Blogging 101 - How to get started
What are Blogs?
Definition of a Blog: Here I give you some of the best definitions across the web from google and wikipedia
Video: Blogs in Plain English: Watch this 3 minute video that gives an excellent explanation about blogs
Anatomy of a Blog: Here I found some great diagrams and images that label and explain all the main components of a blog and a post that help you understand how blogs are set up so you can better navigate them.
What Blogs Aren’t: Read about the difference between Blogs and Websites, Discussion Boards, Social Networks, and Wikis
Why Blog?
Blogging Turns 10yrs Old!: This is a voice thread (power point slide with voice comments) that Steve Hargadon set up that celebrates blogging by having educators around the world comment about why they blog
Why I Switched From a Class Website to a Blog: This is a post I wrote explaining my rationale for switching from a class website (web1.0) to a class blog (web2.0).
How to be a Blogger?
How to Get Started with Google's Blogger: Everything you need to get set up and started to create your own free blog in minutes
Blog Rules & Contract: I believe it is very important to clearly set up your expectations and guidelines to make sure blogging is fun and safe for kids, here are my rules and contract
How to Enter the Edublogosphere: Finding Good Edublogs to Read: This is a post I wrote giving tips on how to enter the education blogging community and finding good blogs to read.Blog Rules & Contract: I believe it is very important to clearly set up your expectations and guidelines to make sure blogging is fun and safe for kids, here are my rules and contract
How and Why to Comment on this Blog: Is a post I wrote for my students on commenting
Beating Blogger’s Block: Blog Starters & Styles: A slide show explaining the different types of blog posts that help you to get started with writing your blog posts.
Sharing the Path to Building this Blog: This is list of some of more advanced customizations you can make for your blog (Coming Soon)
See Also
I Would Like to Share My Class Blog Now: Here you can check out my first elementary class blog
See all my posts on blogging here
See all my bookmarks and research on blogging here
This has been a part of the following series:
A Teacher's Tour Guide into the New Read/Write Web2.0 Series
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