What’s Your Blog?

All PRCA 3330 & PRCA 3030 students: please reply to this post with your blog address (even if you were in my  class before, respond to this post). First, click comment, then at the bottom of the post you will see an area in which to leave a reply. You must include your name, followed by your blog address. For example, Joe Smith – joesmith.worpress.com

Once I have everyone’s blog addresses, I will create a post listing your name and blog address so that you can read each other’s blogs and make comments as stated in the syllabus.

To find blogs I have written for  or pertain to your class, click on the PRCA 3330 or PRCA 3030 link, respectively, under Categories on the right side of your screen.

 

 

 

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What’s Your Blog?

All PRCA 3330 students: please reply to this post with your blog address (even if you were in my  class last semester, respond to this post). First, click comment, then at the bottom of the post you will see an area in which to leave a reply. You must include your name, followed by your blog address. For example, Joe Smith – joesmith.worpress.com

Once I have everyone’s blog addresses, I will create a post listing your name and blog address so that you can read each other’s blogs and make comments as stated in the syllabus.

To find blogs I have written for  or pertain to this class, click on the PRCA 3330 link under Categories on the right side of your screen.

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Summer Topics

Each week this semester, you will have an assigned blog topic. Some of these topics will be those that you, the students, suggest. In the comments section below, list some topics you would like to blog about.

First, some rules:

• Keep it clean!
• Be specific. For example, don’t just write dogs. What about dogs would you want to blog about? A better topic would be, why one should rescue a dog from a shelter or humane society, rather than purchasing one at a pet store.
• Each person must suggest a minimum of two ideas.

Some examples of previous topics (and yes, we can do some of these again):

• Favorite You Tube videos
• What do you really think about reality TV?
• Favorite TV Show
• Pet Peeves

Let your imagination be free and be creative!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What’s your blog?

All PRCA 2330 students: please reply to this post with your blog address.

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Guidelines for blogging & commenting

Jeffrey Keefer and Barbara Nixon used Google Docs to collaborate on guidelines for students to follow when writing in their blogs. What follows is the result of that collaboration.

Guidelines for Creating Blog Posts
Keep these general guidelines in mind when you post blog entries for our class:

• Blogs are public, so write in a way that you will be comfortable with anybody reading your work (co-workers, friends, potential employers, parents, etc.).
• Public blog posts may be indexed by Google and other search engines, so be mindful of your online identity you are creating.
• Remember that Google may cache previous versions of your blog posts, even if you delete them. Google never sleeps.
• Use an engaging title that captures your blog post and promotes reader interest.
• Write about anything that interests you as it relates to our class content, even if there is no specific class assignment. Writers get better writing by writing.
• Give credit where credit is due
• If you use the direct words or lists of another blogger/writer, you MUST put the words in quotation marks.
• Cite the source by including the name and URL of the source; hyperlink to the source. OR use APA style.
• If you paraphrase another blogger/writer, you MUST indicate where you found the information.
• Cite the source by including the name and URL of the source; hyperlink to the source. OR use APA style.
• When using images in your blog posts, indicate where the images come from, either by linking back to the image source or providing a photo credit on the page. A great source for images is Flickr, especially when searched using CompFight.
• Note: Failure to cite sources in blog posts will result in the same penalty as failure to cite sources in traditional research papers or other writing projects. Consult with your professor if you are in doubt about how to attribute the sources.

Guidelines for Commenting on Blogs

• Reading your classmate and colleagues’ blogs to will give you ideas for your own writing.
• When you comment on another person’s blog, you can potentially start a dialogue and gain new social contacts.
• Like blog posts themselves, you never know who will read your comments.
• It is good practice reply to comments on your own blog.

Have any questions? Please ask.

 

Getting started in WordPress

So, you signed up for an account at WordPress, and you added an About page. Now what do you do?

FIRST: Let me know your blog address by replying to this post with a comment, sharing your name and blog address.

NEXT: How do you go about learning more to create a blog that reflects your personality and style?

Fortunately, WordPress offers many FAQ screencasts to help you with the step-by-step instructions. Here are a few of the best ones to help you get started on the right foot:

* What should I do first?
* General settings
* Where’s my dashboard (and what’s it for)?
* Writing & publishing your posts
* and dozens more
* Need more help? Check out their Support section.

And though you may have a good handle on the technical aspects of blogging, remember that the technical side is only part of the blogging equation. Corinne Weisgerber, a professor at St. Edward’s University, created this presentation for her Social Media for PR class. The emphasis? How blogging can help you create your personal brand online. Take a look. It’s worth the time.

Blogging & Managing your Personal Brand

View more documents from Corinne Weisgerber.

Thanks also to Barbara Nixon from whom I acquired this information.