1. Basics of Blogging Personal and Classroom Applications

2. Basics of Blogging bloggers blog-0-rama blogosphere edublog blogmania WebLog blogging

3. Basics of Blogging Introduction to Blogs –What is a blog? –Current state of the blog-o-sphere. –How are blogs being used in the classroom? –How can I create my own blogger account?

4. Basics of Blogging What is a blog? –A blog is an online diary or journal on the web. Accessible anywhere there is an Internet connection. –The word ‘blog’ is a shortened version of the term ‘WebLog’. web log >>> weblog >>> we blog >>> blog Or to log web links –See Wikipedia for a detailed history.Wikipedia

5. Basics of Blogging Current state of the blog-o-sphere. –Blogs are changing the journalistic and political landscape by enabling writers across the world to express their views on a worldwide scale. –Anyone, anytime, anywhere can publish their thoughts and ideas to a global audience.

6. Basics of Blogging Technorati – search engine for blogs August 12, 2006 – 50 million blogs Weekend Edition Saturday, in a "state of the blogosphere" report by NPR with Technorati founder Dave Sifry estimates 175,000 new blogs are created each day. Weekend Edition Saturdaystate of the blogosphere October 18, 2006 – 57.4 million blogs

7. Basics of Blogging Why use a blog? –A blog provides a convenient place for spontaneous writing, a place to record and/or share ideas with others. –Blogs provide a forum to express views. Others can be invited to participate in the discussion thereby increasing the level of discourse.

8. Basics of Blogging How are blogs being used in the classroom? –Websites –Journals reflective writing (personal or with students as part of a classroom assignment.) Classroom discussion To keep a record of events To communicate with parents

9. Basics of Blogging Website Examples: Mrs. Dibble’s Chemistry Class (My First Website: 2003) http://dibbleschem.blogspot.com Mr. K’s 21 st Century Learning Center http://nlcommunities.com/communities/ckamins ki/default.aspx http://nlcommunities.com/communities/ckamins ki/default.aspx weblogg-Ed the read/write web in the classroom http://www.weblogg-ed.com/ http://www.weblogg-ed.com/ Mr. Brown’s 6 th Grade Class http://web.mac.com/miklos26/iWeb/Site/Our%20Class%2 0Blog/Our%20Class%20Blog.html http://web.mac.com/miklos26/iWeb/Site/Our%20Class%2 0Blog/Our%20Class%20Blog.html

10. Blog as Website

13. Blog section of Website

14. Blog as Journal

15. Class blog

16. Basics of Blogging Where can I create my own blog? –Blogger.com TutorialTutorial –Edublogs.org (WordPress) –iWeb (use iLife, post to iWeb) –Class Blogmeister http://www.classblogmeister.com/ http://www.classblogmeister.com/

17. Make your own blog

21. Basics of Blogging Go ahead - create your own blog and start blogging! –Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/starthttp://www.blogger.com/start –Blogger User Instructions (pdf)pdf –Tutorial: http://dbchem.net/videos/blog/blogger_sign up/blogger_signup.html http://dbchem.net/videos/blog/blogger_sign up/blogger_signup.html