews
60 SEcondVideo Book Reviews
MEDICINE
MUSIC
FISHING
FANTASYFOOTBALL
VIDEO GAME
LA9 Google Sites Class Portfolio Blog and Genius Hour Blog
TRAVEL BLOGS ECUACORA & STOP THIS DAY
VLOG THAT’S MY BAD
BLOGGINGWhat makes a great blog?
What should you name your blog?
Hint: Not Mr. Rogers’ Blog
My favorite blog names…
Nerd Tears - Grantland
Nerd Nook - HawkeyeNation
Fashionista - Eatocracy
What should you post?
Content is king!
Have a news peg!
Write about something that is trending.
Write about something that is new.
Link to a bunch of other things on the web.
Don’t steal copyrighted photos or videos. (embed)
Write with voice.
Tell stories.
Crowd source videos and photos.
POST REGULARLY
Blog posts don’t have to be long.
Be current
Be the #1 source of news about your
topic.
Be an ExpertResearch topics…
Provide people with new information
Use Social Media
Make sure to tweet out your blogs.
Be proud of what you write and produce.
Interact with other bloggers in your field.
Follow other bloggers that are writing about your topic.
Instagram - Snapchat - Twitter
Abbott and His Fishing Blog
My Favorite Genius Hour Blog
Payton Evans - Journalist of the Year Websitehttps://paytonevansjournalism.wordpress.com/
Journalist of the Year WinnerTaylor Blatchford
https://taylorblatchford.wordpress.com/
JEA - How to setup your JOY Wordpress Websitehttp://jea.org/home/awards-honors/journalist-of-the-year/setting-up-a-wordpress-online-portfolio/
Flipboard FLIPPED JEA MAGAZINE
Top Teen Blogs
Rookie by Tavi (She’s famous)
WeTheUrban
Little Hawk Blogs
HiLite Blogs
5 Easy ways to bring blogs to your class
Google Site
MEDIUM
BLOGGER
TUMBLR
WORDPRESS
WAY number…
PICK A PLATFORM3
WORDPRESS
Created to be open source and easy to use...
1. Founders believe the internet should be for all!2. Industry standard for journalism publishing.3. Free .com and paid for premium theme sites.
MEDIUM
Started by Blogger and Twitter founders to…
1. Let you focus on words2. Be Collaborative 3. Find an audience
CLEAN DESIGN - PLATFORM FRIENDLY- EASY TO USE
TUMBLR
Blogger
Weebly
Google Sites
5 Easy ways to bring blogs to your class
PHONES
VIDEO
PIKTOCHART
YOUTUBECHANNELS
WAY number…
USE MULTIMEDIAand Smart Phones
4
Upload
60 Second Video Book Reviews
Editing Photos and Adding Text with Piktochart
5 Easy ways to bring blogs to your class
INTERACTwith other bloggers
#hashtags
WEB design
Workshop
Podcast
WAY number…
PUBLISH AND CONNECT
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SlideShare
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