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Week 2: Jan.21 -27
Understanding and Starting a Blog
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Week 2: Understanding and Starting a Blog
During this week, participants will:
- get to understand blog jargon
- open an account at Blogger or Wordpress
- choose a theme for their blog
- edit their blog profile
- post their first entry to their own (or the group) blog
- add a comment in the group blog defining the purpose of their edublogs and the target audience
- understand the basics of tagging and will tag their first post
- edit and format their entries
- add images and links to their blog entries
- enter their blogs in a database of participants' blogs
Extension: Blogging for ELT - comparing and contrasting Blogger and Wordpress - building up a comparative chart
Task 1 - Learning about Blogging Jargon
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Task 2 - Comparing Different Bloghost
Task 3 - Starting a Blog
- Read our Tips to Create a Blogger Account
- Check the tour at Blogger
- Create a Blogger account at http://www.blogger.com/start
- Define the purpose of your blog (Is it a personal journal? Is it for professional development issues? Is it a class blog? Is it a family blog? Is it a travel log?)
- Define the target audience
- Choose a Title (It will be the header of your blog)
- Include your Blog URL in the folder labelled Participants'Blogs in our Yahoogroups Links Area.
Office Hours - Synchronous Interaction
| Wednesday, January 23 |
18:00 to 20:00 GMT |
Yahoo Messenger (YM) |
Office Hours to clarify any doubts on week 2 tasks. |
Yahoo Contact ID: nagora |
| Wednesday, January 24 |
18:00 to 20:00 GMT |
Yahoo Messenger (YM) |
Office Hours to clarify any doubts on week 2 tasks. |
Yahoo Contact ID: erikacruvinel |
Blogs of the Week
Ewan McIntosh's blog
Carla Arena and Dennis Oliver's blog
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