Global Teacher Blogs

Blogs – (Web log) a blog is a web site that is usually used as an individual journal and is

publicly accessible. (http://edublogs.org/)

* WordPress Used to assist blogging.

Wikis – (meaningWikis – (meaning “quick” in Hawaiian) A collaborative web site “quick” in Hawaiian) A collaborative web site allowing many authors to edit and modify the content. allowing many authors to edit and modify the content. (http://www.wikispaces.com/)(http://www.wikispaces.com/)

Blogs • Blogs in Education• http://grade56c.globalstudent.org.au/• http://christinepurcell.globalteacher.org.au/2008/08/26/reminders-for-end-of-term-3/• http://hawkesdale.globalstudent.org.au/2007/08/04/collage-making-grade-5-6/• http://www.lornep12.vic.edu.au/content/grade-56-news-0• http://mrsc2902.edublogs.org/• http://56c2008.edublogs.org/• http://backyard.globalstudent.org.au/category/grade-5-backyards/• http://christinepurcell.globalteacher.org.au/category/september-2008/• http://me.edu.au/b/cgotlieb/entry/year_1_2_singing_talking• http://juniorbpc.globalteacher.org.au/2008/06/10/education-week/• http://grade12c.globalstudent.org.au/• http://hawkesdale.globalstudent.org.au/

Global Teacher Blogs http://globalteacher.org.au/

* Go to create Teacher Blog

Type the URL

http://globalteacher.org.au

Sign Up

*Give the blog a username

* Type in your email address

* Type in the verification number.

* Click Next

* Please not for your username do not use capital letters and choose a username you think will not have been already taken.

Sign up

* Give the blog a title

* Set Privacy

* Sign up

Activate your Blog

* You now need to go to your email and click on the link to activate your blog.

Go to your email account (this example is using Hotmail)

* Open the email from Global

•Click on the link to activate this blog

Username and Password

•Here is your username and password.

•Write these down and keep them in a place that you will remember

•Then Click Home

Getting Startedhttp://globalteacher.org.au

* Click Login

Login

•Write your username and password

* Click Log In

Getting Started on your Blog

*There are four options for your blog

Write, Manage, Design, Comments

Changing the Design of your Blog

* Click Design

Changing the Design Theme

•This is the current theme.

• When you change the theme it will show you what the new theme is here.

Changing the Design Theme

* To change the theme scroll down the page and click on the theme you like.

The Theme*It shows you an example of that theme.

*Click activate

Themes

The new theme is displayed here.

Writing on your Blog

To write on your blog

Click Write

Writing on the Blog

Writing a Post

Click Post

Give the post a title

Write in the post

Publish the Post and it will be shown on the blog.

*Please note that only published writing is seen on the blog.

Creating new page

To create a new page

Click Write

Click Page

Add the Title of the new page

Write on your new page

Click Publish

*Please note again that only published writing is seen on the blog.

Creating LinksYou are able to add links to websites or other blog pages.

Creating a link to another website

Click write

Click Link

Give the Link a name

Write in the Web Address

Click Save

Adding a PictureTo insert a picture into a post.

•Click Write

•Click Post

•Click add image

This symbol is for the image

Inserting a picture

Click

‘Choose file to

Upload’

Inserting a picture

*Choose the Picture.

*Click open.

Inserting a picture

•It places the

picture here

•Scroll down

the page

Inserting a picture

•You can adjust

the alignment

And size of the picture

Click Insert into Post

Inserting a picture

*Make sure you click

Publish

Managing your BlogClick Manage

‘Manage’ your site gives you access to all that has been put on your blog e.g.

Posts

Pages

Links etc.

Comments

You can also

manage and

delete comments

others put on

your blog.

To View your site•To view your site

•Click view Site

The Blog

It takes you to your blog.

To go back to editing your blog click ‘back’ or

‘edit this’

This is the address to give to others to view your blog.