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Blogging 101Summer 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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A Bit About Me...

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A Bit About Me...

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A Bit About Me...Growing Family!

Love teaching and technology

Just finished my masters in Ed. Leadership in May

Soon to be Google Certified teacher

Love great coffee, great books, great company and traveling!

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Todays Expectations

You want to be here!

Learn how to use Carmel’s blogging platform

Learn how to podcast, and upload a podcast to a blog!

Experience learning!

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What is a blog?A blog (sometimes referred to as a weblog) is a Web publishing tool that allows authors to quickly and easily self-publish text, artwork, links to other blogs or Web sites, and a whole array of other content.

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How are blogs created?Blogs are set-up like traditional Web sites, with navigation link, and other standard Web site features.

Blogs have one standard characteristic: the posting. Blog postings are text entries, similar to a diary or journal. Postings include the date and may include photos, links, or other digital media. Postings allow for comments by people other than the author.

Postings are often short and frequently updated. They appear in reverse chronological order and can include archived entries.

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Anatomy of a Blog

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Ease of Use

Minimum technical knowledge

Quickly and easily created and maintained

Students will find them convenient and accessible via home or library computers

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Four Main Purposes...

Classroom ManagementClass blogs can serve as a portal to foster a community of learners. As they are easy to create and update efficiently, they can be used to inform students of class requirements, post handouts, notices, and homework assignments, or act as a question and answer board.

CollaborationBlogs provide a space where teachers and students can work to further develop writing or other skills with the advantage of an instant audience. Teachers can offer instructional tips, and students can practice and benefit from peer review. They also make online mentoring possible. For example, a class of older students can help a class of younger students develop more confidence in their writing skills. Students can also participate in cooperative learning activities that require them to relay research findings, ideas, or suggestions.

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....Four Main Purposes

DiscussionsA class blog opens the opportunity for students to discuss topics outside of the classroom. With a blog , every person has an equal opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions. Students have time to be reactive to one another and reflective. Teachers can also bring together a group of knowledgeable individuals for a given unit of study for students to network and conference with on a blog.

Student Portfolios (Moodle)Blogs present, organize, and protect student work as digital portfolios. As older entries are archived, developing skills and progress may be analyzed more conveniently. Additionally, as students realize their efforts will be published, they are typically more motivated to produce better writing. Teachers and peers may conference with a student individually on a developing work, and expert or peer mentoring advice can be easily kept for future reference.

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Why Blog?

Highly motivating to students, especially those who otherwise might not become participants in classrooms. Excellent opportunities for students to read and write. Effective forums for collaboration and discussion. Powerful tools to enable scaffold learning or mentoring to occur.

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Why Blog?

Your Ideas?

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Preparing Students for BloggingDetermine that all students' AUPs are in place and up to date. Inform parents of procedures and secure parental permission. Gain administrative support.Teach students safe, acceptable, and sensible behavior as online authors and readers. Review policies and guidelines pertaining to student access. Teach the non-posting rules of no complete names, e-mail accounts, or references to reveal location. Set clear expectations regarding tone, respect, and consequences.

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Moveable Type

http://ifolder.ccs.k12.in.us/mt4

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Our Solution Accomplishes Both

An online blogging platform with support for podcasts

Make 3 types of entriesEntriesPodcasts – (Uploaded Files)Pages – for WebPages

Allow students to comment on either

Allow students to participate in the creation of the podcast

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Network Username

Password: password

Change your password

Click on your name in the top right cornerClick change passwordEnter your new password and security questionClick Save Changes

Login

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Change the name of your blog

Click System Overview

Click Manage Blogs

Click on Settings

Change the name of the blog

Add a site description – what is the purpose of your blog?

Save changes

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View Your BlogClick on the – to view your blog

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Link Your Blog to Your Website

Click PreferencesClick Blog SettingsClick PublishingCopy the Site URL link (highlight – ctrl c)Hyperlink your website to the URL which is provided for easy access by students.

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Change the Theme

Select design

Select styles

Select a design

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Rebuild Site• After making certain changes, you will

need to rebuild your site• When prompted, select rebuild/ publish

my site

• Always select RebuildALL files

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Allowing Anonymous CommentsSelect PreferencesSelect Registration Select Allow Anonymous Comments and uncheck the other boxes

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Require Approval Before Posting

Select Comment from the left-hand side of the Preferences ScreenSelect No one – for the option of immediately approving comments.

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Make an Entry Click CreateClick EntryEnter a title, the entry and other desired information

Or click writeentry for a 1

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Make Posting More Like Word

Use Microsoft Live WriterYou will need the Live Writer Software, your blog address, and your web services password.Install the Live Writer software from the CD you will be provided.Your blog address is:

http://ifolder.ccs.k12.in.us/mt4/________

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Blog Services Password

Select your name in the top right hand corner.Scroll down on the profile page to your web services password.Enter a desired password or press reveal to see the one created automatically for you.

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Let’s Use Live WriterAccess Live Writer from the Start Menu > All ProgramsSelect that you will be using another weblog serviceEnter your username, password, and blog addressSelect Moveable type as the blog provider

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Easy Post

Click to enter a titleType the text of the post in the large white space

✴Don’t forget to use the tools menu to check your spelling!

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Preview Before PostingSelect ViewSelect Web PreviewSelect Publish to save your post on your Blog

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Change the statusChange the status to published – to publish the post immediatelyIf you are preparing several posts at once, leave them unpublished until you are ready for them to display on your blogSave(Hint: do not allow comments – on a information only post)

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Adding CommentsStudents read your entryStudent click on commentsStudents enter requested informationBlogger Name – is a name the students can createReal Name – should be their first and last name without a spaceClick submit

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Approving CommentsLogin to your blogClick on manage- commentsCheck the boxes in front of all comments you wish to approve/denySelect approve or reject desired comments(Hint: Click on edit to see the students full name)

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Respond to commentsYou can only respond to a published commentOnce published, click the reply link to enter your reply

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Adding Pictures to an Entry

Once the picture is uploaded they create and entry like normal and then click this button. That will bring up a box to allow them to select the image they uploaded:

Click upload file

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Adding Pictures

You can also use Live Writer to add pictures to an entry...Much, much, easier!

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Other Publishing OptionsScribe Fire - Firefox add-on

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Need more than one blog?Contact IS for a second blog.Then switch between blogs using the arrow next to the blog name.Whichever blog name appears, is the blog with which you are working.

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PodcastingWednesday, July 29, 2009

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Quick Start Guideshttp://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/f/audacity-quickstart.pdf

http://www.sad46.org/download/audacity-basics.pdf

http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm

http://tinyurl.com/m3prau

http://www.slideshare.net/rubenduran/podcasting-10614

http://www.slideshare.net/climate/advantage-audio-part-ii-230879

http://www.slideshare.net/climate/podcast-factory

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What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a media file that is distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid) over the Internet using RSS or other syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices (such as MP3 players) and personal computers. Individual MP3 files can also be posted to web pages to make them available for download.

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Ideas?World language teachers could record and publish daily practice lessons that students could listen to at homeSocial studies teachers could have their students do oral histories or interviews or reenactments of historical eventsScience teachers could have students narrate labs or dissections or experiments to record their processes.Music teachers could record weekly recitals or special events as podcasts. All teachers could record important parts of what they do in the classroom that can then be archived to the class Weblog and used by students who may have missed the class or just want a refresher on what happened

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Creating the Audio File

Audacity

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Audacity Shortcuts

Ctrl X - cut desired footageSpacebar – pauseMore Keyboard shortcuts here:

http://tinyurl.com/mf7v9y.

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After Recording Your Podcast -

Click CreateSelect UPLOAD FILEBrowse for the fileTo keep your files organized you may enter a folder name (however you must remember the names of the folders)Select upload

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Finish posting the podcastAdd a descriptionClick Finish

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Title your podcastTitle your podcastSwitch to published modeSelect Save

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Podcast Feedhttp://ifolder.ccs.k12.in.us/mt4/your blog name/atom.xmlOpen ITunesSelect AdvancedSelect Subscribe to PodcastEnter the addressClick OK

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Need Help? Contact Me!Chris Atkinson

4/5 GT Teacher - Technology CoordinatorTechno Nerd

Towne Meadow Elementary

www.chrislatkinson.blogspot.comTwitter: @ChrisLAtkinson

ifolder.ccs.k12.in.us/Atkinson

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