using primary blogger to start a class blog
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Why Blog?
World Wide Audience Giving Voice
Link Home and School
Celebrate Success
New Ways of Working
What is a blog?
www.ffyearfive.primaryblogger.co.uk
Posts
Pages
Widgets
Activity One: Answer these questions with the
people next to you.
What blogs do you read?
Have you used a class or year group blog before?
Creating and Editing Posts
Date and Time centric content - This is where daily lessons, work etc is shared.
Activity Two: With your year group colleagues,
complete the following:
1. Edit the already existing post, to create an explanation for your class.
2. Create a post with an image that you could use in class in the next
week.
Creating and Editing Pages
Static Content - Accessible by the homepage menu bar. This is where you should keep content that aids/supports students.
Activity Three: With your year group colleagues,
complete the following:
1. Edit the already existing page, to create an about us page.
2. Create a new page, to display blogging rules or e-safety tips.
Ideas for Post Content
Published Writing AV Content
Homework
Praiseworthy work
Lesson Links Embed content
How to blog successfully
Create an audience:Use QR Codes, Twitter, letters home, Quad Blogging.
Make it part of learning and do it regularly:Plan between 1 and 3 uses of the blog in the normal life of your class.
Share Control:Make sure that your pupils and support staff are part of the process
Promote Conversation:Ask questions, or give feedback and improvement time. Get the children talking.
Try new things: Steal ideas from other people and share things that have worked with other colleagues.
Activity Four:
Look at the following blogs:
www.tmhpyearfour.primaryblogger.co.uk
www.mrcromey.primaryblogger.co.uk