Module #1- What's a Blog?

Welcome to Ms. Barcheck’s Desktop Publishing class. In this class you will learn what a blog is, how to create a blog, how to design a blog, how to comment on other blogs and interact with your audience, and how to use different Web 2.0 apps to enhance your blog’s content and your intended message. Since this is the first module in your online experience in this class, we’ll take some time getting to get acquainted with the concept of a blog.

Objectives for this Module:
Students will learn...

• what a blog is
• how it is different than a website
• about different types/styles of blogs out there today
• how to create a blog and make a basic post

Activities and Materials

• Must Complete #1: Read the article "Of Blogs and Bloggers" and the video embedded on this article.
• Must Complete #2: In the section called Find That Blog in the Of Blogs and Bloggers article, there are two links to find examples of successful blogs. Spend some time searching those links. You will need to find three different blogs that you like and want to share with your classroom peers later in this module.
• Must Complete #3: Watch this tutorial or follow this picture slideshow and create your own blog (we will work on the setup and design in Module 2, so just focus on getting it created today).
• Key Steps to Follow:
• Create your blog in Blogger
• Make sure you use your BVSD google sign in/password
• You can title your blog anything you want, as long as it's school appropriate
• Please follow this structure for your blog url: 
• [last four numbers of your lunch code]angevine.blospot.com
• example: 5674angevine.blogspot.com
• Must Complete #4: Add a "new post" in your new blog (for help in navigating your blog backend and how to post, click here and look at step 10 and beyond). In your new post include:
• Three blogs you found in your searching (in must complete #2) that you want to share with the class. Include why you are sharing the blog, what was the most eye-catching/interesting part of the blog to you, and one idea from this blog you may consider using in your own blog (it may be a topic they write about, the style of the blog, or something else that you find unique).
• Must Complete #5: Let's do a check for understanding- quick quiz to see what you know/still need to know about what a blog is.

Checklist Of Must Completes for Module #1:

______You read/watched "Of Blogs and Bloggers"

______You searched good examples of blogs/bloggers that interest you

______You created your own blog through Blogger

______You posted your first blog post

______You completed the quick quiz on the basics of a blog

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