1. What’s in a blog for us, ‘the teachers’? Presented by: P. AnjaliRajan Teacher Institute of Applied Technology Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 3/25/2010 Anjali Rajan 1
2. Objective What are blogs? What is in a blog for us, ‘The teachers’? Register with edublogs. Change password and settings. Get an idea of ‘Blog site’ and ‘dashboard’. 3/25/2010 2 Anjali Rajan
3. How can a web page help you in teaching? 3/25/2010 3 Anjali Rajan
4. Welcome to the world of Blogs What are blogs? Blogs are web logs. A blog is an online journal that is updated frequently. They are dynamic and interactive web pages. 3/25/2010 4 Anjali Rajan
5. The Teacher: What’s in it for me? Communicate with your students. Post resources and assignments. Showcase student’s work. ……..and much more Let’s see how… 3/25/2010 5 Anjali Rajan
6. Great organizing tool Organize all your classroom activities in a blog Make it easy for your students to navigate. 3/25/2010 6 Anjali Rajan
7. Communicate with your students Tell your students about quizzes and assignments 3/25/2010 7 Anjali Rajan
8. Post materials and resources The web is a fantastic tool to distribute resources. 3/25/2010 8 Anjali Rajan
9. Use your blog to showcase students’work Announce student awards. 3/25/2010 9 Anjali Rajan
10. Reward students A great tool for student motivation 3/25/2010 10 Anjali Rajan
16. Username and email Address 1. Type your username 2. Email address 3. Tick thisbox 4. Click next 3/25/2010 16 Anjali Rajan
17. Sign up Give a domain name. It’s a part of your blog address/URL Give a name for your blog Ex: Intel project 1 Remember to use a space between the two words. Sign up 3/25/2010 17 Anjali Rajan
18. New blog message Check your e-mail to activate your account 3/25/2010 18 Anjali Rajan
19. Activating your blog Activate by clicking on this link. 3/25/2010 19 Anjali Rajan
20. Log in to edublogs Log in using your user name and password Copy your password 3/25/2010 20 Anjali Rajan
21. Your page in edublogsStep1-change password You start operating from here Click on ‘your profile’ 3/25/2010 21 Anjali Rajan
26. Blogs www.edublogs.org There are two sides to a blog: The blog that everyone views: Behind the scenes: The Dashboard http://anjalirajan.edublogs.org 3/25/2010 26 Anjali Rajan
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28. The QuickPress Module on your DashboardUsing the Add New Post Screen To Write Posts There are two options for accessing your Add New Post screen: Post > Add New The Dashboard http://anjalirajan.edublogs.org 3/25/2010 27 Anjali Rajan This picture is taken from www.edublogs.org
29. How to create & edit your post 3/25/2010 28 Anjali Rajan This picture is taken from www.edublogs.org
30. Adding new post contd… 3/25/2010 29 Anjali Rajan This picture is taken from www.edublogs.org
