1. Social Media for Teens Using Blogs By Craig Ross

2. What are we doing today? What is a blog? Why learn to blog? Who blogs? How do you start blogging?

3. 70% of teens use social networking sites

4. What is a blog? “ Blog” is short of “Web Log” Some people also call it a online journal How do you recognize a blog? It is dated and organized It is updated regularly It lets you leave comments! A person who blogs is called a BLOGGER Blogger is also a website!

5. Why learn to blog? Blogs is a tool! They make it easy to: Create a website Share information with others Easy to update Lets you focus on the content Share links, pictures, videos, audios and more!

6. Why learn to blog? Blogs help young people to: Learn the latest online technology Improve typing Improve editing skills Showcase your photos, drawings and writings to the whole world! Improve your spelling! Increase communication with friends and relatives Get to know more people!

7. Who Blogs? Technorati: tracking over 112.8 million blogs

8. 64% of all teens are creating content online

9. Internet The Space for Teens 93% of teens use the internet 12-17 30% of teens keep blog and regularly post 54% read blogs 33% of online teens swap files on peer to peer 63% of teens go online daily

10. How do you start blogging?

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