Write an ArticleHow to write articles on TeachStreet

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Learning Objectives

This presentation will help you learn:1. How to write an article2. What happens once your article is

live3. Why you’d want to post an article4. Some ideas for getting started

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Write a New Article

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From your profile page click on “Write an article”

Choose a catchy title, help people find you in search

Add a photo, video or slide show

Treat like a text document and use original content, don’t just copy and paste from other sites

Add a subject and “Tags” (descriptive keywords)

Add Photos or Video Embed YouTube or any other embeddable content

by copying and pasting the Embed link directly into the “Add a video/media” box in your article.

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Simply add a photo instead of other media by clicking on “Add Files” and uploading photos from your computer

Manage Articles Saved articles will show up under the Manage

Articles tab and will show Pending “Status” From here you can preview, edit or delete pending

and active articles by clicking the blue links, it’s easy!

What’s Next?

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The Community can comment and respond to your article

Your readers can share your article with their friends via email and other social networks

Why Post?

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Articles with photos or media show up all across the site (even the home page) and drive traffic to your profile.

Where do articles show up? TeachStreet Home

Page TeachStreet Search

& Browse Pages Your profile page Google

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Example and Tips

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Use descriptive titles to get found

Use visually appealing media to attract readers

Make your article interesting and useful so that people comment, share and come back.

The best articles are short and clear

Ideas For Getting Started

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Be creative. Brainstorm and then start writing. Here are some sample topics:– Tell us why you started teaching– Write a how-to about something you

love– Post a video demonstrating your

technique– Introduce a subject that you teach– Tell us about your favorite learning

experience– Voice your perspective on a topic or

issue

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