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More linkage at http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+workshop

We are:

• Scott Leslie EdTechPost

• Grant Potter Network Effects

• Brian Lamb Abject Learning

Starting a blog:

Why?

(See also the interactive version...)

Blogs role in the PLE

• http://en.wordpress.com/signup/

• https://www.blogger.com/signup.g

Choosing a theme

• You can always change it! and it keeps your content and displays it in a different way!
• Look for "custom image" header in the description when looking for a theme (it means you can design and upload your own header image/logo)

- Not an image editing wiz - use a theme that supports custom header image [1]

• What do you intend to do? Do you need sidebars?

Goodies

• "widget-ready" - fave widgets...

Writing

• 'narrate your work' - http://www.edtechpost.ca/wordpress/2009/06/11/the-open-educator-as-dj/

• 'cry for help' - http://blogs.ubc.ca/brian/2008/11/a-social-layer-for-dspace/

• simple structures, generate conversation, pose questions: http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2009/06/will-the-aquariums-newest-resident-live-a-long-and-full-life.html

• 'slow blogging' - http://bgblogging.com/

Reading

• http://www.google.com/reader

• http://netvibes.com

And commenting!

Google Blogsearch is a powerful mechanism for finding like-minded bloggers... not least for...

The power of positive narcissism - http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=edtechpost&btnG=Search+Blogs

Complementary services (are you sure you want to blog?)

Microblogging, network effects: http://twitter.com/brlamb, http://twitter.com/sleslie, http://twitter.com/grantpotter

Photoblogging - Flickr - http://flickr.com

Delicious.com - linklogging... powerful network (http://delicious.com/network/nessman)