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Creating an Educational Blog or Website with
Presented by Laura Bogush
www.SmarterTechTeaching.com
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What is a
Website?a collection of web pages
documents that are accessed through the Internet
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What is a
Blog?It is a kind of website.
Web + Log = Blog
Blogs in Plain English video
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Typical Website BlogLike a book Like a journal or
newspaper
Not usually space for reader comments
Invites readers to comment
Pages linked in planned structure
Posts are ordered chronologically with newest on top
Updated occasionally Updated often!
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What is a
WordPress?It is free and open source
blogging tool and a content management system (CMS).
Video: What is WordPress?
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Two kinds of WordPress:.com and .org
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Other Popular Blog/Website Tools
Blogger
Tumblr
Edublog
And many more!
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Why did I choose WordPress?
Free!Easy to learn
Many options
Ability to self-host
Professional web designers use it
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Why do teachers create a website or a blog?
To communicate!with other teachers
with parentswith students
WITH THE WHOLE WORLD!
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Teacher to Teacher
Singing Pigs
Blogush
Mrs. Meacham’s Classroom Snapshots
Go Figure with Scipi
The Organized Classroom Blog
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Teacher to Parentsand students too!
Beth Newingham’s Third GradeMrs. Gold’s Class
Mrs. York’s Fourth Grade
Mrs. Yollis’ Website
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Teacher to Students
Duke of Definition: English on the Web
Students for Tomorrow
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Teacher with students
Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog
The Avery Bunch
Huzzah!
Techi Kids
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Time to Explore!What blogs or websites do you like?
• VisualColors, layout, graphics
What blogs or websites don’t you like? Why?
Notice what makes it easy or hard to find information and move around.
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Plan your website or blogComplete the planning sheet
As you explore and view websites and blogs
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