1. Blogging Basics
Looking to create your own
educational blog? Learn how to get
started, how to manage your
blog, and how to get your students
to connect using Edublogs, Ning
and more.
Katie Cole – Medway High School
November 5th, 2011 Session C: 1:30 – 2:20

2. Microblogging: Twitter
• Use Twitter to poll http://twitpoll.com
• Communicate with experts
• Summarize a chapter
• Tweet as a character (e.g. Parent asking for advice)
• Follow a celebrity (e.g. A variety of fashion designers)
• Updates for parents and students (e.g. homework
updates)
• Come together for an organization/cause
• Post a series of instructions (e.g. Recipe)

4. Social Networking: Ning Mini
To complete your registration process, please invite
the Pearson member to your Ning Network. To
do so, sign in to your network, access the Invite
tab, and send an invite to this email address:
ningpartners@pearson.com.
http://about.ning.com/spotlight/brands/
http://mediame.ning.com/

5. How do you get sponsored?
• After verifying your Ning Network, Pearson
will credit your account with the annual price
of Ning Mini!
http://blog.ning.com/2010/06/pearson-to-provide-ning-mini-for-free-to-educators.html

6. Why ?
• A blog that is as multi-layered as a website
• Students can share and collaborate
• ePortfolios, Journals, Newspapers, Newsletters
• Integrate calendars, videos, podcasts, links
• Allowed by school filters
• No adult content allowed
• Gather feedback and survey

8. Tasks To Complete
 Sign up for your Edublog
 Create your Profile
 Choose your theme
 Add a Post
 Add a Page
 Add a Link
 Add an Image
Add a Document
 Add a User
http://edublogs.org/
http://katiesbloggingworkshop.edublogs.org

9. Creative Commons
Unless stated otherwise the law automatically grants full
“copyright” over any creative work a person makes.
PODCASTING RESOURCES
Copyright Free Images
http://www.pics4learning.com/
http://worldimages.sjsu.edu/
http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
Copyright Free Music
http://www.pdsounds.org/library_abc/a
http://freeplaymusic.com/
http://freemusicarchive.org/

10. Example Blog Guidelines
To use the blog, you must agree to the following statements:
• I will not use any curse words or inappropriate language.
• I will avoid the use of chat language.
• I will only give constructive criticism.
• I will not use my full name, or the name of my classmates.
• I will not share any personal information (e.g. Location)
• I will not plagiarize and I will be respectful of copyright.

11. http://blogs.allmyfaves.com/
http://www.epicurious.com/ http://craftgawker.com/

12. k.cole@tvdsb.on.ca
Thanks!
And don’t forget...there’s an app for that
• k.cole@tvdsb.on.ca