GETTING STARTED WITH BLOGGER
Hello!
Nice to meet you
This slidedeck will help you get started with Blogger - whether you’re setting up a blog for Personalized PD, to model for students, or to connect with other educators.
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Learning Path
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1.
Why Blog?
Why would I even want a blog?
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Why Not!
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Blogging
Articles
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Getting Started
Here’s your step-by-step guide to using Blogger
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Go to www.blogger.com
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Welcome to Blogger
Create your blog by clicking on the orange button
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Create a New Blog
Select a blog name & theme (you can change these later)
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Domain, or no Domain -
That is the question
No thanks, unless you want to spend $$ annually
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#money
This will remove the “.blogspot” from your web address
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Your Blog View
This is where the magic happens!
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Start with Settings
Be sure to:
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Start with Settings
Under Posts, comments and sharing settings:
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Start with Settings
Under Language and formatting Settings:
Click SAVE!!
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Select and Preview Theme
Consider your audience and role
You can customize your theme and edit in HTML
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Posts -
Homebase
All Posts is where you compose and publish posts in your blog by clicking the orange New post button
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Posts - Compose
This is where you’ll compose each post.
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Post Title
Formatting Options
Insert Options
More Formatting Options
Posts - Compose
This is where you’ll compose each post.
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Post Title
Insert Options
More Formatting Options
Preview in browser
Save a draft
Publish for all the world to see!
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Post Settings
This is how you’ll control all the details of your post
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Post Settings- Labels
These help organize and categorize your posts so your readers can easily navigate your blog and posts.
Separate each label with commas.
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Key Points:
Label Ideas:
Content topic, classroom information, student work,
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Post Settings-
Schedule
This determines whether you post is published immediately or on a certain date and time
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Automatic or
Set date and time
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Post Settings-
Permalink
This sets the web address for each blog post.
The automatic link is based on the title you enter for the post.
Or, you can create a custom link of your design.
All links have the same beginning breadcrumbs which included your blog name and the date
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Automatic or
Custom
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Post Settings-
Location
This sets the web address for each blog post.
The automatic link is based on the title you enter for the post.
Or, you can create a custom link of your design.
All links have the same beginning breadcrumbs which included your blog name and the date
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Add your school location
Allow location initially if you don’t want to type the location
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Post Settings-
Options
Set specific option for individual blog posts
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Reader comments
Yes or No?
Compose mode
Google Doc or Coder?
Line breaks
Google Doc or Coder?
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All posts
You’re back to Homebase with your new post listed as a draft.
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3.
Be Inspired!
Get inspiration from experienced educational bloggers
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Blog Inspiration comes in many forms
Top 10 EdTech Blogs for insight and strategies for integrating technology into your classroom.
TeachThoughts’ laundry list (by category of education blogs you should follow. Find a couple that fit your style and interests.
Two different top 100 lists (Teach 100 is updated daily) ranking of the top 100 education blogs
A plethora of Education Week blogs by category, including policy, research, and in the classroom.
Check out the Teacher Blogs section for a wide variety of perspectives from principals to PreK - 12 teachers to professors all pushing the boundaries of education through innovation.
The Edubloggers’ list of classroom blogs for inspiration and connection to fellow education bloggers.
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4.
Connect
I have a blog.
Now what?
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Start getting the word out
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Share your blog & posts with meaningful hashtags and tags
Curate, read and interact with bloggers in your niche
Utilize/set up Social Media Accounts
#ProDriven
#PersonalizedPD
Thank you very much for your time
If you have any questions about this document please don’t hesitate to contact Corey at:
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Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free.
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