2. Overview
0Setting up a blog?
0What to and what not to include
0Strategies for success

3. Blogger Tumblr Wordpress
Posterous Wix

4. Blogger
0 Create a Blogger account via Google
0 Make sure an email address is used that you access
regularly
0 Create a memorable password
0 Blog address: yournameASMedia…
0 Design the look of your blog but keep it sensible – the
examination board WILL look at it.

5. What it shouldn’t look like

6. What it should look like
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7. Create a checklist

8. Useful tools
• www.wordle.net - an online tool to produce creative thematic word
clouds/brainstorms
• www.bubbl.us - online brainstorm/mindmap creator
• www.prezi.com - interactive presentations
• www.pixton.com - an online comic strip creator
• www.scrapblog.com - online scrapbook tool
• www.mashuparts.com - the ability to combine multimedia to form
another product
• www.sketch.odosketch.com - online sketching
• www.mindmeister.com - online mindmap creator
• www.smartdraw.com - create 3d graphs or spider diagrams
• www.spicynodes.org - online organisation tool for websites
• www.gliffy.com - flowchart creator etc
• www.evernote.com - upload photos and make notes on top to
preserve ideas
• www.springnote.com - create group notebook online
• www.glogster.com - online poster construction
• www.my-diary.org - free online diary
• www.goanimate.com - create animations for free

9. Useful tools
• www.polljunkie.com - create online polls/questionnaires
• www.animoto.com - create short 30 second videos out of photos or
video clips
• www.voicethread.com - upload docs and allow people to leave
comments
• www.authorstream.com - upload and share powerpoints to
blogs/websites
• www.slideshare.com - upload and share documents to blogs
• www.mixbook.com - create photo albums and share online
• www.timeglider.com - create online timelines for projects/research
• www.timetoast.com - create online timelines for projects/research
• www.voki.com - convert text to speech – online voice for websites
• www.prezentit.com - online presentations
• www.vcasmo.com - synchronise videos and slideshows side by side
• www.worditout.com - word cloud generator
• www.sketchfu.com - Create a drawing, save and play back as a movie
of the drawing being created. Embed into any
webpage

10. Useful tools
• www.a.freshbrain.com - decision making tool
• www.openstreetmap.org - online editable world map useful for
location details
• www.tadalist.com - free to-do list creator
• www.video2mp3.net - convert videos from youtube to mp3
• www.wallwisher.com - online comments board

12. Embedding Media
Click Share, then click
Embed.
Copy this into the
HTML bit of your blog
post (not the compose)

13. Tagging/Labelling Posts

14. Evaluations
0 Be creative and imaginative
0 Not just a load of text or uploaded PowerPoints.
0 Make each one different.
0 USE ONLINE MEDIA
0 Be clear and thorough

15. http://youtu.be/YXkQZkaNFmM

16. 0 http://youtu.be/G9IuYkwup2Q
0 http://ringwoodmediaalicesadvancedportfolio.blogsp
ot.co.uk/

17. 0 http://youtu.be/VGEGTXxQ4P0

18. 0 http://vimeo.com/23419989

19. 0 http://prezi.com/lkmh3cqq2zrt/evaluation-question-one/