Classroom BloggingClassroom BloggingDarren MosleyDarren Mosley

Southwestern High SchoolSouthwestern High School

Monday November 24Monday November 24thth, 2008, 2008

http://roemath.blogspot.com/http://roemath.blogspot.com/

Reasons for Using a BlogReasons for Using a Blog

I wanted a site that showed the students I wanted a site that showed the students what we did on a “Daily” basiswhat we did on a “Daily” basis

Put Notes, PowerPoint's, Worksheets, and Put Notes, PowerPoint's, Worksheets, and Pictures on the Internet.Pictures on the Internet.

Can be used outside of classCan be used outside of class Great for students that miss a classGreat for students that miss a class Students utilize technology all the timeStudents utilize technology all the time Teaches the students to use technology Teaches the students to use technology

for education for education

What I UseWhat I Use BloggerBlogger

Hosts the blogHosts the blog ScribdScribd

Hosts Documents, PowerPointsHosts Documents, PowerPoints SlideshareSlideshare

Hosts PowerPointsHosts PowerPoints Google DocumentsGoogle Documents

Creates and uses “Forms” for students to fill inCreates and uses “Forms” for students to fill in

There are many other places to “Host” a blog.There are many other places to “Host” a blog. EdublogsEdublogs WordpressWordpress

BloggerBlogger

www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com Owned and run by Owned and run by

GoogleGoogle Easy to set up Easy to set up

and maintain and maintain

Blogger LayoutBlogger Layout

Allows you to set up your blog with many different options. Blogger provides many different “Themes” and color schemes to use

Blogger DashboardBlogger Dashboard

Creates New Post or go into your Blogger SettingsCreates New Post or go into your Blogger Settings

Adding a New Post: ComposeAdding a New Post: Compose

Just Like Just Like Typing in Typing in Microsoft Microsoft WordWord

You can You can also add also add Pictures Pictures and and VideosVideos

Adding a New Post: HTMLAdding a New Post: HTML

This is This is where you where you “Embed” “Embed” items from items from Scribd, Scribd, SlideshareSlideshare

You You “Paste” the “Paste” the HTMLHTML

ScribdScribd Hosts MicrosoftHosts MicrosoftWord, Excel, Word, Excel, Powerpoint Powerpoint documentsdocuments

Used by MITUsed by MIT

Uses IPaper. Uses IPaper. That means it can That means it can be viewed and be viewed and printed over the printed over the Internet but not Internet but not “Changed”“Changed”

Upload Upload to to

ScribdScribd

Chose your Chose your file to upload.file to upload.

I always make I always make my documents my documents PrivatePrivate

ScribdScribd

Click on the Click on the “share” icon to “share” icon to open the Share open the Share PagePage

Then “Copy” the Then “Copy” the HTML Code to HTML Code to Paste in your blogPaste in your blog

Once your file is “Uploaded” you have to Once your file is “Uploaded” you have to “Embed” it in your blog“Embed” it in your blog

Google Document = FormGoogle Document = Form

You must create a You must create a google “document”google “document”

You then “Embed” the You then “Embed” the document into your document into your blog just like a Scribd blog just like a Scribd documentdocument

When the students When the students submit it sends me an submit it sends me an e-maile-mail

Other ItemsOther Items

Add VideosAdd Videos You can upload them to your blog or “Embed” You can upload them to your blog or “Embed”

them from places like Youtubethem from places like Youtube SlideshareSlideshare

It only hosts PowerPoint Presentations. It It only hosts PowerPoint Presentations. It does the same thing as Scribd.does the same thing as Scribd.

PicturesPictures You can add individual pictures to any web You can add individual pictures to any web

post, but to add a slideshow you must embed post, but to add a slideshow you must embed it. (www.picasaweb.com)it. (www.picasaweb.com)

Other ItemsOther Items

Calculator Screens PicturesCalculator Screens Pictures Copy the screens using ‘TI Connect” and then Copy the screens using ‘TI Connect” and then

paste them into a postpaste them into a post PollPoll

Can be added to the “Gadgets” on Blogger Can be added to the “Gadgets” on Blogger LayoutLayout

FutureFuture

Put a Quiz or Test onlinePut a Quiz or Test online Make students respond or comment on Make students respond or comment on

the blogthe blog Have student created postsHave student created posts

ThanksThanks Thank you very much for attendingThank you very much for attending Please visit my blogPlease visit my blog http://swphysicsprecalculus.blogspot.com/http://swphysicsprecalculus.blogspot.com/ http://http://roemath.blogspot.comroemath.blogspot.com// Comment on it Comment on it Give adviceGive advice Send me an e-mailSend me an e-mail dmosley@piasabirds.netdmosley@piasabirds.net or or

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