How to Create Effective Student Blogs and Websites

HELPING STUDENTS
BECOME EFFECTIVE
PRODUCERS OF
INFORMATION:
PRODUCTION GUIDE

 What is a blog?
 A Web site where an individual or group of users can log or post
information
 Similar to a journal, diary, or newsletter that is updated on a
regular basis
 Why blog?
 Provides a fun and interactive space for teachers and students
to write and share information
 What are the benefits of blogging?
 Easy to use
 Free to use
 No paper needed to communicate to an audience
 Can be updated and edited regularly
 What are classroom applications for Blogger?
 Students can post their reactions and recommendations for
books they are reading
 Other students and teachers can view these comments

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN
BLOGGER ACCOUNT
 Open Internet Explorer
 Type www.blogger.com into the address bar
 This is the window that will appear next
Click on
Create Your Blog Now

GOOGLE ACCOUNT
 Create a Google Account
 Follow the directions on the site to create your own
Google Account

NAME YOUR BLOG
AND
CHOOSE A TEMPLATE
 Name your blog
 Create a title
 Create a web address
 Choose a template
 There are several
pre-designed templates
to choose from
Click
Continue
Create
a title
Click
Continue

YOUR BLOG HAS BEEN CREATED
AND
YOU CAN START POSTING
You are ready to
start blogging
Create your
postings
Add a title
Begin typing your
information

 What is Weebly?
 A drag and drop website builder that allows you to drag items
such as pictures or paragraphs into your screen when you are
building a website
 Why Weebly?
 Easy and fun way to create a website
 What are the benefits of Weebly?
 Easy and very user friendly
 Free to use
 Variety of templates
 What are classroom applications for Weebly?
 Teachers can create a classroom website and blog
 Teachers can manage students’ accounts
 Teachers can keep parents informed and updated
 Students can create their own websites

WEEBLY
 Open Internet Explorer
 Type www.weebly.com into the address bar
 This is the window that will appear next
Click on the
Education tab

WEEBLY FOR EDUCATION ACCOUNT
 This is the Weebly for Education site
#1
Create a
username and
password. Then
add an email
address
#2
Don’t forget to
this box
#3
Click Sign Up

WEEBLY FOR EDUCATION CONTINUED
This screen will
appear, but
you can skip
this step if you
like
Choose what
you want to do
next
 Choose what you want to do next
I selected
Create a website
This screen will appear
Enter a title and type of site

WEEBLY FOR EDUCATION CONTINUED
This screen will
appear
You can choose
your website
domain or skip this
step if you like
This bar will appear at the top
You can begin creating your Weebly
The Elements, Design, Pages, Editors,
Settings tabs can all be used to
customize your Weebly

WEBSITE SUGGESTED FOR GETTING IMAGES
Type what you are
searching for in the
search bar
#1
You will need to login with Google to
view images
#2
Read and accept
Terms of Service
#3
Once you have set up
your account then you
are ready to begin
searching for images
Wylio makes finding, resizing, attributing,
and embedding free pictures easy
#4
Now you can
download the image
with credit attached
or
get the embed code
#5
Select, copy, and
paste the code into
your article
What are classroom applications for
Wylio:
• Students can search for copyright
free pictures
• Find pictures that will enhance a
project or assignment

#1
Sign in with
Yahoo, Facebook, or
Google
Flickr is an online photo management
and sharing application
#2
Choose a screen name
#3
Follow these steps
1 – Personalize your profile
2 – Upload your first photo
3 – Find friends on Flickr
#4
Photos and videos can be uploaded to Flickr
Add titles, descriptions, and tags
Decide how your photos and videos will be shared
What are classroom applications
for Flickr:
• Add pictures to writing
assignments
• Slideshow presentations

#1
Download PhotoDropper
#2
Watch the video to learn how to
install PhotoDropper
Open the hyperlink below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaCrDQH
qJL8&feature=player_embedded
PhotoDropper allows you to easily find
and drop photos in from Flickr
PhotoDropper:
• Add pictures to writing assignments
• Slideshow presentations

#1
You can choose from the tabs at the top
Options with
Create
Image Chef is a free and easy to use tool
that allows you to generate incredible
creations using photos and text
Options
with Browse
Image Chef:
• Word mosaics
• Customized banners
• Enhance your blogs and/or websites
• Enhance your
projects, presentations, reports, and

#1
Enroll by creating a free account
Big Huge Labs:
• Mosaic Maker
• Magazine Cover
• Trading Cards
• Motivational Posters
Big Huge Labs is a free and easy to use tool that allows
you to create posters, trading cards, mosaics, and
magazine covers
#2
Become a member for free

WEBSITE SUGGESTED FOR SHARED ONLINE AUDIO
#1
Create an account
AudioBoo:
• Storytelling
• Reporting information for a project
• Podcasting
• Teachers can use to introduce
lesson to class
• Students can share recording with
teachers and/or other students
• Weekly diary recordings
• Recordings can be embedded into
blogs, websites, Blackboard, etc.
AudioBoo is a free and easy to use tool that allows you to
record, share and save audio
1
#2
Go to your profile and you can
begin a new recording
#3
Click on Got your mic ready?
Then click on Start Recording

#1
Sign up for an account
SoundCloud is an online audio tool for receiving, sending
and distributing audio with no limits on file sizes
2
#2
Click Record
SoundCloud:
• Teachers can share recordings of
lessons or lectures with a class
• Storytelling
• Poetry
• Record readings to be played back
for students to hear or for teachers
to evaluate
• Learning foreign languages
• Public speaking
#3
Start recording

Click on Sign me up
ipadio:
• Podcasting
• Daily messages
• Record unit mini lessons
• Students can create an All About Me phone
cast
• Students can create weekly podcasts
• Students can create a What We Learned phone
cast
ipadio is an online audio tool that allows you to broadcast
from a phone to the Internet, collect audio data, and
record and update information
3
Register to create and ipadio
account
Once you have recorded your
broadcast via the phone you
can go back and edit your phlog
or phone cast
After editing you can
share your phlog or
phone cast

#1
Download the app and begin recording
Be sure to give your recording a name
iTalk:
• Record lessons or lectures
• Students could replay the lesson
and take notes or study from the
recording
iTalk is a free audio recording mobile app that allows you
to record audio and manage your recordings
4
You can edit and upload your
recordings on iTunes

You can create a new project by clicking here
Hokusai Audio Editor:
• Podcasting
• Class audio newsletter
• Collaborative student projects
• Oral presentations
• Write poetry and include sound
recordings
• Create skits
• Debates
Hokusai Audio Editor is an audio editing tool for iPad,
iPhone, and iPod touch which allows you to record,
transfer, import, export, exchange, mix and merge.
5
You can record by clicking here
You can edit your
recordings

SUGGESTED ONLINE VIDEO EDITING TOOLS
#1
Create an account
WeVideo:
• Create digital stories for reinforce learning
• Video book reports
• Field trip documentaries
• Science lab tutorials
• Video trailers for book promotion
• Instructional videos
WeVideo is a free online video creating tool that is cloud-based.
#2
Click on the Solutions tab then go
to the Education tab
#3
Now you are ready to create
your videos

SUGGESTED ONLINE VIDEO EDITING TOOLS
#1
Create an account
Loopster:
• Create digital stories for reinforce learning
• Video book reports
• Field trip documentaries
• Science lab tutorials
WeVideo is a free online video editing tool.
Upload, edit, export and share your videos with Loospter.
#2
Upload your video
#3
Now you are ready to edit
#4
Add video
Add transitions
Add text
Add audio

What is Copyright?
 A law in the United States that protects creative works of
authors, artists, composers and others from being used
without permission.
 These works include
 Writings
 Paintings
 Books
 Photographs
 CDs
 DVDs
 Copyright also protects items on the Internet including
 Text
 Images
 Music
 Videos
Copyright
1

What is Fair Use?
 Allows someone to use a limited amount of copyrighted
material for educational purposes without permission
 Questions to ask yourself that will help you decide if it is
fair use
 Is the material being used for nonprofit or education purposes?
 What type of material are you using?
 Are you using only a small part of the material?
 If you use the material will you keep the author or creator from
making money?
Copyright
2

What is Copyright Infringement?
 When copyrighted material is copied, reproduced,
distributed, performed, or publically displayed without
permission from the original author
 What are the consequences of copyright infringement?
 Fines
 Legal fees
 Termination of your YouTube account
Copyright
3

What is Public Domain?
 Copyrights are only for a limited time then the material
becomes public domain
 Works that are not copyrighted are public domain and
they may be used without permission
 It is always best practice to still give credit to the creator
even if it is public domain material
Copyright
4

Why Copyright?
 If you have spent a lot of time and effort on a piece of
work or a creation you would be upset if someone
copied it without asking you
 Copyright laws prevent other people from copying your
work and from changing your work in a way that you
may not like
 Copyright laws encourage and motivate people to be
creative and do their own work
Copyright
5

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