This document discusses blogging and sharing family tradition stories through blogging. It begins with an opening prayer and then provides an overview of blogging basics, components of a blog, examples of blogs, and reasons for starting a blog to share family traditions. It encourages participants to brainstorm reasons for sharing traditions and provides guidance on starting a blog, including choosing a purpose, maintaining consistency, balance and responsible use, and focusing on visibility and connection. The presentation aims to help people use blogging to foster community and appreciation for shared traditions.

1. Blogging
Family Tradition Stories

2. A Presentation by
Claudia McIvor, MSEd
For Wednesdays at the Webinar
North American Forum for Small Christian Communities

3. Lord, you have blessed us with
the gift of human ingenuity.
Let us, with every technological
advancement, witness your
Gospel and seek the common good.
Help us to grow in community,
in love, and in appreciation
for the traditions we share.
Amen

4.  Blogging basics
 Blogging terms
 Components of a blog
 Look at some blog examples
 Brainstorm – Why do YOU want to
share Family Tradition Stories?
 Start your own blog – a walk-through

5. Short for “web
log,”
a blog is a web
site
or an entry on
a web site that
includes
opinions,
thoughts or
commentaries. http://homesteadersheart.blogspot.com/p/crafts.html

6. http://4betterbirth.com/index.php/blog/

7. Technology and Faith in the 21st
Century
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-
ii_decree_19631204_inter-mirifica_en.html

8. MESSAGE OF Pope Emeritus
BENEDICT XVI
FOR THE 47th WORLD
COMMUNICATIONS DAY
“Social Networks: Portals of Truth and
Faith; New Spaces for Evangelization“
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/comm
unications/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20130124_47th-world-
communications-day_en.html

9. “. . . participatory culture is also one in which
members believe their contributions matter,
and feel some degree of social connection with
one another (at the least they care what other
people think about what they have created).”
Henry Jenkins, Director of Media Studies MIT
http://digitalis.nwp.org/resource/733

10.  Term “weblog” coined by Jorn Barger on
December 17, 1997, a prolific daily writer on
the Internet
 1999 “Blog” coined by Peter Merholz
 2004 blogging became mainstream
 2011 Vatican Blogging Summit
 Catholic Use of New Media in the US, 2012
(CARA)

11.  Home Page
 Posts
 Comments
 Labels
 Profile
 Contact Us
 Footer
 Links
 Digital Images
 Videos
 Gadgets
 Layout
 Theme
 Notifications
 Subscribe
 Blogroll

12. http://stjohnsfirstholycommunion.blogspot.com/

13.  Purpose
 Consistency
 Balance
 Responsible Use
 Visibility
 Have Fun!
 Connect

14. http://spiritualpopcorn.blogspot.com/

15. http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2012/11/two-months-mind.html

16. http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/

18. http://www.usccb.org/about/communications/catho
lics-use-of-new-media-2012-cara-report.cfm
Visibility

19. http://affirmations-from-linda.blogspot.com/

20. http://mrsmcivorsmusicblog.blogspot.com/

21. Connect

22. Add a Blogroll
Connect
http://sfomom.blogspot.com/

23. Use the Question Pane to contribute your ideas

24. http://thegladdestthingunderthesun.blogspot.com/2012/11/share-family-
traditions.html

25. http://christcenteredtraditions.blogspot.com/

26. http://cherishyourstories.blogspot.com/

27. http://joybright.blogspot.com/

28.  Invite others to your blog

29.  Enable Commenting

30.  Be a part of something bigger than yourself
http://nafscc1.org/#/news-events

32. http://support.google.com/blogger/

39. Your Blog View Blog
Edit Post

40. Add a Post
or
Go To DashboardBlog Title

43. Save and Publish
Compose your post in this area

44. What traditions will you share?

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Claudia McIvor, MSEd
cmcivor@tampabay.rr.com