Are you ready to create your very own blog? Here we go!
Handouts
The first handout is 
Creating a BlogMeister Account.doc It will provide step-by-step directions along with screenshots.
The second handout is Customizing and Maintaining a BlogMeister Account.doc. It also has plenty of specific directions and screenshots to keep you "afloat". You will learn about templates, how to add links on the sidebar, the control panel, and how to write articles. (Articles are the name given for blog posts by David.) You will learn about the Class Panel and how to add student accounts.
The third handout is Adding Links Images and Podcasts.doc The process for adding links and pictures is explained in detail. Later you might want to provide this handout to the students to expedite the learning process.
Once you have completed these three handouts you will have officially joined the world of blogging! Welcome!
Now the rest of these resources will be a collection of links to specific items of interest and specific "help pages" that either David or other BlogMeister users have already created. You can get to these as you need them.
Examples of other Blogmeister sites
Elementary
Grade 1 and 2, Kathy Cassidy - teacher
Grade 3, Mark Ahlness - teacher
Grade 5, Gordon Brune - teacher
Middle School
Grade 6 Language Arts, Julia Osteen - teacher
Grade 7 & 8, Clarence Fisher - teacher
Cool Cat Teacher's Student Blog
Middle & High, Vicki Davis - Teacher
High School
Freshman Pre-AP English Class, Kyle Stevens - teacher
English III, English Language AP, English 4, Daniel Wilson - teacher
Ecology & Biology, S. Davis - teacher
Communicating in Spanish, Level I, A Global Perspective
Freshman class, Señora Terndrup - teacher
Class Blogmeister Mailing List
Be sure to join the Class Blogmeister mailing list. As a member you will receive e-mail announcements about BlogMeister. To join, send an empty e-mail message to:
classblogmeister-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Blog & Comment Approval Tool
David has written a thorough explanation of the Blog & Comment Approval Tool on his Blogmeister site. He has made that process much easier.
Other Comprehensive BlogMeister Tutorials:
Class BlogMeister Wiki by David Warlick
Tutorial created by Gayle Braddock:
BlogMeister Account.pdf
WordPress
While this session has been dedicated to explaining BlogMeister I did promise to show a similar class blog in WordPress. You can see it here. If you are interested in learning more about WordPress James Farmers' edublogs site is the place to begin. There are many resources here. View the video overview on the front page and if you want more see these additional video tutorials. Here is another tutorial that I have frequently used.
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