Blogtutorial
- 1. Starting Your Own Classroom Blog Presented by: Jen Romano Library Media Specialist, Center Grove School
- 2. Think about blogging this way… We are going to use www.kidblog.org!
- 4. The Home Page Log in
- 5. What is a dashboard? An accurate, real-time, snapshot of what is available by clicking a tab
- 6. Creating a class 1. 2. 1. Name the class 2. Click Add Class>>
- 7. Setting up your class Each student needs a Username, Password, & Role. Then click Add User.
- 8. Writing a post 1. Title it. 2. Add body. 3. Publish or use publishing options. 1. 2. 3.
- 9. Example post
- 10. Check your posts 1. Click Review Posts 2. Click the post you want to check on 1. 2.
- 11. Check comments 1. Click Comments
- 12. Looking at the comments Here you can edit, delete, or approve for others to see
- 13. Users Check on students to see who has posts and comments
- 14. Additional options 1. 2. 1. More options 2. Allows teacher to change role of participant
- 15. Settings 3 settings to make blogging safe and fun: General, Privacy, and User Permissions
- 16. Blog resources http://kidslearntoblog.com/ http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ http://4teachers.org/
- 17. Thank you! Center Grove colleagues www.kidblog.org http://rachelboyd.blogspot.com If you have any questions or problems, just ask or email me!!
Editor's Notes
- #3: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=838&title=Why_Let_our_Students_Blog_
- #4: What is a blog?? We will use www.kidblog.org
- #5: Log in
- #6: It gives you an accurate, real-time, snapshot of what is available by clicking on the tab.
- #7: Name and click add class
- #8: Username is name…password can be something easy like first initial, last name
- #10: You can edit, add media, trash, etc.
- #15: 1. More options such as if a new student comes…adding a new class or creating groups for certain activities, basically helps manage blogs.
- #16: General: class name, time zone and theme of page. Privacy: posts and comments functionalities User permissions: teacher and moderators capabilities