Blogging for School Libraries Deb Hanson Lee County School District Media Training January 27, 2010
What is a blog? A web-based log or journal A conversation A public forum A place to reflect on what you learn and how you think A place to ask and answer questions Blogs in Plain English by CommonCraft
Why Your Library Should Blog
Builds Advocacy
Builds Community
Keeps You Current
Engages Students
Connect globally
So what to do…
Starting Your Own Blog… Go to the Lee County Media 21C wiki and click on the Blogging page
Explore and then create… Edublogs.org
Login and change your password…
More Discussion settings
Appearance tab…theme
Appearance tab…widgets
Change your welcome post and change the default comment… And then…
Blog Rules: Stay Safe First No last names; nicknames OK No photos of you No personal information – , address, anything… Stick to topic
Go visit your site…
For more info on how to use your Edublogs blog… Videos: PDF How-to’s: with-edublogs/ with-edublogs/
Questions? Now it’s your turn…