2. CREATING A BLOG
Using
Edublogs.org

3. What is a blog?
• A Web site that contains an online personal
journal with reflections, comments, and often
hyperlinks provided by the writer.
• Short for web log.
• It can also contain pictures,
videos, and any other forms
of media.
• Resource: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog

4. What is a blog?

5. Differences between a
Wiki and a Blog
Wiki
Users share writing
and multimedia
Users may change
information
Users create a
collective work
Group consensus
Blog
Users share writing
and multimedia
Users cannot change
posted information
Users comment on
posts
Individual opinion

6. Ways to use Blogs:
• Facilitate fantastic discussions
• Replace your paper newsletter
• Get your students blogging
• Post videos, podcasts, and documents
• Create a class publication
• Open communication to
parents and/or students

7. Intro Video
• http://player.vimeo.com/video/71446433

8. Create an
Account
• Fill out the form
• Click Start Blogging

9. Login
• You will receive an e-mail confirming your URL name,
login name, and password. You can use the link from
your e-mail or login through the site.

10. Dashboard
• Main Navigation Pane is on the left
• This Blog, My Account, and Recent Comments modules
are on the right

11. Themes & Appearance
• Apply a theme by scrolling through the options or searching.
• Click on Live Preview
• Click on Save & Activate

12. User Roles
• Administrator – Can do everything including complete
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power over posts, pages, plugins, comments, choice of
themes, imports, settings, assign user roles and are even
able to delete the blog.
Editor – Is able to publish posts/pages, manage
posts/pages, upload files, moderate comments as well as
manage other people’s posts/pages.
Author – Can upload files plus write and publish own
posts.
Contributor – Can write own posts but can’t publish
them; instead they are submitted for
review. An administrator or editor then reviews and
publishes their posts.
Subscriber – Can read comments and write comments.

13. Add A User
• Click on Add New
• Type in the person’s e-mail address or user name
• Give them a role

14. Post
Components
1. Post Title – Tells the reader what the post is about. A
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great post title grabs readers attention and is more likely
to encourage them to read your post.
Date published – All post display the date a post was
published. You’ll normally see this displayed at the top
of the post.
Written by – Most themes display the name of the post
author. Your username is automatically displayed
unless you’ve changed your display name.
Your post content – This is the main information that
you want to share or reflect on with your readers
Comments – All themes have a link to comments. This
is where your readers can click to write a comment in
response to your post. Comments allow students, and
other readers, to engage in discussions, share their
thoughts and connect with your class blog.
Tags - Are used to help readers locate posts on your
blog. Tags are more like the index at the back of the
book and explode the topic into a million bits.
Categories - Are used to help readers locate posts on
your blog. Categories are often used like chapters of a
book; they provide a general overview of the topics you
blog about.

15. Create a Post
• Type in the editor or paste your text.
• Click the Show/Hide Kitchen Sink Button to get the
Advanced Formatting Toolbar if it is not showing.

16. Post Visibility

17. Settings & Privacy
• General Settings – Where you configure the
broad settings of your blog including your blog
title, blog tagline, blog admin email address, how
you want date and time displayed, and your time
zone.
• Writing Settings – Controls your writing
experience.
• Reading Settings – Controls how your blog
displays to visitors and your RSS feed options.
• Discussion Settings – Determines how
comments are handled on your posts and pages.

18. Settings & Privacy
• Media Settings – Controls how your media is
displayed.
• Privacy Settings – Controls who can and can’t
view your blog.
• Blog Avatar Settings – Where you upload your
blog avatar which is displayed in your sidebar when
you add the Blog Avatar.
• Google Analytics Settings – Where you can add
Google Analytics tracking code for advanced
tracking of your blog stats.
• Subscribe to Comments Settings – Allows you to
customize your subscribe to comment notification email.

19. Complete User Guide
• There is a complete user guide for EduBlog
found at:
http://help.edublogs.org/user-guide/.
• Several tutorial videos are on the help site
and on YouTube.