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Creating Your Own Blog & Being A Contributor in Indo-Thai Partnership Blog. What is a Blog?. Blog is short for Web Log. Think of it as a journal of fact based opinions. You write about an issue or question, or reflect on an event. People can read your posted writing and comment on it.
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Creating Your Own Blog & Being A Contributor in Indo-Thai Partnership Blog
What is a Blog? • Blog is short for Web Log. • Think of it as a journal of fact based opinions. • You write about an issue or question, or reflect on an event. • People can read your posted writing and comment on it. Web logs are simply websites that can be easily updated.
Role in The Blog • Administrator = GOD in Your Own Blog • You can post anything (articles, comments, etc) • You can design the blog • You can arrange the feature • etc • Contributor • You just can post articles • Manage your own comments • Creating polling
The Famous Blog • Wordpress • Blogspot/Blogger http://wordpress.com http://blogger.com
Situation • We will using http://wordpress.com • Have an Email Address • Never registered at Wordpress.com • Indo-Thai Partnership blog is inviting you to be a contributor • You will get the invitation via email • Accept the invitation and create your own wordpress account • You will have your own blog • You registered as a contributor at Indo-Thai Partnership blog
Write your blog address Example: ‘hothilehang’ hothilehang Write your username hothilehang Write your password vietnam2011 vietnam2011 Write your correct email address hothilehang2008@yahoo.com Click Sign Up Button Sign Up
Check Your Email There is Confirmation that you have your own blog
What You Have To Do in Indo-Thai Partnership Blog??? • Post the articles about the progress of your partnership program • Post the news if you conducted the activities together with your partner • Give a comment to the other schools articles At Least Once a Month
Steps to Using a Classroom Blog 1. Register a Classroom Blog as a Teacher 1a. Write, edit and publish class blogs as a teacher 5a. Teacher reads and approves comments before they are published 2. Add students to your classroom blog so that they can post blog articles 4a. Teacher reviews the student article 4. Student gives the article to teacher for review 3. Student composes an article related to an assignment 5. Classmates or other audiences read and comment to the student article
How do I use Blogs in Class • Students give feedback to each other • Track student writing development • Students use their peer network to develop their own knowledge • Update new information on homework assignments • Encourages students to help each other with their writing • As a classroom discussion and debate area • For real-world writing experiences • Keep class blogs together in one area for easy tracking • Prolong discussions outside the classroom • Q and A with guest speakers • Quickly give feedback to students • Use it for literature circle activities • Get responses to a question with different answers each time