King Saud University

Preparatory Year Deanship

Intensive English Programme

قسم مهارات اللغة الجنجليزية

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BLOGGINGBLOGGING

Kassim MASTANKassim MASTANRESOURCES COORDINATORRESOURCES COORDINATOR

Learning outcomesLearning outcomes

By the end of this session you will have:By the end of this session you will have:

An understanding of the benefits of using An understanding of the benefits of using blogging with EFL learners. blogging with EFL learners.

An understanding of how to create a basic An understanding of how to create a basic blog site.blog site.

What is a blog?What is a blog?

A blog is a website in which items are A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed. posted on a regular basis and displayed. The term blog is a shortened form of the The term blog is a shortened form of the word web-log. word web-log.

What is a blogger?What is a blogger?

A person who posts these entries is called A person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”a “blogger”

Blogs use a conversational style of Blogs use a conversational style of documentation.documentation.

Benefits of BlogsBenefits of Blogs

How might you use blogs to benefit your How might you use blogs to benefit your students?students?

Providing extra reading practice for students.Providing extra reading practice for students. To guide students to online resources To guide students to online resources

appropriate for their level.appropriate for their level. To increase the sense of community in a class.To increase the sense of community in a class. To encourage shy students to participate.To encourage shy students to participate. To encourage a process-writ ing approach. To encourage a process-writ ing approach. As an online portfolio of student writ ten work.As an online portfolio of student writ ten work.

Examples of Examples of BlogsBlogs

http://writingaclass2011.blogspot.com/http://writingaclass2011.blogspot.com/

http://burcuakyol.com/http://burcuakyol.com/

http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/

What is WordPress?What is WordPress?

WordPress was created as a blogging WordPress was created as a blogging software.software.

WordPress allows you to create WordPress allows you to create Posts. Posts. Posts are the principal element (or Posts are the principal element (or content) of a blog. The posts are writings, content) of a blog. The posts are writings, compositions and discussions. Without compositions and discussions. Without postsposts, there is no blog! , there is no blog!

Creating a WordPress blog Creating a WordPress blog

Today we will learn how to create a basic Today we will learn how to create a basic blogsite: blogsite:

The Registration ProcessThe Registration Process Site AdministrationSite Administration Customizing your websiteCustomizing your website

The Registration ProcessThe Registration ProcessWordpress.comWordpress.com

The Registration ProcessThe Registration ProcessRegister a username and email addressRegister a username and email address

The Registration ProcessThe Registration ProcessActivating your accountActivating your account

The Registration ProcessThe Registration ProcessUsername and email confirmationUsername and email confirmation

The Registration ProcessThe Registration ProcessYour websiteYour website

Site AdministrationSite Administration

Accessing through URLAccessing through URL usernameusername.wordpress.com/wp-admin.wordpress.com/wp-admin

Site AdministrationSite AdministrationAdministration HomepageAdministration Homepage

Site AdministrationSite AdministrationOptionsOptions

Customizing Your SiteCustomizing Your SitePresentation TabPresentation Tab

Customizing Your SiteCustomizing Your SiteColor HeaderColor Header

Customizing Your SiteCustomizing Your SiteCustom Image HeaderCustom Image Header

Customizing Your SiteCustomizing Your SiteAdding LinksAdding Links

Customizing Your SiteCustomizing Your SiteOther OptionsOther Options

Links

Quotes

Calendar

RSS Feeds Book List

What blogging activities can What blogging activities can youyou think of to use with your think of to use with your

EFL learners? EFL learners?

Weekly Quiz based on classroom Weekly Quiz based on classroom learning.learning.

A review of level specific online resourcesA review of level specific online resources

Writing entries for homeworkWriting entries for homework

ConclusionConclusion

Blogging provides a great forum for Blogging provides a great forum for communicating with your students.communicating with your students.

Blogging can be used as a tool to set Blogging can be used as a tool to set homework activities.homework activities.

Blogging creates a great way of Blogging creates a great way of enhancing students’ writing skills by enhancing students’ writing skills by allowing students to draft and redraft their allowing students to draft and redraft their contributions under teacher guidance. contributions under teacher guidance.

THE ENDTHE END

Adapted from: http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Semanticshttp://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/blogging-elt