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Blogging for School Libraries. Deb Hanson Lee County School District Media Training January 27, 2010. What is a blog?. A web-based log or journal A conversation A public forum A place to reflect on what you learn and how you think A place to ask and answer questions.
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Blogging for School Libraries Deb Hanson Lee County School District Media Training January 27, 2010
What is a blog? • A web-based log or journal • A conversation • A public forum • A place to reflect on what you learn and how you think • A place to ask and answer questions Blogs in Plain English by CommonCraft
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Starting Your Own Blog… • Go to the Lee County Media 21C wiki http://21stcenturyinfolit.wikispaces.com/ and click on the Blogging page
Explore and then create… Edublogs.org
Change your welcome post • and change the default comment… • And then…
Blog Rules: Stay Safe First • No last names; nicknames OK • No photos of you • No personal information – email, address, anything… • Stick to topic
For more info on how to use your Edublogs blog… • Videos: http://edublogs.org/videos/ • PDF How-to’s: http://help.edublogs.org/getting-started-with-edublogs/
Questions? Now it’s your turn…