Blogging 101 - for students. Catriona Pene.

•  Blog is short for web log.

•  A blog is an online diary.

•  Most recent posts at the top.

•  Posts are ordered by date stamp. •  Blogger is a popular, free weblog publishing tool from

Google for sharing text, photos and video.

What is blogging?

Why blog?

•  An authentic audience for your work.

•  A place to put all the digital content you are creating. •  Helps you to reflect on your learning. •  Creates a postive digital footprint.

•  Promotes digital literacy.

How to get started. ●  Go blog surfing. Look at some other intermediate

school blogs and see what they are sharing. The first fifteen - http://tisthompson.blogspot.co.nz/ Rm 15 Pt. England School - http://pesking.blogspot.co.nz/ Mokoia Int - http://mokoiaint-p3.blogspot.co.nz/ ●  Think about what you like/don’t like about these blogs. ●  Think about what you are proud of and want to share with the world!

What to begin with?

•  Introduce yourself.

•  Share the classroom walls.

•  Take lots of photos.

What next?

Talk about your learning.

Talk about your school life.

1. Be Clear (don’t presume readers know things)

2. Be Correct (no one wants to read errors)

3. Be Polite (you are talking to the world now…)

4. Be Postive (what message are you sending to the world?)

Now get posting!

Your blog is set up to email post -

Videos.

●  Videos of your learning.

●  Videos that have a great message.

●  Videos of sport, specialist classes, extensions...

Lessons.

•  Talk about your learning.

•  Teach your parents.

•  Teach the world!

Comments.

Learn how to comment. Comments are moderated by your teacher. Parents can comment as name/url and just put their name and leave the url space blank. Get overseas family/friends to comment.

Comments.

Image used with permission from Anne Kenneally.

Promoting your blog.

●  Make business cards to share with friends and family.

●  Make fridge magnets too.

●  Visit lots to increase footprint.

•  Tell everyone!

Blogs for you.

•  The NZ edublogs class blog list. •  The Ins and Outs. •  My year 3 class blog. •  Room 6 Halcombe School •  Nine Inch Nails. •  Tawa Intermediate in Wellington. •  Hey Milly •  Pt. England School •  Stonefields School •  Katarina Moore WPS •  Ben Soole KPS

Catriona Pene CORE Education Blended e-learning facilitator, online mentor. catriona.pene@core-ed.org @CatrionaPene http://inspire-innovate-educate.blogspot.co.nz/