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You have a lot to say about a lot of things. Your blog becomes a platform to share your thinking.

You have a lot to say about a lot of things. Your blog becomes a platform to share your thinking. Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.  ~ Matthew Arnold, 1852. Learning Targets.

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You have a lot to say about a lot of things. Your blog becomes a platform to share your thinking.

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  1. You have a lot to say about a lot of things. Your blog becomes a platform to share your thinking. Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. ~Matthew Arnold, 1852

  2. Learning Targets • I can create a digital writing space (blog) where I will publish my writing; • I can post to my blog and embed a picture or video; • I can learn about my personality and learning styles and write and publish an About Me page on my blog.

  3. First, let’s create a blog • Go to www.edublogs.org • Go to FREE and STUDENT • If your username is NOT available, add 2016 to the end of it, i.e., joeybrown2016

  4. Before we go on… • Record your blog address, username, and password • On a note card write: • Your name • Your blog address • Your username • Your password TURN THIS IN TO ME TODAY!

  5. Give your blog a title • IDEAS: • Think about what image you want to present to the world • What are your interests? Hobbies? Goals? • BE CREATIVE! (and school appropriate) “English blog” is boring • BE SURE TO SPELL CORRECTLY! Submit = Creation should be complete!

  6. Log in to your Dashboard • Everything you do to the appearance • Everything you write or upload • Everything you want to publish YOU DO IN YOUR DASHBOARD

  7. Notice the left side; everything you need to change, create, write is on the LEFT.

  8. Personalize: Go to Appearance  Themes. Choose a look you like (you can change it at any time)

  9. You have a title, now let’s go give your blog a tagline(Insight about yourself) • Go to Settings Tagline

  10. Now, let’s do Links • So you can navigate easily from your blog to mine, and • So you can read and leave comments on your friends’ blogs • Go to your Dashboard  Links  Add new • Add me: http://mrsjohnsonchs.edublogs.org

  11. You can delete all the generic links except Help & Support (you might need this)

  12. Now, a big one-- let’s add a post • A post is what you write and publish on the main page of your blog. • Later, when I say, “Post that writing to your blog” this is what you’ll do… • In you Dashboard, go to Posts Add new

  13. Write something! Notice: you save AND publish on the RIGHT

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