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A B Cs of Blogging

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Making It Simple

This  is  not  a  real  organiza/on.      It  is  a  presenta/on  for  a  class    

at  Minnesota  State    University,  Mankato.  

This was your best local news

source,  

and

this

reported

the

national

news.

Today there’s

so much more!

Everything is there . . .

. . . and everyone is invited!!  

Can anyone share their ideas? Can anyone share their ideas?  

YES! With blogs,

there is a place

for everyone.

Just what is a blog?

•  blog (n)--a type of website; maintained with regular entries of commentary,

descriptions of events or graphics and

video

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog)

Do you still have yours? Blogs are online autograph books

with conversations.    

Scrapbooks without the glue!

Why is it called a blog?

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+  =  

WEB    

+  =  

WEB    

 LOG  

+  =

WEB    

BLOG  LOG  

There are blogs about movies,

cars,

jobs,

news,

travel,  

sports,

. . . and hobbies.

You can blog about yourself and your family.

.  

It can be PRIVATE for family members

ONLY.  

You are their key to the past.

You are key to your family

history .

You mastered this . . .    

. . . so you can do this!

Tell

the

story of

YOUR

dash.

Share family memories,  

. . . recipes, . . .

. . . especially the favorites, . . .

. . . photos, . . .

. . . and documents.

Give new life

to your

treasured memories.

Remember family vacations!

Share  pictures  with  far  away  friends.    

Record

your

family

traditions.

Preserve historic records.  

What was that dog’s

name?

Share family records.

SMITH  1886  

JOHN   MARY  

SMITH  1886  

JOHN   MARY  ADAM  

Adding names is easy.

SMITH  1886  

JOHN   MARY  ADAM  

HENRY  

SMITH  1886  

JOHN   MARY  ADAM  

HENRY   AGNES  

Update with a few keystrokes!

SMITH  1886  

JOHN   MARY  ADAM  

HENRY   AGNES  

EDITH  

It can be long.

It can be short.

Do you want

to learn more?  

Sign up for a class.  

Ask your grandchildren.

Visit your local library.

Learn to adapt!

Popular blog sites:

•  Blogger.com—Read their

“Blogs of Note”

•  Wordpress.com—Register and get started

•  Typepad.com—See their features

Use the free services and fun

ideas to share your memories with

your family and the world!