These slides will help you to learn bolgger.com

1. Blog – a tool in education

2. What is a blog?
• The word ‘blog’ is a truncated form of the
word ‘weblog’
• It is a software that allows you to write an
online journal or diary on a website
• It allows you to express your thoughts, views
and ideas freely on a topic or range of topics
• Blogger makes regular entries called posts

3. Characteristics of a blog
• It is dynamic
• It has some form of navigation, usually menus
• The layout contains a header, footer and
content. Usually there is at least one sidebar
running beside the content.
• categories of posts
• readers can access the archives, previous
posts

4. • A post can contain text and images, (and often
video and other media)
• Posts can contain links to other posts, both
within blog and to the entire web
• Should contain a contact page and form
• Should contain an about page

5. Creating a Blog using Blogger

6. Signing Up for Blogger
1. Go to www.blogger.com
2. Enter your Google Email and password into
the Sign In box on the right side of the
screen.
3. Click Sign In

7. Create a blog
• Sign in to Blogger.
• In the top left, click the Down arrow .
• Click New blog. If you haven’t created a blog
yet, in the bottom right, click Create new.
• Enter a name for your blog.
• Choose a blog address, or URL.
• Choose a template.
• Click Create blog.

9. Components of a blog
Four significant sections in all blogs:
• the header
• the content area
• the footer
• the sidebar

10. Header
• Name of the blog
• Tagline - with a slogan
• Navigation menus

11. Content area
• Here the content of blog is displayed
• Posts are summarized in reverse chronological
order
• Can display in a variety of ways

12. Footer
• Displays copyright, some basic information
about the site and ownership
• Can give links to other pages through footer

13. Header
Content
area

14. Footer

15. To see how your blog looks
• To view your blog, go to the top left and
click View Blog.

17. Change the look of your blog
• Select the blog to update.
• In the left menu, click Template.
• Under “Live on blog," click Customize.
• At the top, use the carousel to choose a template. Below the
carousel, use the preview to see how your blog will appear.
• Use the left menu to customize your background, adjust
widths, layout, and other settings.
• On the top right, click Apply to Blog to make your changes
live.
• To clear your changes, click Live on Blog.

18. Choose who can see your blog
• By default, your blog is public, and can be read by
anyone on the web. To change who can see your
blog:
• Select the blog to update.
• In the left menu, click Settings > Basic > Permissions.
• In the "Blog Readers" section, click Edit.
• Select “Anybody,” “Only blog authors,” or “Only
these readers.”
• Click Save changes.

19. Helping people find your blog
• You can make it easier for people to find your
blog on search engines
• Listing your blog on search engines
• Using keywords throughout your site so it
shows up higher in search results

20. List your blog on search engines
• Click the blog to update.
• In the left menu, click Settings and then Basic.
• Under "Basic," next to "Privacy," click Edit.
• Choose Yes to:
– List your blog on Blogger
– List your blog on search engines
– Click Save changes

21. Editing, deleting, sharing a post

22. Tips for writing blog posts
• Choose a catchy title for your post
• Keep it short
• Keep it focused
• Write in simple, clear, correct language
• Break up text if it is a long post
• Link to other things
• Use lists
• Express your opinion
• Use categories and tags carefully
• Preview before you submit

23. Add keywords to your post and
page titles
• To improve the ranking of your posts and
pages in searches, you can:
• Include keywords that explain what the post
or page is about
• Keep your titles around 60 characters long. A
short and concise title will be more readable
for users and won’t get cut off.

24. Special considerations for blogging
• Avoid adding content hosted by someone else
without their consent.
• Avoid using copyrighted materials. Learn more
about Blogger’s copyright policy.
• Avoid adding content that violates our
content policy. This includes, but is not limited
to, explicit imagery posted without the
subject’s consent and hateful, violent, or
crude content.

25. Fundamentals of blogging
• It is the quality of the content that decides your blogging fate.
• Your content has to create a long lasting impression on the
reader
• Your blog must be readable as well as presentable
• Let the headers, subheads, pointers and keywords be highlighted
and they must stand out from the rest of the content
• Make content presentable - font size, alignment
• Use high quality images
• Be consistent - the more you blog, the better is the traffic
• Backend helps you to get a repeat visitor which is anytime better
than a single time visitor - add links to social media networks

26. Content is King
• Add a catchy title
• Introduce your topic to the readers in the first paragraph
in the form of an anecdote, a story, quote and so on.
• Connect your keywords and the content.
• Keep a communicative tone. Ask questions that would
prompt the readers to think.
• Conclude wisely
• Make readers a part of your blog by asking their opinions
and requesting them to comment
• Add relevant and meaningful images

27. Ideas for blogging for study and
research
• Blog questions or problems that invite
comments.
• Use a blog where your research group can
post their discoveries or opinions on a topic.
• Use as a class or research group management
tool to post announcements, info, feedback,
tips.

28. Sharing from YouTube to your Blog
• Log in to Blogger
• Select the blog in which you want to post the
video
• Go to YouTube
• In YouTube select the video you want to share
• Click on the Share symbol below the video

29. Click here

30. Blogger will open with a new Post window
Click on Publish Post
Type in your text
Youtube video
embed code

31. This is how your post will appear