ELT notes: August 2006

Monday, August 14, 2006

Blogging for Teachers

How to Create a Teacher’s Webpage or Blog

To Blog or not to Blog, that is the question!

A presentation handout, see the presentation slides here:
http://fceblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/are-you-teacher.html

First things first: Get familiarised with what it takes to make a webpage. Perhaps you want to do something simple, perhaps you need inspiration or ideas to get started.

These links will show you possible reading pathways to slowly give shape to your ideas.

See the forest
Here is the widest picture: Just take a look at the hyperlinked outline presented in this site will give you hints about what you are about to do.

Web Style Guide 2nd edition http://www.webstyleguide.com/index.html?/. Includes planning, process, design, writing style and multimedia aspects of your webpage.

Internet Galaxy or Blogosphere: Webpages vs Blogs

What types of blogs are there?

Learn the jargon: a glossary of blargon http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/magazine/19wwln_safire.html?ex=1298005200&en=a5d06ad7e7aca6e6&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Basic terms: http://www.afb.org/blog/blog_jargon.asp

Bloglossary:http://www.blogossary.com/

How to write in a blog post
http://www.successful-blog.com/1/9-1-things-every-reader-wants-from-a-writer/

How to make your blog a success
General tips for/from bloggers about content improvement, style, layout, traffic and Adsense.

http://www.copyblogger.com/

http://performancing.com/

http://www.problogger.net/

Companies and products latest reviews of Web 2.0 world
http://www.techcrunch.com/company-index/

Tech savvy: technical aspects of blogging
Syntax: HTML Basics