BLOG COMMUNICATION&

LINKING UP!

Using Your Blogs RIGHT!

PURPOSE OF YOUR BLOG

Personal Expression

A “container to store your work”

Portfolio – “Best of…” Notable pieces to share

But probably the most important reason is to

COMMUNICATE – LINK, SHARE, COMMENT!

YOUR GOAL

LEVEL ONE: MINIMUM

You need to comment on at least one CA MSer’s blog – an

appropriate comment on a post that interests you

Remember everyone’s blog address is the same:• http://blog.canacad.ac.jp/wpmu/logininfo

LEVEL TWO: EXTEND YOURSELF & YOUR TECH SKILLS

Create at least one link to a classmate’s blog

Create at least one link to a teacher’s blog or to a resource website

that you use frequently in one of your classes (Ex. Roots and Shoots,

MAKING LINKS

Go to your Dashboard

Go to the Links Tab on the left hand toolbar

Add New

Fill out the proper information (see following slide)

• After you create your links, you need to

go to the Appearance tab on the Left

hand toolbar of your Dashboard

• Find Widgets

• Drag the Links Widget into your Active

Toolbar area

• Check your blog to make sure it looks

right