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Death by PowerPoint Inc. DBPPT. 16 slides. Blogging. Powered by Mr. Techie. 1 down, 15 more to go…. Why R U in2 Blogging?. What are your reasons for doing this? What do you hope to accomplish? How much time can you devote?. Why I am into Blogging?.
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Death by PowerPoint Inc. DBPPT... 16 slides Blogging Powered by Mr. Techie 1 down, 15 more to go…
Why R U in2 Blogging? • What are your reasons for doing this? • What do you hope to accomplish? • How much time can you devote?
Why I am into Blogging? • What are my reasons for doing this? • What do I hope to accomplish? • What ultimately happens to me for blogging? • How much time does it take?
What's the difference between a Blog and a Website? • A blog is an asynchronous communication system in which the sender and receiver are not concurrently engaged in real-time communication.
Blogging in Three Steps… • Login • Type your message • Logout
Websites • A website is a form of static communication (but can have dynamic components) • Websites have become digital brochures • Have a discussion board (forums) • Tend not to be updated as quickly as a blog • Tedium of publishing
Blog vs Website • How to choose? • Depends on your needs • Depends on your time
The Essence of Blogging • Blogs go from being a monologue, or "brochure," into a dialogue with readers or customers.” (Source: Dave Taylor, intuitive.com) • Can stimulate communication, thoughts and ideas, hopefully enhancing the world around us… • Archives content • Easily searchable
FaceBookvsBlogging • What is better? • Neither/Both • Utilize one to feed off the other. • Yes you can search content on FaceBook but FB is not a CMS or Content Management System
Other Topics • Microsoft Word and Blogging • Copy & Paste for Blogging • WordPress CMS (Content Management System) & RCC • To get a WordPress account and website, please fill out the Academic Website Request Form • VBlogging? • What is it? • And should I do it?
Blogging & your iPhone + = Instant Communication
Tips • List out your topics • Schedule time for blogging • Make your entries concise • Read your entry out loud to yourself • Make your entries interesting • Fill a niche • Add images • Add links to other sites, blogs, videos etc… • Go mobile
My List • 16 week semester list of topics that will take me 30 minutes every Friday • Snap Shot Tool in PowerPoint 2010 • Snap Shot Tool in MS Word 2010 • Publish your blog from Word 2010 • Using the snipping tool in Windows Vista or Win 7 • Exploring Themes in Word & PPT • Explore picture editing tools in Word & PPT • How to use MS One Note and IE 9 together for more organized information • Etc…
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