Step 5: Using Blogs(II)

Set up your own blog 
But there are so many blogs out there! Why should I start one?
We can assure you , you do have something worthwhile to share! You are the only you. Your unique perspectives  could be exactly what someone else needs to hear. As George Couros has said:
“ My best advice ... write for you and don’t overthink. See every blog post as a rough draft to something you are building over time, not a college term paper. The more you do it, the better you will become. The better you become, the easier it will be. Be kind, be thoughtful,but don’t overthink. It is probably holding you back for inspiring someone else, and probably surprising yourself.” Blog post
A Blog is your Online Home, there are many advantages to blogging.George Couros’ three reasons for blogging are shared by thousands of educators worldwide. “ A few reasons I blog :
To share my thinking
To develop my thinking
To archive my thinking “
What platform Should I Blog on?
If you are still reading, hopefully you are thinking that setting up a blog is a possibility. Edublogs and CampusPress are powered by a customized version of WordPress. It is the tool of choice for the large majority of professional bloggers and online publishers. In fact, over one-third of the entire web is powered by WordPress. It’s highly customizable,export -friendly,and it works!
It’s free to sign up for a blog at Edublogs and it is the world’s most popular platform for educational blogging. Just go to https://edublogs.org/ to sign up!
How do I start a Blog?
“Hence, blogs are one of the most significant online tools that can help you build your professional and personal learning networks.There’s no limit to the people we can connect with, be inspired by and stretch our professional wings with and blogging offers a great opportunity to do that. I feel that, blogs will be a must for anyone who wants to develop a PLN for himself , since it is the most open , creative and free way of sharing knowledge and expressing oneself. So embrace blogging in your daily lives and grow your learning networks personally as well as professionally.” Said in an article for Edtech Review , Saomya Saxena explains how blogs are an essential part of an educator’s PLN.
Why Blog when you can Microblog?
There’s a lot you can learn from getting involved in the blogging community whether that’s writing your own posts , or simply reading and commenting on other blogs. However, this takes a certain amount of time. So what is the benefit of using blogs as a part of your PLN, as opposed to a tool like Twitter or others forms of social media?
Simply put , the more you put in the more you get out. Blogging allows you to dig deeper and really form strong connections with others. You’re not limited to 280 characters like on Twitter. You can write thousands of words if you like! Or at other times a few sentences might suffice! The choice is powerful.From Microblog to Macroblog