Blogger

Think about the purpose for your blog - check out this document we wrote last year regarding the purpose for different tools: Our Digital Toolbox.

Basics of Blogger

Embedding albums, images and slideshows

Embed a video

Customising your Blog

Backgrounds, Templates & Banners:

Blogger Candy (uses HTML code)
Cutest Blog on the Block (uses HTML code)
Blogger Templates (uses XML download file)
Shabby Blogs

Widgets:

Feedjit - see where your blog visitors are located and what pages they are going to
Map Loco - see where you blog visitors are located
Twitter Feed - live twitter feed
Social Network Feed - get a feed from various social media sites (e.g. facebook, twitter)
Text Giraffe - Create logo's, etc

Photo Sharing
Picassa Web
Picture Trail
Photo Bucket - create photo slideshows

LC2 Blog

Google Sites

Access Google Sites by finding the apps control panel:

Examples of Google Sites:

eLearning at HPPS Site

Learning Common 2 Learning Site