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Web 2.0 Tumblr Tutorial Kayla Hudson, Gabe Pullin, Kim
Gunnell
Introduction O Tumblr is a free blogging website in
which members can interact through pictures, videos, and text.
O Members can respond to each other’s posts in real time all over the world.
O Membership is free and users engage in educational and recreational conversation.
Tumblr Homepage/
Login/ Sign-up Page
This is the homepage for
Tumblr.com where
members can log in and
new members can sign-up.
When the sign up for a new
account is clicked, the site
will direct the user to a
sign-up page.
Sign-up page
This is the sign up page on Tumblr. All fields are
required to be filled in to move on to the next step.
Email, Password, and Username must be typed
in.
Terms and Agreements
User must then agree to the terms and type in how
old they are. Then click next.
Prove You’re Human!
Enter the text code to confirm your humanity.
First Blog
Make your first blog! It can be edited later if needed.
Follow Blog!
Use the search bar to find interesting blogs based on
topics that interest the user. Follow three blogs to
start.
O Don’t forget to verify your email address!
This is the Tumblr dash. Interesting posts from the people who you follow will show
up on here and you can scroll through.
This is where you can choose what to post on your blog. This bar is located at the top of your dash next
to your icon. Click your chosen field and post!
Tumblr in EducationO Tumblr can be used in Art and English
classes. Students can post and comment critiques on each other’s artwork created inside the class.
O In English classes, Tumblr can be used to write combined stories with many different authors in the posts on the site, and they can follow each other. Tumblr can be used to discuss the five senses, psychology, write group speeches, and discuss monetary issues.
Pros and Cons of using Tumblr in the Classroom
O Pros: All of the students can follow each other and discuss assignments outside of class, teachers can monitor the posts and make sure the students are communicating regularly about only the assignments.
O Cons: Tumblr is not filtered and inappropriate content could be found easily, monitoring the blogs would take up time and energy.
Works Cited
Ohttps://www.tumblr.com/