If you are new to blogs you might want to start by learning more about blogs by reading information about blogs and watching video on this page of my wiki!

Step 1. Organise Automatic Notification

Next step is to organise for my latest posts and information to be automatically delivered to you. On The Edublogger, there are two ways you can be notified when I post new information.

Email Notification

The first–and potentially easiest–is to sign up for email notification. However the better way is to subscribe using an RSS Reader (see instructions below).

If you look in the right sidebar you will see this link.

Simply click on the link, enter your email address, enter the anti-spam word and then click on “Complete Subscription Request.” You’ll receive an email asking you to activate your subscription, click on the link to activate your email notification. Now you’ll receive an email notifying you when I add new posts or information.

Subscribe in a Reader

The better way if you want to follow a number of different sites is to subscribe in a Reader rather than be updated by email.

Most blogs and news sites now use RSS to notify readers of new content. Sites that do provide updates using RSS will have one or more of the icons you see on the right.

RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” It’s simply a way for new information to come to you whenever it’s put online. You don’t need to worry about what it means–just learn how to use it.

If you are new to RSS I suggest you start by reading information about RSS and watching the videos on this page of my wiki!

If you already use a Reader (like Google Reader, Bloglines or NetVibes) either:

  • Copy and paste the URL of The Edublogger website into your Reader
  • Or in my right side menu and click on the link for Subscribe by Feed Reader.

Or, if you aren’t using a Feed Reader I suggest you try Google Reader (www.google.com/reader).

Step 2. Engage in Conversations

Next step is to take the time to leave comments on posts. Your feedback means I have more information to share with other readers while also working out what topics I need to cover in more details!

Remember blogging is much more than writing posts; taking the time to leave comments on posts to provide feedback or ask questions is an important part of both the readers and blogger’s learning process.

To leave a comment just click on the “comment” link at the top or at the bottom of the post. The link may say something like “3 comments”, “Comments (0)” or even “No Comments”. Click on it anyway!

Enter your name and email address. If you have a blog or website, you can share that, too. Your email address is hidden which means only I see it. Write your comment in the box, enter the anti-spam word and click ‘Submit Comment’.

Tick the ‘‘ if you want to be notified by email to comments by other readers.