Task Analysis:

In order to create a blog on KidBlog, teachers must frst open a web

browser. They should then click create a class in the upper right hand
corner. Click the teachers link on the homepage. Type in your display name,
password, email, class name, and erifcation code. !ou hae now created a
blog. "e#t, we will at our students. $o to users in the task bar at the top o%
the screen. Click on add new users. Type in your students name &usually frst
name and frst letter o% last name'. Create a password %or the student.
&usually a generic password like student'. (ake sure that the role selected is
student. )o this %or all o% your students. *nce, you hae added all students,
you can create a blog. Click new post at the task bar at the top o% the
screen. *nce, on the +add new post, page, you will add your title. A%ter
adding the title, type the blog below the title. A%ter you hae fnished
typing the blog, you will %ormat the te#t by changing the %ont type, %ont si-e,
and color. .hen fnished with %ormatting the te#t, click +publish., "ow, your
blog post is aailable %or commenting by students. In order %or students to
access your website, they will type in your url. &/or e#ample,
kidblog.org01outhern23' "e#t, click log in in the upper right hand corner.
1elect their username in the username drop down bar. Then, type in their
password. The password should be student. *nce logged in, they will see
our class4s blog website. They should click on the appropriate blog. 1tudents
will add their comments to the blog. *nce students comment, teachers can
go in and approe the comments %or other students to iew. Teachers can
also comment back to the students.
"e#t, we will see how to approe and comment back to students. Click log
out in the upper right hand corner o% the screen. Choose your username and
type in your password. !ou will see comments on the task bar at the top o%
the webpage. The number beside it represents how many comments are
awaiting approal. Click comments. Click pending to see only comments that
hae not been approed. 5ead through the comments and select those you
want to approe. Click Bulk Actions, choose approe, and click apply. There
is an easy way to reply to comments. /irst, hoer your mouse oer my
classes at the top o% the page, hoer your mouse oer your class, and click
isit site. Choose the blog you want to read. 5ead comments and click reply.
6ere you can reply 7uickly to student comments.

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Action on Screen Narration
8 Title 1lide .elcome to a tutorial on how to
create a class blog.
3 Blank )esktop I am going to show you how to create
a blog, add your students, post a
blog, and hae students comment.
9 1how students how to
access internet
e#plorer through the
start menu.
:eryone can access the internet by
going to the start button the bottom
le%t corner o% their screen. !ou then
click on all programs and you will see
Internet :#plorer or $oogle Chrome.
1ome computers hae icons already
built in that you can ;ust click on to
access these programs.
< 1how how to type into
address bar.
*nce you hae your web browser
open, click on the address bar at the
top o% the screen. .e are going to
type www.kidblog.org
= Kidblog 6omepage Click Teachers
> Kidblog Type in your display name, password,
email, class name, and erifcation
code. !ou hae now created a blog
? Kidblog )ashboard !ou hae now created a kidblog
account. This is your dashboard. Click
on users on the task bar at the top o%
the screen.
@ Asers (enu Click on Add "ew Asers
B Add Asers screen Type in your students name. I use
their %ull frst name and the frst letter
o% their last name as their username.
Create a password %or your student
as well. I keep all the passwords %or
the students the same password
which is student. (ake sure that the
role selected is student. !ou will do
this %or all o% your students. It goes
ery 7uickly i% you hae your list o%
students with you and you gie them
all the same password.
"e#t, we are going to create a blog
post. Click add new post on the task
bar at the top o% the page.
8C Add "ew Dost 1creen 6ere, you will add your title. A%ter
adding the title, type the blog below
the title. A%ter you hae fnished
typing the blog, you will %ormat the
te#t by changing the %ont type, %ont
si-e, and color. .hen fnished with
%ormatting the te#t, click +publish.,
"ow, your blog post is aailable %or
comments %rom students. I am going
to log in as a student to show you
how students will comment.
88 Add "ew Dost 1creen 1tudents will type your blog url into
the web browser4s address bar. /or
this e#ample, I will use a blog that I
hae already been using this year in
my classroom.
www.kidblog.org01outhern23.
83 Kidblog.org01outhern2
3
1tudents will choose their username
%rom the dropdown menu and type in
their password.
89 (y Class4s Blog
.ebsite
They will choose the blog that they
want to read and comment on.
8< Blog Dost 1tudents will simply scroll all the way
to the bottom o% the screen and leae
their comment. Then, click submit
comment. Teachers hae to approe
comments be%ore students comments
will show to their classmates.
8= Blog Dost "e#t, we will see how to approe and
comment back to students. Click log
out in the upper right hand corner o%
the screen.
8> Eog In 1creen Choose your username and type in
your password.
8? )ashboard !ou will see comments on the task bar
at the top o% the webpage. The
number beside it represents how
many comments are awaiting
approal. Click comments.
8@ Comments (enu Click pending to see only comments
that hae not been approed. 5ead
through the comments and select
those you want to approe. Click Bulk
Actions, choose approe, and click
apply.
There is an easy way to reply to
comments. /irst, hoer your mouse
oer my classes at the top o% the
page, hoer your mouse oer your
class, and click isit site.
8B Class Blog Choose the blog you want to read.
3C Blog Dost 5ead comments and click reply. 6ere
you can reply 7uickly to student
comments.
38 "ow, you hae a basic understanding
o% how to use blogs in your classroom.