Panel presentation and POD 2013

1. The NspireD2 blog
slideshare.net/cclark2/npsired2-blog

2. Beginnings
Started blog in 2009
Previously avoided blogs
Goal - inspire to integrate
technology in new ways
Originally every day
Now 2-3 per week

3. Promoting
Website home page
Email signature
Auto-post to Twitter feed
and Facebook page
Link to Feedly (reader)

4. Nature of articles
200-400 words
Images, video, sound
Informal
Practical
How-to, new stuff, wisdom

5. Sources of material
Common questions
about Sakai, etc.
News from other blogs I follow thirty of them
Consultations - how-to

6. Popular content
Tablet tools
Presentation PPT and Prezi
Concept mapping
Academic posters
Any kind of list 10 of this, 7 of that

7. Evidence of success
Few comments or likes material not controversial,
audience not into blogs
Stats - 700 followers, 250
daily views, 210K overall
Referrals to blog posts
Emails from faculty
Growing followership
Modest recognition

8. Benefits
Keeping up to date
Repository of answers
Working with WordPress

9. Blog platform
Content management
Course website
LTC book
Wordpress.com
vs. hosted
vs. in-house

10. The NspireD2 blog
slideshare.net/cclark2/npsired2-blog