Effective blogging for A Level Media
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This document provides guidance on setting up a blog and includes useful tools for creating blog content. It discusses choosing a blogging platform like Blogger, Tumblr, or WordPress. It also offers tips for what to include, like making the blog look professional for an audience like an examination board. A checklist is recommended. Finally, the document lists over 30 useful online tools for creating word clouds, mind maps, presentations, comics, scrapbooks, timelines, and more multimedia content to engage readers.
Effective blogging for A Level Media
- 2. Overview 0Setting up a blog? 0What to and what not to include 0Strategies for success
- 3. Blogger Tumblr Wordpress Posterous Wix
- 4. Blogger 0 Create a Blogger account via Google 0 Make sure an email address is used that you access regularly 0 Create a memorable password 0 Blog address: yournameASMedia… 0 Design the look of your blog but keep it sensible – the examination board WILL look at it.
- 5. What it shouldn’t look like
- 6. What it should look like http://mediastudiesringwoodgriffinadvanced.blogspot.co.uk/
- 8. Useful tools • www.wordle.net - an online tool to produce creative thematic word clouds/brainstorms • www.bubbl.us - online brainstorm/mindmap creator • www.prezi.com - interactive presentations • www.pixton.com - an online comic strip creator • www.scrapblog.com - online scrapbook tool • www.mashuparts.com - the ability to combine multimedia to form another product • www.sketch.odosketch.com - online sketching • www.mindmeister.com - online mindmap creator • www.smartdraw.com - create 3d graphs or spider diagrams • www.spicynodes.org - online organisation tool for websites • www.gliffy.com - flowchart creator etc • www.evernote.com - upload photos and make notes on top to preserve ideas • www.springnote.com - create group notebook online • www.glogster.com - online poster construction • www.my-diary.org - free online diary • www.goanimate.com - create animations for free
- 9. Useful tools • www.polljunkie.com - create online polls/questionnaires • www.animoto.com - create short 30 second videos out of photos or video clips • www.voicethread.com - upload docs and allow people to leave comments • www.authorstream.com - upload and share powerpoints to blogs/websites • www.slideshare.com - upload and share documents to blogs • www.mixbook.com - create photo albums and share online • www.timeglider.com - create online timelines for projects/research • www.timetoast.com - create online timelines for projects/research • www.voki.com - convert text to speech – online voice for websites • www.prezentit.com - online presentations • www.vcasmo.com - synchronise videos and slideshows side by side • www.worditout.com - word cloud generator • www.sketchfu.com - Create a drawing, save and play back as a movie of the drawing being created. Embed into any webpage
- 10. Useful tools • www.a.freshbrain.com - decision making tool • www.openstreetmap.org - online editable world map useful for location details • www.tadalist.com - free to-do list creator • www.video2mp3.net - convert videos from youtube to mp3 • www.wallwisher.com - online comments board
- 12. Embedding Media Click Share, then click Embed. Copy this into the HTML bit of your blog post (not the compose)
- 14. Evaluations 0 Be creative and imaginative 0 Not just a load of text or uploaded PowerPoints. 0 Make each one different. 0 USE ONLINE MEDIA 0 Be clear and thorough