how to create a classroom blog on wordpress

8/14/2019 How to Create a Classroom Blog on WordPress

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Tips on how to set up a classroom blog fromBon Education

How to Create a ClassroomBlog on WordPress

Tips from Bon EducationBlog: www.literacyispriceless.wordpress.com


Go to http://en.wordpress.com/

1) Click Sign Up Now!


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Fill out the form

TIP: This should be unique! Ex: Apple37book

TIP: School or personal email address is fine

At the bottom of the page select Gimme a blog! & click Next.


Determine your blogs webaddress, title and language

Decide if you want your blog to show up in search engines like Google(recommended) and click Signup.

This should be unique!


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Check your email & click linkto activate your blog

Tip: If you cant find an email from WordPress,check your junk mail to see if it accidentally gotsorted into the wrong place.


Click login!

1) Enter Username

2) Enter Password

3) Check Remember Me (if

this is your computer)

4) Click Log In


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On your blog homepage, clickAbout


Click Edit this entry

1) Delete text and tell us about your classroom blog 2) Click Update Page

3) Click View Page


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1) Return to your homepage by clicking the titleof your blog in the big blue box.

2) Click Edit to write your first classroom blog post.

3) Think about what you would like your students to do on the first post. Doyou want them to write a comment about a link youve posted? Do youwant them to submit a piece of writing as a comment? Maybe you justwant them to read, watch or listen to what youve posted The sky is thelimit!


Write your first post!

1) Insert title and text, 2) Insert tags (keywords), 3) Click Update Post

4) Click View post


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To add links to your blog

1) Click My Dashboard

2) Click Links

3) Think about what sites youwould like to link to!

Ex: The National, Gulf News,BBC English, etc.


Add a link!

1) Click Add New

2) Insert link information andclick Add Link


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To change the look and feel of your blog

1) Click Appearance

2) Select a theme & click Activate


Return Home

1) Click Visit Site

2) Share your blog with other people--students,teachers, principals, parents.

3) Ask them to read your blog and write acomment on your blog!


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To comment on a post

1) Click Comment

2) Write a comment &click Submit Comment


Enjoy blogging with your students!

For more information on classroom bloggingincluding tips and links to sample classroomblogs visit:

http://tinyurl.com/nopved

For additional information about WordPress:

Tutorial: http://tinyurl.com/kj4ejm

FAQ: http://faq.wordpress.com/


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