About+Blogs

You will be keeping a course content-related blog over the course of the semester. toc

Here is information about 3 popular blogging platforms. We will be using [|Wordpress.com], but the others are also viable options.

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Wordpress.com is a free blogging service with many great options for bloggers. I recommend you use this service in particular this semester. Click [|here] to sign up for your free account. I will walk you through the process in class. Here is a handout you can use that covers the basics. [|Wordpress Handout.pdf]

__**Wordpress.com Resources**__:
 * [|Wordpress Forums] (go here to ask questions and search for solutions to your questions)
 * [|Video Tutorial] (YouTube video, but a little out of date)
 * [|Video Tutorial] (YouTube video: current and very easy to follow)

About Blogger
B logger is a common blogging service provided by Google. To create your own blog you need to [|sign up for a free account].


 * 1) S ince we will also be using Google in this course, just [|sign up for a free Google account] and that will also allow you to create your blog, as Blogger is a subsidiary of Google.
 * 2) Once you have your Google account created, you can [|log in to Blogger and create your blog].




 * Blogger Resources**
 * 1) [|How To Start a Blog] (YouTube Video)
 * 2) [|Blogger Tour]
 * 3) [|Setting up a Google Blogger Blog] (YouTube Video Part 1)
 * 4) [|Setting up a Google Blogger Blog] (YouTube Video Part 2)
 * 5) [|Blogger Help & FAQs>]

About Edublogs
[|Edublogs.org] is a blogging service tailored to educators. We have used this service in past semesters. It is also beneficial for you to get familiar with it as it is one of the main blogging services used in education and has some unique features for teachers and students.

To learn more about how [|Edublogs] works, they have a number of tutorials. We will go over the basic features in class, but I would encourage you to use the resources that they provide to answer your own questions and to pursue the blogging features more in-depth.

Click below to access their resources and tutorials. The free account is limited and has some advertising. The paid (Pro) account is excellent and what I am currently using.


 * [|Video Tutorials]
 * [|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]
 * [|10 Ways to Use Your Edublogs to Teach]
 * [|The Edublogs Forum] (ask your questions and let others in the community answe them!)


 * Edublogs signup process handout [[file:Edublogs.pdf]]