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AN INTRODUCTION TO BLOGS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM
Do you blog?
Do you blog?
What?
Why?
How?
Then Now
PersonalChronologicalPublicComments
Public and PrivateTags (labels)ProjectsCollaborative
Blog
Examples of Blogs
Exploring a Blog
Presentation
Permission
Participation
Privacy
www.helensclassroom.blogspot.com
Getting Started
Teacher / Student / Class
Parental Permission
Privacy
Name
Organisation
Copyright
Design
Class Time
Teacher Time
Student Training
Using It!
Resources
Homework
Information
Useful Links
Projects
Make it visible!
Looking Ahead
Plan
Organise
Create a Blogger Blog
Create your blog www.blogger.com
If you have a Google account, Sign In
If you don’t have a Google account, click on CREATE A BLOG
Create a Google Account
Create a Google Account (if you don’t already have one).
Name your blog
Name your blog Blog title URL (web address)
Choose the design
Choose a template This is easy to change
later.
Start Blogging
Click on START BLOGGING
Your First Post and Image
First Post Download an image
to your computer Title = My First Post Upload an image Type something
about you Labels (tags) Publish Post View Blog
Your favourite video
Second Post Title - My favourite
song Click on Edit HTML Find your favourite
video on Youtube Copy and paste embed
code into post Type why you like the
song. Type labels Publish Post View
Tags and Links 1
Click on Design
Click on ADD A GADGET
Tags and Links 2
Click on LABELSGive it a title (eg,
grammar, animals, etc.)
Click on SELECTED LABELS and EDIT. Choose the “labels” from your blog entries you want to show in this list.
Permissions and Privacy
Permissions and Privacy Click on SETTINGS. You can control the blog authors
and blog readers here.
Useful Websites
Help www.help.blogger.com http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/blogger/index.ht
ml www.youtube.com (search Blogger)
Design http://www.freewebpageheaders.com/gallery/ http://www.stockvault.net/ http://www.blogbulk.com/ Google Advanced Search (copyright free) Make your own!
That’s all!