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A blog can be a fantastic
teaching tool (International
Teachmeet presentation)
by Fiona Beal from South [email protected]
http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.comhttp://fionabeal.edublogs.org
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1. Use Box.net to store documents you have
created and link them in a blog
http://box.net
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*Once your document is uploaded and appears in your list, click on Share. A web address link will appear for you to copy.
*Copy this web address to the spot where you want it in your blog and click on the word link at the top of your blog post to make it an active link.
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*The result on the blog. Click on the link and you will be taken to the original document
24 November 2012
How to add pages to your blog
Take a look at this Tipsheet for a step by step guide for adding pages to your blog.http://www.box.com/s/0n7mlllvp442syfhqnr1
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2. Use Embedit.in to link to documents you
have created
Embedit.in is a fantastic application that allows you to embed all sorts of different documents on your blog by creating an embed code.
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*Go to My embeds and sign in using one of your accounts – I use my Google account
Sign in
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*Go to Select Files and find the file you want on your computer.
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Click on ‘Select’
Choose your doc and click
on ‘Open’
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*Copy the embed code into the HTML part of your blog post
Copy the embed code
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*This is the result.
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3. Use Slideshare.com for more detailed
instructions
Slideshare is a fantastic way to present a e-book type of instruction to a class. You create each page in PowerPoint and then upload to Slideshare.com.
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*Go to Slideshare.com, join and click on Upload to find the PowerPoint or PDF you want to use. *When uploaded find the embed code
Copy the ‘embed code’
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The result on the blog…
This is how it appears
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4. Use Screencast-o-matic.com to capture your movements as
you explain something more
complicated
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*Join and log in. Start recording by following the instructions.
Press ‘Start
recording’
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*This is what it looks like when you are finished. You can embed it, upload it to YouTube, or download it as a movie file.
Screencast: How to create a blog using Blogger.com
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5. Use verbal instructions on your
blog using Vocaroo.com
Vocaroo.com is so easy to use. You can download the result as a .wav file, or you can simply embed it in your blog.
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*Join Vocaroo.com, click to record and start speaking when prompted.
*Once finished paste the embed code into your blog
Click here and follow the
instructions
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*This is the result
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These are just a few of the ways you can makeyour blog a great teaching tool. What’s more they are all free! Perhaps you have tried out others that you would like to share with me?