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English LanguageTeachers�
Now
Blogging!
The Blog Carnival: Advice for New ELT bloggers
hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
http://kalinago.blogspot.com
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ONE taskWhat advice would you
give ELTeachers interestedin becoming bloggers?
ONE
communitywrote these
tips foryou.
27 bloggers
answered
writing over
40 posts,
sending
2 emails
on
23 topics.
31 edubloggers
were polled.
2 bloggers
hosted
guest-pieces
&
4 postings
contain
videos�
What is a blog?
� A weweb-log� An online magazine� A source of news in your niche� A public diary� A place to keep stuff
� Anything you want it to be!
� An online dialogue about teaching or learning English.
� A conversation with yourself, with a private or public
group of students, with a group of colleagues.
� An open discussion with an enormous global
community of like-minded educators.
� A great way to share professional development
What is an ELT blog?
Why I blog
Vicki HollettEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog
Alex CaseEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog
Natasa GojicEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog
Tamas LorinczEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
� Each article is referred to as a post or a posting.
� Each article is categorized using tags.
� Newest posts are always seen first on the page.
� To review previous postings: use the search function, visit the archives or click on the tags at the bottom of each posting.
The basics
Number of Blogs / Time as a blogger
Number of blogs
1
2+
Results based on poll of 32 edu-bloggers (not all ELT)
Time as a blogger
9%
6%
22%
35%
22%
6%less than 3mo.s
3 - 6 months
6 months - 1 year
1 - 2 years
3 - 5 years
over 5 years
On getting started
Larry FerlazzoEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On getting started
Nik PeacheyEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On getting started
Shelly TerrellEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On getting started
Lindsay Clandfield on Burcu Akyol�sEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
� Do not only write aboutyourself - you're simply notthat interesting.
� Write in simple sentencesusing common words.
� Blogging is not academia.
� Don't try to please or impressanyone � stay yourself.
� Write as if you know yourreaders personally.
Writing tips
On blogging with students
Carla ArenaEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On blogging with students
Susana CaneloEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
I�ve been blogging for three years , since January 2006 when I met Webheads.My first blog was a class blog : http://endelvallesi.blogspot.com
I�ve uploaded a lot of different activities, from exercises to songs and games.
My students enjoyed it and saw it was a different way of learning.
Some of the posts take a topic developed in class and encourage more work, some are for critical thinking.
Some of them are like doors to another blogs or wikis with school projects.
Difficulties ? We haven�t got a good computer lab. Most of our students do this kind of homework at the weekends at home or in the nearest cybercafé.
It requires time, the little time we teachers have...but isn�t it funnier than marking tests ??
(received via email)
On blogging with students
Burcu AkyolEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On blogging with students
Illya Arnet-ClarkEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog
Toby CrowleyEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog
Graham StanleyEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On finding inspiration
Alex CaseEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On finding inspiration
Janet BianchiniEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On writing great content
Siobhan CuriousEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On the effect on your career
Gavin DudeneyEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On the effect on your career
Clare WhitmellEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
The internet offers everyone - from the mightiest corporationdown to the smallest lone operator - the same chance of attractingreaders.
If you can use key words effectively, you can come up on the firstpage of a Google search, competing on a level playing field withthe likes of the BBC or the British Council.
That's a great ego boost. But the "internet as democratiser" has other benefits, apart from your pride.
By writing blog posts and commenting on others, you connectwith other professionals.
If you combine blogging with other free tools such as LinkedInand Twitter, you can join the "magic circle" of other bloggers, thought leaders and illuminaries. In short, an "unknown" can haveas much voice and prominence as the industry greats, and has as much chance of getting opinions and ideas heard along withtheirs.
(via email)
On stuff to know: RSS/ google reader
English Language Teachers BloggingBlog Carnival edited by Karenne Sylvester, Kalinago English
Karenne SylvesterEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On stuff to know: widgets
Ana Maria MeneEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On stuff to know: images
Vicky SaumellEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On attributing photographs
� Use creative commons licensed images
� Reference the photographer of the photos you use� (edit html) =
� alt= "description"� title="name of photo, photographer, source"
e.g. alt="carnival" title="drum drama at Kelvingrove by
werewegian flickr.com"
� This will show up on hover and shows you respect the
photographer.
On embedding stuff into your blog
�To embed slideshares & videos look for the
share option, click, copy the code in the box.
�Paste this into the edit html version of your blog
posting.
�Change the width and height when necessary.
On stuff to know: blogrolls
Karenne SylvesterEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On stuff to know: html
Shelly TerrellEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
html (see it's not so scary)
� <b>writes bold</b>� <i>writes italics</i>
� <br>puts a break orspace between lines</br>
� <center>puts somethingyou embed in the middleof your post</center>
To add a link within a comment
(adding to the conversation/ referencing an article etc):
<a href="http://the url that you�re
linking.com/">text you want to appear on
the page here</a>
On stuff to know: SEO
Anne HodgsonEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
http://myblog.com/2009/10/myposting
is always better thanhttp://myblog.com/2009/gen=?-view0p32
WHY?
� If a regular reader tries to get back to a specific page on your blog she can find it again easily.
� Google recognizes the relationships between your url, keywords and the text within your posting.
On stuff to know: urls
On stuff to know: making money
English Language Teachers BloggingBlog Carnival edited by Karenne Sylvester, Kalinago English
Miracel Juanta on Nik Peachey�sEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
IMPORTANT� Most bloggers use a spam moderation filter to avoid these issues.
AS A GENERAL RULE� Typing urls into the comments on someone else's blog is SPAM�.
unless� you are adding to/ contributing to/ continuing on the conversation & are
simply letting the blogger and her audience know where.
Standardized, Paid For, Insincere Crap
On stuff to know: spam
On stuff to know: micro-blogging
Neal ChambersEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On time
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<15hourspcm
<40hourspcm
100+hourspcm
Bloggers' time
Time-writing content responding-2-commentsfixing-broken-links working-on-templateupdating-blogroll commenting-on-other-blogs
On time management
Alex CaseEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On time management
Isabelle JonesEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
� You don´t have to post every day. Set up a rythmn thatsuits you and your lifestyle.
� Enter the dates/times into your diary and keep these as you would any other appointment.
� It´s a good idea to have a regular schedule so yourreaders know what to expect and when.
� It prevents blogger's block.
On editorial calendars
Why I blog
Jeremy DayEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog
Lindsay ClandfieldEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Unless you are a NAME in the world of ELT with many, many contacts (in fact, you're new to blogging) then
Always give before you ask to receive
Who to give to?
� Any other blogger especially ones with a larger audience / years online
What to give?
� Something that matches the blogger�s main subjects.� Ask the blogger what they�re currently looking for.� Your very best.
Who to receive from?
� Anyone in the TEFL/TESOL industry, preferably people you know/who knowyou (even if only virtually)!
� Other bloggers, offer to exchange wherever possible.� Your most frequent commenters.
On guesting
On audience
Alex CaseEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
Why I blog / On audience
Dave RoyalEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On audience
Number of Visitors
0 2 4 6 8
1-10 v-pcm
101-500 v-pcm
1001-3000 v-pcm
10,000+ v-pcm
Reihe1
Results based on poll of 32 edu-bloggers (not all ELT)
On tracking your audience
Nik PeacheyEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On finding your audience / marketing = web 2.0
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marketing
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Results based on poll of 32 edu-bloggers (not all ELT)
�To become a great author, read the best books.
� To become a great footballplayer, watch how the best play.
� To become a great blogger, read the problogs:
Darren Rowse/Problogger Seth Godin�s blog Chris Brogan�s blog Liz Strauss /Successful Blog Sue Waters/ The Edublogger
On getting good, maybe even great�
Why I blog
Anne HodgsonEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
� If you don�t have time to manage a blog byyourself consider
� writing articles for the bloggers� becoming a serial guest-poster� participating in a group blog
On blogging with others
On what community means
Joao Carlos SalvesEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On community
Nik PeacheyEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On community
Karenne SylvesterEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On commenting
Özge KaraoðluEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
On commenting
Kim CofinoEnglish Language Teachers Now BloggingAdvice for bloggin� newbies, The Blog Carnival
July 2009 hosted by Karenne @ Kalinago English
� Congratulate the blogger�s ideas, expand theconversation, ask questions, disagree or ask for moreinformation.
� Always enter the captcha/ spam filter password.
� If you don�t have a blog, use your LinkedIn profile.
� If you have a blog, enter the url and your name/id in the field provided.
� You can comment anonymously if you wish.
On how to comment
"Blogosphere is a collective
term encompassing all blogs
and their interconnections.
It is the perception that blogs exist together
as a connected community (or as a
collection of connected communities),
as a social network."
Wikipedia (via Burcu Akyol)
Join the global conversation�
English Language Teachers & Bloggers
� If a blogger writes about something you were about to post about:
� Link to their post, state that you´re continuing on fromwhat you read there or presenting an alternate view.
� Save your draft and publish it in a month or two.
� Delete the post and come up with something new.
� Continue conversations, don´t hijack ideas.
� If you see a blogger doing something don't jump on his/her bandwagon & pretend the idea was yours.
� Never ever copy and paste another blogger´s full post withoutFULL permission to do so.
Last thoughts: On respect
Thank you ;-)
The carnivalbloggers
The carnivalphotographers
Flickr.com� David Berkowitz� Wereweigan� Alaskan Dude� Dominic� Snappybex� Sfmission� Oimax
Special extra thanks� Darren Rowse for the 31 day challenge� Chris Brogan for 40 ways to deliver killer content� Seth Godin for Tribes & Triiibes
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Alex Case Kim Cofino
Ana Maria Meine Larry Ferlazzo
Anne Hodgson Lindsay Clandfield
Burcu Akyol Miracel Juanta
Carla Arena Natasa Grojic
Clare Whitmell Neal Chambers
Dave Royal Nik Peachey
Gavin Dudeney Özge Karoðlu
Graham Stanley Shelly Terrell
Illya Arnet Clarke Susana Canelo
Janet Bianchini Tamas Lorincz
Jeremy Day Toby Crowley
Joao Carlos Alves Vicki Hollet