A blog is your very own, personal online journal. It is public, in that I and your classmates can read it and comment on it, but it is your space and you can control most everything about it. (If you want to make it private so that *only* members of this class can read it, I can show you how to do so).
Creating your own blog will also introduce you to the blogisphere if you don't know this place already. I hope that you will discover creative educational uses for this online medium. You will see how easy it is to use blogger.com, and perhaps it will inspire you to bring blogs into your own classroom.
To start your own blog, you will go to:
www.blogspot.com
The big orange button at the top right of the page will direct you to creating your own blog on a site called blogspot.com. Follow the instructions to open up a free GOOGLE account. (If you already have a google account, you can merely sign in at the top of the page.) You can use any email account you use on a regular basis — this will be your username.
Don't forget your Username and Password!! You will need them to login everytime.
As you fill in the info, you will be asked to name your blog. Please use your first name (and last initial if you share a first name with someone in the class).
Then, you need to choose an address:
http://_______.blogspot.com
This will be the web address associated with your site.
You will also need to choose a design template for your blog. Look through the options listed and see what appeals to you. You can change this later and can even find fun, creative templates at sites like PYZAM.
Once you have the account set up, you can start posting. A “posting” is an entry on your blog. (For clarification, you have one blog, but many postings). Give the post a title and then compose as you would any journal entry. When you are finished, hit the button at the bottom that says Publish Post. It will not appear on your blog until you publish it. You can always go back and edit old posts and create new ones.
Your First Post:
Your first post should be a short introduction to you: who are you, how your semester is going so far, what do you do when you are not in class, etc. (Just a short paragraph — no big deal).
When you are done creating your site and posting your first entry, please come back to this blog and post a comment at the end of my first posting (scroll down) that includes your blog address so that I can post it in the link list to the right.
Some Tips and Helpful Hints:
* Once you are in your blog, look at the top right corner of the screen. If you click on the word CUSTOMIZE, you will be able to make design changes, create new posts, edit old posts, etc.
* Once you are in the CUSTOMIZE screen, you can do all kinds of things to make your blog a bit more interesting. Change your fonts and colors, edit a post, change your settings. See the tabs at the top of the screen for all kinds of options.
* Poke around online and make a list of websites related to education, diversity, social justice or anything else relevant and post them on your blog. You can add all kinds of things by ADDING A GADGET from your LAYOUT tab.
* Just do the best you can with this. If you get stuck, don't fret... I am new at this, as well. Remember: you can't break it. It is just a blog. Everything can be changed if need be!
Good luck!!
Dr. August
Monday, January 25, 2010
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