Making the most of blogs (IH Brno Sugar and Spice conference, March 2017)

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Making the most of blogsSandy Millin

4th March 2017

Twitter: @sandymillinEmail: dos.bydgoszcz@inthouse.pl

http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/ihbrno17

What is a blog?

(Definition from Cambridge Dictionaries online)

a regular record of your

thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put

on the internet for

other people to read

Why do teachers blog?

ReflectionSharing materialsPortfolioMaking connectionsAsking for helpCatharsis!

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Use it Share it Save it (diigo?)

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How to start your own blog

1. Choose host (Wordpress? Teaching English?)

2. Design it

3. Write your first post!

What to write What interests you!

Share your materials / ideas

Reflect on lessons

Ask questions

Summarise a webinar / seminar / presentation / conference…

Respond to other blogs

Or... http://bit.ly/150eltblogideas

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Making the most of blogsSandy Millin

4th March 2017

Twitter: @sandymillinEmail: dos.bydgoszcz@inthouse.pl

http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/ihbrno17