This is power point presentation about how to teach ESL students to create a blog and start collaborating online.

2. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
This lesson plan aims to teach ESL students to:
2. Create a blog
3. Post a message
4. Add pictures and videos to the message
5. Edit their message
6. Post a reply to a classmate’s
postings
8. Share information about their
countries on their blogs

4. WHAT IS “A BLOG” AND WHY DO
WE NEED TO USE IT?
Watch : Blog Basics
do YOU think a Blog is?
3.What
4.Who uses blogs?
5.How expensive are they?
6.What kind of blogs are there?
7.Why do people use blogs?
8.Would you like to have your own
blog ?

5. CREATE YOUR OWN BLOG – 3 EASY STEPS!
Step 1. Watch the following video and follow the
instructions: How_to_create_a_blog_with_blogger
Step 2. Go to https://www.blogger.com/start

6. STEP 3: CREATE YOUR OWN
ACCOUNT
Step 4: Post your first message!


7. YOUR FIRST 3 POSTS!
Your are supposed to post at least 3 messages:
1. Hello to the world! –
About Me!
2. What you didn’t know
about my home country
3. My experience in USA

8. ABOUT ME – HELLO TO THE
WORLD!
Write about yourself, your family and your
experience in USA:
Where you are from

What you do

What you like doing

Why you came to USA

What you hope to learn

What you want to experience

Where you want to travel


9. WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT
…
(THE NAME OF YOUR COUNTRY)
Tell us something interesting about your country: a
special place, a famous city, a beautiful natural
landmark, etc.
If you have a ready Power Point Presentation:
3. Go to
SlideShare.Net - share your Presentations with the rest of the
4. Create an account
5. Upload your PPP
6. Share it on your Blog by clicking the “Post” button
under your
presentation

11. CHECK YOUR CLASSMATES
BLOGS :
Check on your classmates

blogs
 Post at least 2 comments
on each blog
 Write about what you liked
and what you found interesting
 Ask a question or require
more information about a
specific topic
 Check your spelling before
you post!

12. MULTIPLE CHOICE VOCABULARY GAME
What is a BLOG?
 A collaborative website whose content
can be edited by anyone who has access
to it.
A shared on-line journal where people

can post diary entries about their
personal experiences and hobbies
A document on the World Wide Web,

consisting of an HTML file and any
related graphics or hyperlinks to other
documents on the Web

13. TRY AGAIN!!!

14. YOU ARE
ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT!!!!
GO TO THE NEXT ?

15. BETWEEN
“TO UPLOAD” AND “TO
DOWNLOAD”?
They are synonyms.
They refer to two
actions that exclude
each other.
They are opposites.

16. TRY AGAIN!!!

17. YOU ARE
ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT!!!!

18. EVALUATE YOUR OWN
BLOG!
Yes No Is my blog well-organized?
Yes No Did I post the 3 required messages?
Yes No Did I add pictures and videos on my messages?
Yes No Did I create a Slideshare account and uploaded my
PPP ?
Yes No Did I share my PPP with the rest of my class, including
the teacher?
Yes No Did I create relevant tags after each posting?
Yes No Did I read my classmates’ blogs?
Yes No Did I post at least one comment on each of my
classmates’ blog?