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Office of Instructional Technology
The Office of Instructional Technology provides innovative solutions to transform
teaching, learning, and leading through customized support and services.
Queens
Welcome!
Barbara King, Facilitator
bking@schools.nyc.gov
http://www.oit.nycenet.edu
BLOGS
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What is a Blog?
A blog is an online personal journal or diary.
It is a place to express yourself to the world.
A place to share your thoughts and your passions.
A blog is your own website that you are going to update on
an ongoing basis.
Blog is a short form for weblog.The two words are used
interchangeably.
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What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is the transition of the Internet from a
place where we surf for information and
consume information to a place where we are
creators of information.
We go from surfing the wave to BEING
the wave as we contribute and share
information on the Internet ocean.
Blogging is an example of a Web 2.0 Tool
First used 1997 deja.comm.weblogs.USENET.group
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Do you read blogs?
Do you have a blog or contribute to a blog?
What are you already using?
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Think about this…
In what ways have you received information in the past 24
hours?
Flier Email Newsletter
Face-to-Face TV Text Message
Phone Wiki Instant Messaging
Radio Internet RSS Twitter
Blog Newspaper Blackberry
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Think about this…
What do Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Warren, and
Stormfront have in common?
They are all desperate to get their message out.
They will use the mediums their audience chooses.
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Social Software Landscape
Blogs
Instant Messaging
Internet Forums
eLearning
Massively Multiplayer Online Games
Media Sharing
Personals
Social Annotation
Social Bookmarking
Social Networking
Wikis
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Blogs In The Classroom
Blogs for Discussions
Blogs for Classroom Management
Blogs for Student Portfolios
Blogs for Writing
Blogs as Journals
Blogs for Collaboration
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Why let our students blog?
Please view a terrific video by teacher Rachel Boyd from
New Zealand on why we should have our students blog.
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Preparing Students for Blogging
Acceptable Usage Policy
Blogging rules
Parental Permission
Review safe and acceptable online behavior
Set clear expectations and consequences
23. Getting Started…
Categories are where your posts will be filed
Posts can be put into multiple categories
Example categories: Homework, Handouts, Class
notes, Parking Lot
CREATING A CATEGORYCREATING A CATEGORY
Click Manage Categories
Create new category
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24. Creating a Post…
• Click Manage Posts
• New Post
• Give your post a title
• Choose which categories you would like to file your
post in
• Create post
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25. Attaching a file…
• In a post, click on the “Attach File” tab
• Click add/update to attach file
• Browse your computer to find saved file
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26. Creating a Hyperlink…
• In a post, write the content of your choice
• Highlight the words you wish to connect a link to
• Click on the “link” picture and fill out the appropriate
URL
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27. Include pictures/audio & video
Use “embed” code for
video
Copy the “embed”
code of any video
Paste it to the html
indicator
Save Image/Audio as
– Desktop is easiest
Images should be
.jpg,.png
Audio should be .mp3
Insert Image from
Desktop
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