Edublogs are completely free, and come with 20MB of free upload space (easily extended to 5 GB as a Supporter) and a heap of great features designed specifically to support the educational community.

To sign up for an Edublogs blog:

1. Go to Edublogs.org

2. Click on the ‘Sign up for Free‘ button

3. This takes you to the Edublogs sign up page where you need to enter your desired username, email address, tick you agree to TOS (terms of Service) and then click Next.

Tips:

  • You will be sent an activation email once your account is created. This email normally arrives within 30 minutes.
  • You have 48 hours to click on the link in the email to activate your blog otherwise you will need to reset up your account.
  • Spam filters, especially strict ones for institutional email addresses, often block these activation emails. If unsure use free webmail accounts such as gmail, hotmail that don’t block these activation emails.
  • Use only lowercase letters and numbers, with no spaces, in your username
  • Your username is what you use to sign into your blog dashboard and is displayed on posts and comments you write. You can’t change your username, you can change what name is displayed.

4. On the next page enter your blog domain (i.e. blog URL), blog title, select your preferred language, select your blog type and click Signup.

Tips:

  • Use only lowercase letters and numbers, with no spaces, in your blog URL
  • Blog URLs can’t be changed once created
    • Use a blog URL that reflects what your blog is about and is unique
    • Keep in mind people need to be able to remember and easily type your blog URL into their browser – where possible try to keep your blog URL short but meaningful
  • Don’t stress too much about your blog title as this can be changed any time.

5. Next you should see a page with your blog title and instructions to check your email inbox. This email should arrive within 30 minutes.

6. Click on the link in the email to activate your account.

7. This activates your account and takes you to the activation page on your blog.

8. You should also receive another email with your username, password and login details which you use to log into your blog dashboard.