Creating a Blog - Using Blogger

Lesson Objective

Demonstrate web-authoring skills using online tools 

Starter

1. Go to hubit.net

2. Have a look at a few of the ICT teacher blogs that are linked on the menu

3. These were all made using Blogger, but all have their own unique style and structure

Main

In this lesson you will be creating your own ICT blog

Task 1:
a) Go to www.blogger.com
b) Log in using your Wildern details (email is: username@wildern.hants.sch.uk)
c) Set up a blog for your ICT lessons

This video may help you if you are stuck:

Task 2:
a) Customise your blog to a style that you like using these options:

b) Create a new blog post explaining why you have made the design choices you have



Use the guide linked here to find out and try a new skill



Task 3:Add the following blogs to your Reading List

Click on reading list link below

To add these blogs to your reading list simply copy the URL and click follow 


The ICT Department
http://wildernschoolict.blogspot.co.uk/

Wildern eSafety

http://wilderne-safety.blogspot.co.uk/

Your ICT teacher
http://slpwildern.blogspot.co.uk/

Wildern Radio
http://wildernradioheads.blogspot.co.uk/

Your House
http://alba-house.blogspot.co.uk/

http://bedford-house.blogspot.co.uk/

http://driscollhouseblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://jubilee-house.blogspot.co.uk/

http://paxtonhouse.blogspot.co.uk/

http://sovereign-house.blogspot.co.uk/

Plenary

Look at a friends blog.

Tell them one thing you like about it and one thing you think they could add/improve