Step 6: Help parents and students (ll)

 5. Add links to your school website 
  Many schools set up pages on their school website with a directory to class blogs. Take a look at the example from Berwick Lodge Primary School .
  If you have your own teacher blog, you might like to add the link to your class blog there as well.
6. Explain browser bookmarks
 It’s a good idea to teach students or families how to bookmark a favorite website. This might seem simple to you but could be a skill that’s new to others.
Computer Hope offers some really easy to follow instructions for bookmarking in different browsers. You could even email something like this to families or older students.
7. Add a link to your email signature
 This simple idea reminds colleagues and parents to check out your class blog whenever you are in touch with them. Besides is an example from Free Technology for Teachers.Add a link
8.Created detailed parent handouts
 There is a lot to know about effectively navigating the class blog so you might consider creating a handout for parents. You could cover information such as:

• Blog jargon
• Subscribing to email updates
• Leaving and replying to comments 
• Using the Google Calendar
• Searching the blog
• How to become part of our wider blogging community 

9. Add information Pages to your blog 
 Pages are the ideal way to publish static information on your blog. You might choose to help educate your families about blogging through information on a page. A “ learn about blogging “ set of pages  on a class blog can explain to all readers (including parents) what a blog is, the benefits of blogging, and how to comment. For readers, who prefer a more visual description, a video tutorial can explain how to comment. This can be posted on a page of the class blog for easy reference. Below is an example created for Miss Jordan’s class blog.