AN INTRODUCTION TO BLOGS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM

Do you blog?

Do you blog?

What?

Why?

How?

Then Now

PersonalChronologicalPublicComments

Public and PrivateTags (labels)ProjectsCollaborative

Blog

Examples of Blogs

Exploring a Blog

Presentation

Permission

Participation

Privacy

www.helensclassroom.blogspot.com

Getting Started

Teacher / Student / Class

Parental Permission

Privacy

Name

Organisation

Copyright

Design

Class Time

Teacher Time

Student Training

Using It!

Resources

Homework

Information

Useful Links

Projects

Make it visible!

Looking Ahead

Plan

Organise

Create a Blogger Blog

Create your blog www.blogger.com

If you have a Google account, Sign In

If you don’t have a Google account, click on CREATE A BLOG

Create a Google Account

Create a Google Account (if you don’t already have one).

Name your blog

Name your blog Blog title URL (web address)

Choose the design

Choose a template This is easy to change

later.

Start Blogging

Click on START BLOGGING

Your First Post and Image

First Post Download an image

to your computer Title = My First Post Upload an image Type something

about you Labels (tags) Publish Post View Blog

Your favourite video

Second Post Title - My favourite

song Click on Edit HTML Find your favourite

video on Youtube Copy and paste embed

code into post Type why you like the

song. Type labels Publish Post View

Tags and Links 1

Click on Design

Click on ADD A GADGET

Tags and Links 2

Click on LABELSGive it a title (eg,

grammar, animals, etc.)

Click on SELECTED LABELS and EDIT. Choose the “labels” from your blog entries you want to show in this list.

Permissions and Privacy

Permissions and Privacy Click on SETTINGS. You can control the blog authors

and blog readers here.

Useful Websites

Help www.help.blogger.com http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/blogger/index.ht

ml www.youtube.com (search Blogger)

Design http://www.freewebpageheaders.com/gallery/ http://www.stockvault.net/ http://www.blogbulk.com/ Google Advanced Search (copyright free) Make your own!

That’s all!