November Learning Blog

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Resource Guide

Blogs In The Classroom Blogs for Discussions

Blogs for Classroom Management Blogs for Student Portfolios Blogs for Writing Blogs as Journals Blogs for Collaboration

Preparing Students for Blogging Acceptable Usage Policyhttp://region7blogs.com/communities/techlamb/archive/2006/12/15/6741.aspx

Parental Permission

Review safe and acceptable online behavior

Set clear expectations and consequences

Examples of a Class Blogs http://region7blogs.com/communities/sahe

rn/default.aspx

http://region7blogs.com/communities/smiller34/default.aspx

Getting Started Step 1– Register Step 2-Read the Terms and Conditions and

Click Accept Step 3-You will be provided with a Security Key.

Click Create User. Step 4-Create a Folder Name Step 5-Enter Title. This title appears across the

top but can be changed at any time. Step 6-Select a group for your site. Click Next Step Step 7-Choose a Theme

Community Administration Manage Posts Moderate Comments Manage Categories Manage Articles Add Links Change Theme Advanced Settings My Gallery

Create a Category

•Create New Categories that will appear on the right side of your Blog.

•Select Categories relevant to your class.

Creating a Post

•Once logged in click Manage Posts under Community Administration.

Click on New Post

Add Title and Body

Write in the Body and Submit.

Advanced Post Settings

Click Advanced Post Settings

Global Settings No matter what your global settings are -you can override them at anytime with

any individual post.

Moderate Comments

Select comment

Approve selected

Add An Image To Your Blog First add a picture to my gallery on the

blog.

Then add the picture to a post.

Add a picture to your gallery

Click on My Gallery.

Click on add a picture.

Upload New Image From File

Upload New Image To Gallery

Name the image.

Click on Browse and then upload.

Add Image to the Blog

3. Click on Content Selector.

2. Give image a title.

1 Create a new Post.

Select Content

2.Select image.

3.Select size.

4.Click OK.

1.Click on the +/- next to your name Gallery.

New Post with Image

Click Submit.