Purposeful use of ICT

What do we do once we have all the bells and whistles of ICT - TV's, Apple TV, desktop computers, laptops, chromebooks, ipads, GAFE, 1:1 ?

It is so important to not only have ICT but to purposefully use it!

The Year 6 classes put ICT to use for them.  Read this post from Room 14.

Creating Another Blog

Now that you have one blog up and going, many people are interested and ready to start a second blog, whether it be for their own personal inquiry as a place to gather evidence and information, or if it is to be a blog for a club that you are leading.

Go to your google account and click on the square of 9 dots.  

Click on 'More' and go to 'Blogger'.  

Click on 'New Blog' 

 

Choose a name for your new blog and a web address. If this is to be your private Professional Development blog, you may even like to use your full name.  As it will only be viewable by the select people you choose, no one will be able to access it unless you give them permission.  After you have created your new blog with your new URL, it is time to change the settings.  

To change the privacy go to Blogger Dashboard > Settings > Basic > Permissions > Blog Readers - Edit

There are three options for who your blog readers can be.  Decide which setting you'd like.  For it to be completely private, except for those you invite, choose the bottom setting: 'Private - Only these readers'.  This is where you will add the email addresses of those you want to allow permission to view.  You may need to go back here at a later date to allow others access.

Don't forget to change your other settings:  time zone, sharing on google+.  Click on the phrase to link to a previous post for instructions.

Adding Pages to Your Blog

To add pages to your blog go to your dashboard and click on Pages in the left column.  Then click on 'New Page'.

Give your new page a title and 'Publish'.  Repeat this process until you have all the pages that you want.

Next go to Layout.  Choose 'Add Gadget' and then select 'Pages' 

Once you've added this gadget you can arrange and rearrange the order of your pages as you see fit.

You can also choose to have the list down the side of your blog or across the top to display as tabs by going back to layout and dragging the gadget up to a long horizontal 'add gadget' area or to a small, side 'add gadget' area.

These would be the basic steps that would be unique to setting up a second blog, a private blog, and adding pages.  The other parts of blogging would be the same - posting, photos, links, template.

Have fun!