Kidblog User Guide

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KidBlog for

TeachersWhat teachers need to know to get started

using KidBlog in their classrooms

A guide from Johan Schnetler

Creating a KidBlog Account Page 2

Configuring your KidBlog Account Page 3 - 8

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account Page 9 - 20

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Getting Started -

Creating a KidBlog Account

Select Create a Classto create your Class

Either signup withyour Google

accountorcomplete all the

required fields andthen select Create

Class

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Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Supply a Title for yourBlog here

You can give thisSecret Code to your

class to registerthemselves

Click Save Changes

Select Settings to

make changes tothe settings of your

class blogs

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Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Select Themes tomake changes to your

layout

Select any theme youlike and then click

Activate to save yourlayout

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Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Select Widgets tocustomize the sidebar

of your main class blogfeed

Select Save Changes

Select ManageCategories to addadditional Categorieseg. English, Maths ect

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Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Select Posts to makechanges to your post-

settings

Select who may readposts

Select this option if youwant to approve all

posts before they canget published

Select this option ifyou want to allowstudents to link toGoogle docs ect.

Select Save Changes

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Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Select Comments tomake changes to your

Comments

Select who may leave

comments on posts

Select this option if youwant to approve any

comment/s before it canbe displayed

Select Save Changes

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Getting Started -

Configuring your KidBlog Account

Select Users to makechanges to your user-

settings

Select Save Changes

Select this option if youwould like to see

pictues of the students/avatars

Select this option if youwould like students tochange their display

names and passwords(not reccommended)

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Users to addusers to your account

Use this option to addan indivudual student

Enter a display namefor the user as well as a

Password

Select a Role and thenSelect Add New User

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

You will get a

confirmation that theUser has been added

Select All Users todisplay a list of users

The newly added useris displayed here. If you

want to remove theuser, hover with yourmouse over his name

and then selectRemove

Select Display Nameto sort users. One clickfor assending, another

click for desendingorder

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Bulk-CreateUsers to add a whole

class in one go

We will now go andexport a file containingthe display name andpassword in Kamar

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Printing fromwithin Kamar

Select Custom Listsfrom within Kamar

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Custom Lists4 from the list.

Scroll down to thebottom of the Layout

box and selectStudent Password

Copy.Select Print

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Class orOption Subect

Select the appropraiteclass here, then select

Find

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

If this screen isdisplayed, select

Continue

Select OK

Select this option and

then select Clear

Select Sort

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Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Export

Supply an appropriateFile name.

Click the Desktop

Locate the saved fileon your desktop and

open it with Excel bydouble-clicking on it

Click the Save

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Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select File and thenSave As

Select CommaSeparated Values

(.csv) from the Format-list and then Save

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Getting Started -

Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Locate the newly savedfile on your desktop. It

might not show the .csv,depending on how your

computer is set up

Select Choose File inKidBlog and navigate tothe csv file on your

desktop.

Select your csv-file byclicking on it and then

select Open

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Adding Users to your KidBlog Account

Select Process CSVFile

This is a confirmationthat your students have

been added.Select Go to class

blogs to see their them

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