Blogger Blogskins

Here are some of the places where you can download the blog skin. Some of the blogskin may come in zip format. All you need to is to locate the html or xml file and upload the required file.

(1) Free Blogger Templates

(2) Blogskins.com

How to Change Blogger Template

The XML will allow you to change the font size and colour. Just click on Fonts and colour as shown.

Please take note that if you blog skin is in HTML format and not XML format, you will need to click as "Revert to Classic Template" found at the bottom. In this case, you are only able to change the colour and font if you edit the html directly.

Web Log Presentation Slides

Web 2.0 Tools for Blog

Here are some of the popular Web 2.0 tools that you can use for your blog. We will suggest that you use the more popular Web 2.0 tools as they are less likely to "die out". The Web 2.0 tools will provide you with the "embedding codes" so that you can embed the relevant content in the blog.

Web 2.0 Tool	Use
Flickr	Photos
Slideboom	Presentation slides
* Google Docs	Presentations
* Picasa	Photos
*  You Tube	Videos

(*All you need is an gmail account to access Google Docs, Picasa and You tube)

Blogs : Ending Isolation

This research paper presents a case study on how blogging can help USA teachers to help one another when they embark on new instructional practice "Support Literacy" program. After a 3 day workshop (face-to-face), the teachers were to blog about their experiences in implementing such programsin their schools. They can ask for help and maybe get some inspiration from other experience (social constructivist ' way of learning). This is a E-learning level 4 as the learners meet face to face and generate much of the content online.

You can get the article from the LIRIS   with the following information

Article : BLOGS: Ending Isolation
Journal : Principal leadership (Middle level ed.)
Sept 2006 
Volume 7
Issue 1

Educational applications of Web 2.0: Using blogs to support teaching and learning

This research paper is written by Dr Daniel Churhill of the University of Hong Kong and is published in British Journal of Educational Technolgy. In this research study, the  use of blog with postgraduate students is conducted over one semester.  The research question of interest is how blog can enhance learning experience.
You can get the research article from LIBRIS E-Journal. 
Search using the DOI :10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00865.x

Weblog in Education

This paper is written by Singaporean educators. A simple and easy to read to article to give a beginner ideas on how blogs can be used in education. You can download the article @ the MOE Webite

How to Create Podcase in Blogger

Useful Web Links on Blogs

(1) Choosing a Blog Platform

(2)  Features of Blogs in Word Press

(3) Blogger Feature

How to Upload Video to Blogger

Note: Please remember to choose the "Edit HTML" tab when you are embedding the video from Youtube.

What is a Blog?

How to create a blog in Blogger