Welcome to my blog!

Hi Year 9!
This is my blog. I use it to communicate with my students when they are at home. I can put pictures, links and essays up here for them to read, outside of class time.

I have a task for you - Please write this in your books!

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Blogs and internet journals
A blog is like a personal web site, that is easy to update. It is a way to stay in contact with friends and family. Most people use their blog as a diary, where they can record information about their day-to-day life. It allows you to have a free internet presence. And you can personalise it too!

Common Features of Blogs
Title
The title of a blog will tell readers a little about what to expect from the blog's content.
Profile
This tells readers about the owner of the blog. it may include age, gender and location, and will often give some information about the owner's interests. It may also include a photo, or icon.
Posts
These are the journal or diary entries. They also have a title, and can include links and photos. The time and the date the post was created is recorded at the bottom.
Comments
Blogs are interactive. If you read a post and want to reply to something that was said, you can leave a comment.
Links bar
Owners will personalise their blogs by creating a list of links to web pages they lke to visit. They might be personal interest, work related, or links to friends' pages.
Archives
This is a list links to posts that were made in the past.
Personalised items
Lots of blog owners personalise their blogs with other items, for example:
Quotes
Local time
Local weather
Pictures
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Activity
In your books, draw up a sketch of my blog, identifying each of the features with a label.
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You can see other blogs here, and here.
I hope you've enjoyed checking out my blog! Now, the next step is to try creating one of your own!