Edublog

Edublogs toc ===Getting Started  ===


Edublogs is the blogging site we will use for this class to learn about blogging. They have a series of [|PDF documents] that will teach you how to use their blogs. I like these because I know they keep them updated and add in new features from time to time. They also ae split up into smaller pieces that target certain tasks, rather than a long guide for everything you might want to know. Try them out.

First read the opening page of Sue Waters Wiki on blogging. Sue is employed by Edublogs,but her information is very good and can be applied to many blogging services.

Next read this short blog about blogging. This one will give you a feeling for where blogging began and how it relates to Wikis. But note the date of this one and we will discuss in class. [|Blogs VS. Wikis]

Sue Waters also has a [|Help Page] on edublogs. A bit down on this page there are some tutorial videos that will step you through some features.

Before we start individual blogs we will work a little on the TEC blog I created. [|Rita's Blog]

Directions to signing in to Edublogs can be found at the Edublogs Documents link below. They come from Janetta Garton, Technology Curriculum Director, Willard R-II School District. She allows us to use her work under [|Creative Commons Licensing]. Because of the size of her document I am only putting a link here to the whole document. We will refer to the document in class. [|Edublogs Documents]

Our Blog Site
Now go to Edublogs and create your blog.

Here are some additional Edublog Help resources that you might also choose to follow or use to aqnswer questions as you learning blogging.

Help Resources

 * **[|Quick Tour of the All New Edublogs Features]**
 * [|New Edublogs Video Tutorials]
 * [|Getting Started with Edublogs]
 * [|Why you shouldn't write your posts in Word!]
 * [|Edublogs Forum] - A place to ask questions of other bloggers on Edublogs