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引導學生將他們的訪問內容發布到班級的新聞博客上。這個活動能夠提升學生的寫作和數位媒體應用能力。

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Welcome to our latest free professional learning series on class and student blogging!

This series guides you step by step through the process of class and student blogging. It provides class blog examples so you can check out how they are used by educators. Many of the examples are from primary grades but the same principles apply regardless of student age (including adult learners).

Refer our personal blogging series if you want to set up a personal or professional educator's blog.

The activities can be completed at your own pace and in any order!

Wherever you're at - we'll step you through the tasks designed to increase your skills while providing help to support your learning. Don't stress, have fun, and remember to ask for help by leaving a comment any time you need assistance!
The aim of this first activity is to:

Help you learn more about what is a blog and why educators use blogs.

Help you set up your class blog, customize your settings and change your theme.

What is a blog?

One of the biggest challenges educators new to blogging face is understanding the basics of how a blog works.

So we made this quick intro video to explain.

We recommend you start by watching this video.

We've included explanations of key blogging vocabulary which will help as you work through this series including Footers, Headers, Menus, Pages, Posts, Comments, Sidebars, Theme and Widgets.

You can check it out on MediaCore here if you don't have access to YouTube.

Feel free to share this video on your own blogs, with students or teachers, or with whomever you think may enjoy! Later in this series we show you how easy it is to add videos to your blog.

Here is a Blogging vocabulary activity you can use with your students!

Why educators use blogs

The main reasons why educators use blogs include:

Share information and class news with parents, family and caregivers.

Provide students with a way to access assignments, homework, resources and information about their class online.

For global collaboration and authentic audience.

To inspire and motivate students.

The benefits of class blogging include:

Blogging opens up the possibilities of audience in new ways. When students are writing or publishing for an audience other the teacher, it impacts how they view what they are doing and the intrinsic motivation they have.

Students love seeing their work on the Internet and adore getting comments from people. It motivates them to write as it gives them an audience that is real. The blog opens up a whole new world of people who can offer encouragement and feedback.

The blogging experience forces the students to do more reflection on their learning and allows them to showcase products they have produced with online tools.

Blogging provides an authentic educational experience, where what they write is not only seen and commented on by their teacher, but by their peers and the "public." For most students, it's a bit of extra motivation knowing their peers will see their work.

There is an authentic audience - a global audience - one that is willing to connect, share, challenge, discuss and communicate with classes. This audience can provide further information, opinions, suggest resources, seek answers to questions and so on which pushes blogging further.

Blogging develops a learning network. Exercise books etc need not be pushed and crumpled in school lockers only to be placed in the rubbish bins at the end of the school year, but student work is out there for their school lives.

Benefits from class blogging summarized from The State of Educational blogging in 2014.

Examples of Class blogs

Your class blog is what extends your class beyond the four walls of your classroom. As you get going, you'll soon decide the kinds of content, information and connections you want to make.

Here are examples of class blogs to check out for ideas:

1. 1A/B @ Willunga Primary - Kindergarten

2. Krebs' Class Blogs - Kindergarten

3. Ms Cassidy's Classroom blog - Grade 1 (links to student blogs in sidebar)

4. Mrs Yollis' Classroom blog - Grade 3

5. Mrs. Hamman's Class Blog - Grade 3

6. Mrs Moore's Class blog - Grade 3

7. Mr Baldock's Class blog - Grade 3/4

8. Mrs Muller's Class blog - Grade 3 & 4

9. Miss Jordan's Class @ Barwon Heads Primary School - Grade 4

10. Mrs Pjura's Class Blog - Grade 4

11. Wonder, Inquire, Create, Inspire - Grade 4

12. Going Global - Grade 5/6

13. Mr. Miller's Classroom Blog - Grade 6

14. Blogs-by-the-sea - Grade 6

15. Super Six Sevens - Grade 6/7

16. Jurupa Hills High School Photography and Yearbook

17. English 10 - High school

18. Mrs McNally Mumblings - High School English/Language Arts

19. Mr Ross's Science Class - High School

20. Mr Cartlidge's Science Blog - High School

21. The Heart of School - library

22. Library Matters @Tenambit

23. SGPS Art Flash - News From the Art Room

24. The Edublogger class blog list - includes Maths, Science, English, History, LOTE, EFL /ESL, Library, School news blogs and more!

We also regularly add new blogs to our Pinterest Examples of Class Blog board.

Sign up for your class blog

Your first step if you don't currently have your own blog, or you would like to use a new blog for this challenge, is to sign up for a blog.

You can use any blogging platform you would like including Edublogs, WordPress and Blogger, however when we write detailed instructions they will refer to Edublogs and CampusPress blogs. You will be able to adapt this information to the blogging platform you are using.

Here are some important things to consider before creating your blog:

Your username is what you use to sign into your blog dashboard and is displayed on posts and comments you write.

While you can't change your username, most blog platforms do allow you to change how your name is displayed on posts and comments.

Most teachers don't allow students to use first and last name online and it is common for them to model this by using display names like Miss W or Mrs. Waters.

Blog URL (Domain)

During the creation of your blog you have to select a URL for it. When you want others to visit your blog you give them the URL link of your blog. For example, the URL for the Teacher Challenge blog is http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/

Think carefully about your blog URL.

Once your blog has an established audience you're less likely to want to change your blog URL. Ideally you want to keep your blog URL short, easy to remember and we recommend you use a URL that you can reuse for several years.

For example, blog URLs that include your class room number or the year mean that you're less likely to use the same blog URL again next year. Most educators re-use their class blog each year because:

It saves time and is easier.

Provides a record of previous years' work to share with students and/or a resource the teacher can refer to.

A simple option is to use your name in the blog URL as these educators did:

1. Mr. Baldock's Class blog (http://mrbaldock.edublogs.org)

2. Mr. Salsich's Class blog (http://jmsalsich.edublogs.org/)

Alternatively, use something unique that has meaning like:

1. Huzzah (http://huzzah.edublogs.org)

2. Bulldog Readers Blog ( http://bellbulldogreaders.edublogs.org/ )

Your blog title is one of the first things a reader sees when visiting your blog. Choose a name that reflects the purpose of your class blog and your students can relate to.

But don't stress too much! You can always change your blog title any time via Settings > General in your dashboard.

Some teachers organize a class activity so students can help choose the blog title.

Check out the following blog lists for ideas of blog titles other educators have used:

Blog Privacy

Blog privacy controls who can and can't view your blog.

There is a wide range of opinions on whether blogs should be public or private. 55 % of student blogs on Edublogs are public and can be viewed by anyone and 45 % of student blogs are private restricted to specific readers.
The Pros of posting on public blogs

students are writing for a real audience - not just the teacher

with no passwords to keep up with, parents and relatives can simply access the work

when students know anyone can see their work, they will try harder

students can easily share with their peers using social media and other means

visitors from down the hall or around the world can comment and collaborate

You lose out on connections, extended dialogues, and the motivating factor of working for an authentic purpose when blogs are made private.
Concerns of posting on public blogs
School administrators, who are rightfully risk-adverse, often immediately say that no public posting is allowed. Teachers, afraid of potential headaches due to students saying something inappropriate, bullying, or not having total control also get nervous about allowing students to publish freely online.

Some parents can feel uncomfortable with their child publishing content on a public blog and there are some family situations where a student needs to use a private blog. Providing a detailed parent handout with a blogging consent form helps parents understand why you are using a blog and lets parents provide feedback for their child. We cover handouts and consent forms in Step 6.
Changing blog privacy
Blog privacy on the class blog is set in Settings > Reading.

Below are the three most common privacy options used on Class blogs:

Allow search engines to index this site
Allows any one to read the content of your blog and for your blog to be indexed by search engines such as Google.

Discourage search engines from indexing this site

Allows any one who knows your blog URL to read your blog content while blocking web crawlers so that your blog is not indexed by search engines such as Google.

You use this option if you want to keep your blog public so your content can easily be read but want to limit it to only people who know your blog URL.

Anyone that visits must first provide this password
Used if you want to restrict who can read your blog content to only people who know the password. This is the best privacy option to use on a private blog if you want parents, students and other teachers to easily be able to view your blog without having to log into an account.

Create your blog

Now you've done all the research it's time to create your blog! All you need to do is follow these instructions if you would like to set up your blog on Edublogs.

Alternately, check out The State of Educational Blogging 2014 to read more about the different blog platforms used by educators.

Your Profile page is where you can control the global settings for your username including where you set up your display name, change your password and email address.

It's worth spending time quickly learning how to update your profile so you'll be able to explain the steps to your students.

Your Profile is most commonly used to update display name, password and email address so we'll focus on this. You'll notice there are lots of personal settings options in Your Profile and you can read more about each personal setting here.
Here's how to update your Profile:
1. Log into your blog dashboard.

2. Go to Users > Your Profile inyour blog dashboard.

3. Scroll to near the bottom of the page to Nickname in the Name area.

4. Change the Nickname to the name you want displayed on posts and comments.

5. Click on the drop down arrow and select your preferred publicly displayed name.

6. Now scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll see the new password field.

Change your password by typing your new password into both boxes. There is no need to update your password (unless you want to). We just wanted to show you how it is done.

8. Now just click on Update Profile to apply the changes.
Remember to always click on Update Profile whenever you make any changes on Your Profile page!
Upload your user avatar

Your avatar is an online representation of you.

The user avatar is also known as your comment avatar. You upload the user avatar via Users > Your Avatar and it displays in places where you leave comments and next to posts you publish on some themes.

The default avatar set in Settings > Discussions is automatically display next to comments you leave unless you upload your own Avatar.

Below is an example of a user avatar next to a comment.

There are a few tricks to setting up your user avatar so it's worth setting it up now so you can demonstrate to your students later and will know what to do if they have any issues.
Uploading your avatar is as simple as:
1. Select a photo or create your avatar using an online tool.

Many schools don't allow students to use photos of themselves on blogs so teacher often get their students to create avatars that is representative of them. You'll find a list of online tools and ideas for creating avatars here.

2. Resize your image to 200 pixels wide by 200 pixels high.

3. Go to Users > Your Avatar.

4. Click on Browse and locate the avatar you want to upload.

5. Click on Upload.

6. Move the crop area to one corner, then expand the crop area to include your full image and click Crop image.

7. Now when you view a post where you've left a comment you will see your new comment avatar.
Important tips:

1. If you change your avatar and still see the old avatar it may be your web browser remembering your old image.

2. Hold the Ctrl key and press F5 to clear your browser cache or right mouse click and select Refresh or Reload.

Check your settings

The General Settings is where you configure the broad settings of your blog including your blog title, tagline, blog admin email address, timezone.

The most important setting to update in General Settings is your timezone. Educators often assume that blogs are automatically created set to their timezone and weeks later wonder why the post and comments date and times are weird.

The other important thing to consider is the blog admin email address. This email address is where all comment moderation emails are sent; and is used for payment receipts (if you are an Edublogs Pro subscriber). If you would like to receive comment moderation emails then we recommend you add your email address.

You'll find more information on the configurations options in General Settings here.
Here's how to change your timezone:
1. Go to Settings > Genera l.

2. Select your timezone from the drop down menu option.

3. Click Save Changes.

Customize your blog theme

Your theme is what controls the look and appearance of your blog; this is what people see when they visit your blog.

This is how you give your class blog its personal touch.

Like most things in life, first impressions count.

Great blog themes make good impressions on readers so that visitors are more likely to check out your blog. Overwhelming themes detract from your blog content, and make visitors less likely to read your content.

Every newly created blog normally has the same default theme. The last thing you want is to look like all the other blogs.

Customizing your blog theme is normally one of the first thing most people want to do when they first log into their blog.

So lets finish off getting your class blog started by showing you how to customize your theme!

Using the theme customizer

Ready to change your theme?

Great! It's really easy. Using the customizer you can customize your theme and see the results in real time before activating the theme.
Customizer video Here's how to change your theme using the theme customizer:
1. Go to Appearance > Themes

2. Click on ' Live Preview ' below the theme you want to use.

Or if you want to customize your current theme, click on ' Customize ' under the current theme.

3. This loads the customizer. Now all you do is work through the control panels on the left to customize the theme to preview the theme changes in real time before activating it on your blog.

4. Once you're happy with the changes you just click ' Save & Publish'.

Below's a quick summary of each customizer control panel:
We recommend you leave the static front page set to 'Latest Posts'.
Most class blogs use a blog post page for their homepage and we'll explain why you might use a static page in Step 2: Setting up pages.

You'll find more detailed information on using the customizer here.

Almost all Edublogs themes include an option to upload your own custom image header.

A custom image header is a great way of adding your "own personal touch" to your class blog.
Uploading your own custom header image is as simple as:
1. Click on Add new image in the header image section of the customizer.

2. Choose an image from your media library or upload a new image from your computer.

Only .jpeg, .gif, and .png files can be used for image headers.

For best results we recommend you re-size the image to the exact dimensions recommended for the theme before uploading by using an image editing program.

3. Click on Select and Crop.

4. Click on Crop image.

5. Your new header image should appear in your blog preview window.

6. Click Save & Publish on the Customizer to activate the new header on your blog.

On many themes, much like custom header images, you can add images to your blog's background. A background image is another great way of adding that personal touch to your class blog.

Uploading your own custom background image is as simple as:

Click on Background Image in the Customizer.

If you don't see the Background Header section in the Customizer it means the theme doesn't support this option.

3. Click on Add new image.

4. Choose an image from your media library or upload a new image from your computer.

Only .jpeg, .gif, and .png files can be used.

5. Click on Choose Image.

Once you have selected an image the background image options will appear:

Background repeat: controls if the background image is repeated. Choice are:

No Repeat -background image is only displayed once on the page.

Tile - background image is tiled horizontally and vertically.

Tile horizontally - the background image only repeats horizontally.

Tiled vertically - the background image only repeats vertically.

Background position: allows you to control the position of the background image. Options are left, center and right.

Background attachment: determines if you want the image to scroll with the content or to remain 'fixed' in place when a reader scrolls down the page.

For best results we recommend you use Tile, left and Scroll.

6. Your new background image should appear in your blog preview window.

7. Click Save & Publish on the Customizer to activate the new background on your blog.

Common Asked Theme Questions

Here's answers to commonly asked theme questions we receive into Edublogs Support:
1. Can I upload my own theme?
Because of the way blog platforms like Edublogs, WordPress.com and Blogger work you can only use the themes provided and can't upload your own custom themes. Most themes are designed to work on single installs and many don't work or can have compatibility issues on blog platforms.

Remember that custom image headers and backgrounds are a very effective way of customizing your theme to meet your needs.
2. How do I change the font color, font size and text color?
Some themes have extensive theme customization options which aren't supported by the theme customizer.

They often include options to change font color, font size and text color.

These types of themes add a theme option menu item under Appearance once the theme is activated.

To do more extensive customization you just need to go to Appearance > Theme Options.

You can also change font type, size and color in posts or on pages using the Supreme Google Webfonts plugin.

Blogging is about sharing, collaborating, and learning from each-other. So here's your chance to ask a question, comment, and get involved!

Complete the following tasks:

1. Visit some of the blogs on the examples of class blog list then leave a comment on this post to tell us which were your favorite class blog(s) on the list and why they were your favorite blog(s).

2. Read through the most recent comments in reply to this step and leave a response to another person's comment.

Remember to leave a link to your blog in your comment so we can have a look at your new blog!

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討論記者的倫理問題，並讓學生思考在採訪過程中應該如何尊重被訪問者。可以透過問答或是小組討論的方式進行。

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Journalism Tips for Kids with 8-Year-Old Reporter Emmy Eaton

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讓學生觀看一段著名記者的訪問片段，然後學生扮演記者和被訪問者，模擬那段訪問。

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Katie Couric on how to conduct a good interview