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= **Blogging for ELT** =

BBC Resources/teachingEnglish Blogging for ELT  []

This article has specific information about blogging. According to it, blogging is becoming popular as a language learning tool because it can be nowadays used by teachers and students to promote development in specific language skills such as reading and writing. Apart from that, blogs can help the members of a class create a friendly community because each one of them can talk about themselves, can participate actively, and give their opinions whenever they want.

In general terms, I can assure that blogging is really a nice experience. Actually, three years ago, I had a blog where I wrote personal things of my daily life.

In ELT, the appeal is not only in providing additional listening input for students, but that students themselves can become involved in recording and producing the podcast.

= [|Exploring Yahoo Messenger and Skype] =

[|Caro] said... Yahoo Messenger is such a nice tool. I have been using it lately and I have really enjoyed chatting with English teachers around the world. We can use it to share our experience as language teachers. [| February 1, 2010 3:40 PM]

= **Answers to Week 3**  =

a) How do you post a comment on the blog? 1. Go to webpage: http://baw2010.blogspot.com/ 2. Click on the topic of your preference. (for instance: [|Graham Stanley's Live Session], [|Live Session with Michael Coghlan], etc.) 3. Scroll down to the bottom and write your comment inside of the white box. 4. Click on "Post Comment".

b) How do you moderate comments? 1. Open your blog. 2. On the top right, click on "Customize". 3. On the top right, click on "Settings". Then, click on "Comments" 4. Look for the option that says "Comment moderation". 5. Choose the option of your preference.

c) How do you post videos, slideshows, pictures? 1. Open your blog. 2. On the top right, click on "New Post". 3. Some icons will be displayed on the top of a chart. Look for the ones that say "Add Image" or "Add Video".

d) How can you customize the header? 1. Click on "Customize". 2. Click on "Layout" 3. Click on "Fonts and Colors".

e) How do you post widgets? 1. Click on “Customize” 2. Click on "Layout". 3- Click on "Page elements."

f) How do you invite people to contribute as collaborators and authors? 1. Click on "Customize". 2. Click on "Settings". 3. Click on "Permissions" 4. At the Blog Authors chart, click on “Add authors”.

g) How do you create headlines for the different sections? 1. Write the headlines. 2. Highlight it. 3. Then, at the editor panel, go to where it says "Normal". 4. Choose the option "Heading 1".

h) make a word **bold ? ** 1.Write the information. 2. Highlight it. 3. Go to the Editor panel. 4. Click on the "Bold" icon.

i) insert slideshows? 1. Go to the Editor panel. 2. Click on the "Widget" icon. 3. Click "Slideshow" on the left.

j) post pictures? 1. Go to the Editor panel. 2. Click on the "File" icon. 3. Upload files (images, audio, video...) from your computer.

k) create new pages? 1. At your home page, click "New Page" on the left. 2. Write the page name, and add tags. 3. Click "Create". l) What would you like your blog or wiki to be about? This wiki is primarily used for the course Teaching Language with Technologies. However, I believe it would be great if a create a wiki or a blog about all the special activities that I do with my students like science fair projects, plays, show and tell, spelling bee competitions, etc. It would also be fantastic if I upload my students' photos, works, or events.

m) Who is going to read it - only you? Other teachers? Your students? Other students? Anyone? My students and colleagues.

n) Will you work on it alone or would you like to invite other people (students, for example) to write on it? I won´t like to be working alone on it. I prefer my students´s comments, thoughts, or ideas posted eventually on it.

= My Blog's URL = http://carolina-castillo1.blogspot.com/

= My visit to Ning =

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= Reflections on Week 3 = The point is that there are plenty of networks for teachers and we can widely use many tools to continue teaching through technology - blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networks-. In general terms, this week has been valuable but I wish I could have more time to explore deeply all the tools.
 * [[image:http://www.elearningdesigners.nl/dg/user/pix.php/7/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Carolina Castillo" link="http://www.elearningdesigners.nl/dg/user/view.php?id=7&course=3"]] || Reflections on these 3 weeks -> Week 3 by [|Carolina Castillo] - Sunday, 7 February 2010, 09:31 AM ||
 * || This week has been pretty great because I have explored new technological tools such as Ning which is a fantastic social network. Actually I created a Ning Network. You can visit me at http://casticaro000.ning.com/).

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