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Making the most of blogsSandy Millin
4th March 2017
Twitter: @sandymillinEmail: [email protected]
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/ihbrno17
What is a blog?
(Definition from Cambridge Dictionaries online)
a regular record of your
thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put
on the internet for
other people to read
Why do teachers blog?
ReflectionSharing materialsPortfolioMaking connectionsAsking for helpCatharsis!
How do you find blogs?
FOMO
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What now?
Use it Share it Save it (diigo?)
Readers
Feedly
Wordpress reader
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Join the conversation
How to start your own blog
1. Choose host (Wordpress? Teaching English?)
2. Design it
3. Write your first post!
What to write What interests you!
Share your materials / ideas
Reflect on lessons
Ask questions
Summarise a webinar / seminar / presentation / conference…
Respond to other blogs
Or... http://bit.ly/150eltblogideas
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Making the most of blogsSandy Millin
4th March 2017
Twitter: @sandymillinEmail: [email protected]
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/ihbrno17
