Week 6: Sharing our learning on our blogs

Blog post check list

  1. Open your blog and find the blog post you want to link to

  2. Click the Blog post title and copy the link: Ctrl- L, Ctrl -C

  3. Click the corresponding cell on the spreadsheet

  4. Ctrl - K paste the Blog post link Ctrl V and apply e.g. Aahana's Blog Profile and Picture link

Week 5: We are learning to create original images for our blog posts

We can amplify our blog posts by including something to look at e.g. a drawing or a photo. Share content you have created that you are proud of.

Collages

  1. Create a collage using Google Draw

  2. Download as a PNG

File - Download - PNG

  1. Share on your blog

  2. Describe what you have created

  3. Add a unique title

  4. Select a category and a tags

  5. Preview and check

  6. Publish

Week 4: We are learning about our digital footprint. Where have we been online?

Digital Trails
How Big is my Digital Footprint

Share your digital footprint map on your blog

Watch - How to embed a Google Slide in your blog

Publish to the web size: width="610" height="380"

Week 3: How to post on your edublog.

How to post to your edublog

Week 2: Bookmark your new edublog and share a new blog post.

Student Presentation Setting up Edublogs
Blog Post.mov

Week 1: We make smart decisions about what information we share online

Let's explore some blog profiles

What information are these bloggers sharing about themselves online?

What other information are these learners sharing on their blogs?

What can you infer about these bloggers using the information they are sharing?

What do these blog profiles have in common?

Cut and paste the information in Column A that you think should be in Column B.

Next compare and contrast with a buddy.

If your decisions are different, talk about why they are different with your buddy

If you change your mind you can edit the doc using cut and paste.

  1. Open and fill in this form to start creating your own blog profile >>>> Blog Profile Writing Frame Form

  2. Check your email to find a link to your Google Doc Blog Profile. Open and move to your Cybersmart folder.

  3. You can add more information to the Google Doc for your profile.

Blog Profile Picture

Profile picture for your blog.

Take a head and shoulders picture with your webcam

or

Choose a picture from the class media folder that you are proud of.

Here is an example of a a blog profile picture on Chisa's blog