TESOL Greece Big Sig 4/11/12: Workshop handout

1. B-LOGGING IN THE EFL CLASSROOM: TESOL GREECE WORKSHOP
HOW TO SET UP A BLOGGER ACCOUNT
1. Visit www.blogger.com
2. Click on ‘create a blog’ button
3. Fill in all the required fields → you need to: a) give a valid email address
and b) give a display or user name (it appears under every post or comment)
4. Write a title and find an available URL address, which will also be
relatively short and indicative of the purpose of the blog (e.g.
Bclass.blogspot.gr)
5. Choose a template (the overall design of your blog)
6. Start posting and customizing your blog!
7. Main fields: Posts (to edit previous texts or compose new ones), Settings
(to make all kinds of adjustments), Layout (to arrange or add blog elements),
View Blog (to view changes)
8. To sign in again, visit www.blogger.com
THE ELEMENTS OF A BLOG
1. Header = the title at the top of the page
2. Posts= the texts in the main column
3. Gadgets = anything that can be added in all columns of the blog, that is:
Pictures, texts, profile box, blog archive, various lists, link lists, list of
followers, blog list, polls, slideshows of your photographs, video bar,
newsreel, labels of all posts, HTML code so as any other gadget to be
embedded (e.g. a clock, a daily renewed list of motivational quotes or a shelf
with recommended books)
HOW TO COMPLETE ORDINARY TASKS ON THE BLOG
• EDIT THE HEADER: dashboard → layout → click on edit→ write→save
• WRITE A POST: dashboard → click on the pencil icon → write →publish
or save as draft
• INSERT A LINK LIST IN A SIDE COLUMN: dashboard → layout → add
gadget → link list → save
• UPLOAD A PHOTO WITHIN A POST: dashboard → new post → click on
the button representing a photograph → select the photograph from
your computer → click on ‘add selected’→ adjust layout & image size
Christina Markoulaki| 4/11/2012 markaki-students.blogspot.gr

2. B-LOGGING IN THE EFL CLASSROOM: TESOL GREECE WORKSHOP
• INSERT A LINK WITHIN A POST: new post → write your text → select
the phrase you want to turn into a hyperlink → click on the link button
(at the top of the new post box) → write the URL address you want to
lead your readers to→ click OK
• SET UP A CLASS BLOG: dashboard → settings → basic → permissions→
add authors →in the box write your students’ email addresses →
students will receive an invitation in their email box→ accept → ability
to publish on the class blog as authors, not administrators
Related links: Teaching Village (www.teachingvillage.org)
How to Integrate Blogging in EFL Teaching
How to Create Video Activities on a Teacher’s Blog
Meeting Challenges in the EFL Classroom Part 2: Using Technology
Samples of student blogging and teacher-created activities:
markaki-students.blogspot.gr/search/label/Blogs
eflinks.wikispaces.com/Teacher+blogs
Slides with ideas for student and teacher bloggers:
www.slideshare.net/cm24/using-web-logs-in-the-efl-class
Blogging tips:
eflinks.wikispaces.com/Tips+for+teacher+and+student+bloggers
Can the use of blogs and wikis enhance motivation?
www.slideshare.net/cm24/my-experience-ousing-technology-in-efl-lessons
Organizing blogging challenges:
markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2010/08/novel-blogging-challenge.html
Christina Markoulaki| 4/11/2012 markaki-students.blogspot.gr