Create a blog
What is a blog and where can I get one?
For a simple explanation of what a blog is, visit the TeachersFirst Blog Basics for the classroom site .
If you work your way through the information on that site you will also get some excellent ideas for using blogs in the classroom, as well as good advice about ‘laying the 
ground work’ before you start; with school administrators and parents to ensure student safety and a positive blogging experience for all.
Support for creating your own Edublogs blog.
To gain an overview of the sorts of things you can do with your blog and see how the blog ‘Dashboard’ works, watch the video called ‘An introduction to using Edublogs’ from the Edublogs support page.
The Edublogs Introductory Manual written by Gail Dresler is well worth printing out to have beside you while you set up your blog and make your first few posts and/or pages.
If you prefer a video tutorial, the ones provided on the Edublogs support page are good.
Some good advice about making your blog postings interesting to visitors is provided in this article called Making a splash with Your First Post. 
A clear detailed description of how to add a Clustermap to your sidebar is provided by Mike Temple in his blog.
The Edublogger blog getting started guide is full of hints, tips and information for new blog users.
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