Starting Your Own Blog (Explorer Junior Library: Information Explorer Junior)

Fontichiaro, Kristin

ISBN 10: 1624311334 ISBN 13: 9781624311338

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Blogs are a great place to practice using technology to produce and publish writing, interact and collaborate with others, and share ideas with the world. Readers of this book will learn how to set up and maintain their own blogs for personal or educational use. They will find out how to write and edit posts using clear and descriptive language, add photos and other media to emphasize facts or details, and interact appropriately with readers in collaborative discussions held through blog commenting systems.

About this title

About the Author

Kristin Fontichiaro is a college professor who studies how libraries can help people learn and do what they need to live better lives – including with AI.

Reviews

Gr 4–7—Bright and attractive, these books are full of colorful photos, diagrams, and varying fonts, all enclosed between equally vivid decorative covers. All of the volumes have short, accessible chapters and are simply written, logically organized, and easy to understand, with an elementary text that provides clear definitions, directions, and explanations. Fontichiaro covers everything from choosing a blog name to creating a unique URL, to the actual writing and communicating through comments. In the second book, she explains what infographics are, where to find them, why and how they are used, how to read and interpret them, their purposes, and how to create and design them. Matteson explains the types of digital maps, how and when to use them, navigating, and using some of their special features. Truesdell presents information for using a wiki in a project, working and collaborating with others, navigating, and the structure. Chapters in all four books end with a page of suggested activities. Children will be eager to explore these sources and will be enthusiastic about developing into tech-savvy users.—Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE

Edition details

• Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624311334
• ISBN 13: 9781624311338
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Petelinsek Kathleen
• Number of pages: 24