2. Who am I?
• I blog about Technology and Education
www.BoxOfTricks.net
• I run a Spanish revision website and
classroom blog
www.AsiSeHace.net
3. Who aren’t I?
• I am not an ICT expert, I just use ICT
perhaps a little more than the average
• I am not an outstanding teacher, but I’d
like to think I’m a decent one
5. What is a blog?
blog ¦bläg¦
noun
a Web site on which an individual or group of users produces an
ongoing narrative : Most of his work colleagues were unaware of his blog
until recently.
verb (blogged, blogging) [ intrans. ]
add new material to or regularly update a blog.
DERIVATIVES
blogger noun
ORIGIN a shortening of weblog .
38. More advantages of having a blog
• It is not a static website - it can be
easily updated
• RSS delivers updates directly
to the reader
• Blogs can have multiple users
• Add an extra dimension to your
teaching
40. I am scared, it looks di"cult... well, it isn’t!
41. I am scared, it looks di"cult... well, it isn’t!
Trust me, if I can do it, so can you!
42. Blog safety rules
• Never state personal details such as
email addresses or telephone numbers
• No surnames, just first names
• Remind your pupils to be sensible
43. What is Microblogging?
Microblogging is a form of blogging that allows users
to send brief updates (usually 140 characters) via the
web, email or SMS.
Microblogging can be used to communicate on a
person to person level or in groups.in groups