1. Blogs How to set one up and write a post that gets you noticed (maybe!)

2. What is a blog? Personal diary Daily pulpit Collaborative space Political soapbox Breaking news outlet Your private thoughts Your memo to the world

3. (I like this definition!) ‘A weblog is kind of a continual tour, with a human guide who you get to know. There are many guides to choose from, each develops an audience, and there’s also comraderie and politics between the people who run weblogs, they point to each other, in all kinds of structures, graphs, loops, etc.’ http://newhome.weblogs.com/historyOfWeblogs/

4. Why should you blog? You need to find the answer to that. Personally, I blog because it provides me with a space to share my thinking. In doing so, I help to teach others and they, in turn, help me to learn.

5. I think the previous definition sums things up! ‘A weblog is kind of a continual tour, with a human guide who you get to know. There are many guides to choose from, each develops an audience, and there’s also comraderieand politics between the people who run weblogs, they point to each other, in all kinds of structures, graphs, loops, etc.’ http://newhome.weblogs.com/historyOfWeblogs/

6. If you want to take your learning somewhere, writing a blog can be a good start.

7. What platform to choose?

8. Wordpress (it’s what I know!)

9. Appearance

10. Writing posts – adding content

11. Have a focus Figure out what you are going to write about

12. Think about how you will develop an audience

13. Writing a blog enables you to link to other web pages. You can ‘ping’ someone’s page and they will be aware you have linked to them This is how connections are formed

14. Comment on other people’s blogs

15. Twitter

16. Provide helpful advice

17. The essential nutrient of a good blog GOOD writing Really good writing. Writing that flows and conveys meaning. Writing without spelling mistakes. Writing that uses punctuation correctly. Writing that will lure a reader back

18. Consistency Post regularly Maintain your audience Establish rapport with readers

19. Share a bit of yourself Think about including a regular feature

20. Blogs are an investment of timeThey require commitment, but the return can be great Remember...

21. Picture credits Slide 7: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamperegrino/2913018697/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinzhu/54784620/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmcallis/2956956365/ Slide 11: http://chiccyclist.bostonbiker.org/ Slide 12: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spanner/3025145676/