Real Blogging TipsReal Blogging Tips. How to Start a Blog This is a basic tutorial on how to start a blog that I wrote for The Bloggers Association.
I will be creating more of these in the future, so make sure you are on the TBA email list for updates. There are a number of ways to start a blog and no one way is right or wrong. One advantage of blogging is there are a million ways to do anything the right way so there’s no need to worry that you will make a mistake. Quick Start Guide to Starting Your New Blog: 1. Chances are you already know what you want your blog to be about, and what the purpose of the blog is. 2.
Take a look at the biggest sites in your industry, niche, etc. 3. Keeping these keywords in mind, determine your topic and purpose of your site and then buy your domain. A. B. C. For example; Let’s say you want to build a blog for your diet coaching business. 4. Get your own hosting, and your own domain. A. B. 5. Most of these companies have automated hosting installation features. 6.
A few more plugins I suggest: The Benefits of Educational Blogging. This in an update of older posts about the benefits of educational blogging. 2013 is the sixth year that I have maintained a classroom blog.
When I first began I didn’t know much about blogging at all and I didn’t realise there could be educational benefits to running a blogging program. I thought having a class blog would be a bit of fun and a good way to connect with parents. As time has gone on I’ve come to realise that blogging brings many educational benefits. Years later I am still discovering new advantages for my students. The diagram below summarises the most powerful benefits I’ve found from blogging (so far): Social Skills and Confidence: While some people may be quick to say that blogging and online social media can inhibit social skills, I see blogging as a terrific starting point. Student Perspectives I’ve created a couple of videos with my students in the past to allow them to highlight some of the advantages of having a class blog.
The Challenges of MOOCs – Part 1. This post is intended to share my views on the challenges of MOOCs. Photo credit: Google Image Here is a glimpse of xMOOCs (not all are MOOCs) Here are some resources on the development of xMOOCs. What are the major challenges with these xMOOCs? Challenge 1 A difference in use and expectation of the pedagogy by the professor and learners. I have shared my views on pedagogy on MOOCs here and here. Research paperMaking Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility20120925 MOOCs paper Challenge 2 Problem with the use of technology and social media in the course. Challenge 3 Open platform where discussion and discourse escalated into heated arguments and disputes. Challenge 4. 7 Must Read Blogs for Teachers. With blogging websites designed specifically to host educational blogs now boasting tens of thousands of accounts, the web is full of e-learning blogs, written by teachers, students and education companies.
Here are some of the best… For Inspiration: Top 10 Social Media Blog Finalists 2013: This Week in Social Media. Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news.
Finalists: Top 10 Social Media Blogs 2012 We received over 750 nominations for our fourth-annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs contest (the blogosphere’s biggest contest for social media blogs).
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