As we near the end of our class, it's time to think about where to go from here.
Here are some tips from fellow kid bloggers: How to Get Visitors How to Get a Bucketful of Blog Traffic Here are some sites where you can find other kid blogs to read and connect with other bloggers: Visit: Kidsblogclub.com, grab a badge, and read the helpful posts by guest kid bloggers. Check out: Blogs By Kids to find some fellow bloggers and helpful hints. During the school year, enter the edublogs awards for student bloggers. Here are some places to find free images that you have permission to use: Wylio.com Photo Search Engine morgueFile Free Photos Creative Commons Search Imagebase.net Photos8.com Two kinds of informative posts that are very popular for bloggers are "How Tos" and Tip Posts.
Your task: Read 3-4 of the informative posts listed below. Then think about something you could teach your audience about. It could be a "How To," or a list of tips, facts, or ideas about a topic. Remember that the best informative posts have explanations along with the tips and suggestions. How Tos How to Make Homemade Play Doh by Mya Fairy Doughnuts by Mya Yarn Bracelets Make a Doll Tiara Tip List Tips for Staying Entertained During a Long Flight Blogger Tips Black Belt Life Skills: Self Control 20 Ways to Change the World 5 Blogging Tips by Noor Facts Facts about Anacondas Widgets are extras that bloggers add to customize their sites and to perform convenient tasks.
Try some of the below sites to add widgets to your site: Free Widgets 4 U Widget Ranch 100 Blogging Widgets Writers use links to give credit, to connect to others, and to share ideas. Look at a few of the blog posts below to see how these writers use links.
5 Tips for Creating a New Blog Post Millenium Macy- Happy Holidays Bug Eric: Wasp Wednesday Luis' Taste of Life Hermione's Writer's Notebook- An asteroid is coming! Your turn! Write a post where you link to another website. You can link to another blog post or a news article. Try to pick a piece that you can give your opinion about. You can link at the beginning of your post, to a phrase in the middle of your post, or post a link for readers to get more information at the end. Here are some sites to look for articles: Newsela.com The Star Ledger Dogo News Time for Kids Dave is really annoyed one morning because on the way to school, his sister insisted on playing her Justin Bieber cd on full volume. He doesn’t like listening to Justin Bieber—he prefers classic rock music. In camp that day, Dave writes a blog post about how much he hates Justin Bieber’s music and style.
Kelly, one of Dave’s classmates, reads his blog post. She’s a huge Justin Bieber fan, and she is offended by his criticisms. How could he say such mean things about her favorite singer’s hair and clothing? She posts the following comment on his blog: Don’t be such a hater! You just hate him because your hair is so ugly.
Comment below! Your first blog post should introduce you as a writer to your readers and set the tone for your blog. Before you write...
Consider: What are some of your goals for writing? Do you want to teach your audience about a specific topic? Entertain them with stories about your life? Give them useful information and how-tos on practical topics? Give your opinion about news stories and other current issues? Provide up-to-date information? Choose from one of these prompts: 1. What are 3 goals you have for your site: what do you plan to write about, and why? Why should readers visit your site? 2. Write about one of your hobbies. Why are you so passionate about it? How long have you been doing it? What’s one of your favorite memories from it? 3. What are 3 items/parts you can’t live without? Explain why for each. 4. Post a picture of something important to you. Write about why you chose that object. 5. What people don't know about ______: Pick something you know a lot about and teach your readers about it. Try to include some interesting facts that they might not know already. 1. Click Blog Exploration, download the word doc, click “save as,” rename it as Name_BlogExploration, and save it to your flash drive.
2. Pick 3 blogs from the list below to explore, and 3. Answer the questions on the document about 2 different blogs. When you’re done, save and hand in on my site. 4. If you have time, comment on this post (first names only!) What do you know about blogs now? Blogs to Explore: National Geographic Blog Simply Aubree Ethan's Blog Fun with American Girl Fan Avogadro Salad (Chemistry Blog) Kids' Animal Station Hunger Games Fan Blog Laura's Book Blog Teen Reads Blog StoryTwins Rick Riordan's Blog Sophia's Sweets Simply Lacrosse Blog Sports Illustrated for Kids Blog Come Somersault With Sarah Abby's Amazing Blog In Blogging for Beginners we'll learn about blogging and about online identities. We will customize our sites to match our personalities and interests. We'll share feedback with our fellow bloggers and explore the world of blogs, wikis, and other collaborative online tools. We'll create glogs (graphic blogs) and short animations. We'll form a blogging community around our class and use our sites to share our work with each other and with the world. I'm looking forward to an exciting summer!
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