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How to create your own math blog revised
1. How to Create Your Own Video Blog
To set up an account:
www.slideshare.net (to upload notes and documents)
www.blogger.com (to upload your videos)
Click create a new blog
Create a title and domain name and design (you will have time to create and update
your blog later)
Install a microphone
Ask your CLA for one or you may have to buy one. I found on Amazon.com:
o Connectland CL-ME-606 Goose Neck Desktop Microphone
o Logitech Labtec Desktop Microphone 600
Plug the microphone into the pink & blue port in the back of your computer and this
menu will pop up. Then, select from the drop down menu “microphone” and click “OK”
Always click “Show Content”
Username _____________
Password ______________
Username _____________
Password ______________
www.____________________________.blogspot.com
2. How to record your lessons:
Open Smart Notebook
Click the small blue square on the bottom right-hand corner of the toolbar
Select “recorder”
This menu will appear. Press the red button to record
3. Select the “1” to record what appears on the smart board (You may have to check that
this is how YOUR computer is configured)
Press OK to record
You can pause during your recording by pressing the pause button (if a student asks a
question, the phone rings, etc.)
When you’re done recording, press the square stop button and save
To post a video to your blog:
Click the pencil in the upper left-hand corner
Insert a title
Click the video clipboard
Select your video to upload
4. It will take a few minutes to upload
Select “publish”
To upload your notes
Open slideshare.net and log in
Remember to always click “show content” before logging in
Select “upload”
Select the file to upload
Once the file has uploaded, click on the link
Copy and paste the URL from the toolbar
Go to your blog, start a new post or continue on a previous post
Type a name for the notes in the text box
Highlight that text and select “link”
5. Paste the URL from slideshare into the web address link
Click OK
Publish your post
To post a YouTube video:
Go to YouTube & find your video
Select “share”
Select “embed”
Copy the embed code
6. Go to your blog & start a new post
Select the HTML button
Copy & paste the embed code
You can go back to the compose mode if you wish
Publish