Blog - Jay's QuickStart Guide

Jay's Note:  Whenever I get real down and depressed, I try to write what I feel.  It's not very complicated or sophisticated. I just type and type and type until the sadness goes away. When I began to think of an appropriate title for a blog, I came up with "Stop Your Sobbing Blog."  I think it will work. 

Estimados Estudiantes,

This semester you will be required to maintain a writing blog.  I will ask you to publish six posts that reflect your best writing. 

Each post should have the following:

a. An effective title - with appropriate capitalization

b. An appropriate image at the top 

c. College-level, standards based writing - review your work with tutor! - At least 300 words.

(* You will also need a seventh post - Your homepage. Take the time to create something thoughtful and personal.)

I will grade you on your professional display.

Below I provide you with Jay's QuickStart Guide to getting started.

I took the time to create model student blog - Hissie Chrynde's "Stop Your Sobbing Blog." 

I thought to myself, how would Hissie get started.

I practiced with a few posts.  I created a "Stop Your Sobbing" homepage.

Please note: I inserted posts from my files that I have created in previous classes. It was quick and easy for me.  

I suggest you COPY and PASTE writing from your class discussion board.

* Start with "Book Out of Your Past"

* Create a second post by using your best 300 words from your current essay assignment.

Here is how to get started:

Step One: Create a google account – you will need a gmail id and password to sign in.

• Then, go to blogger.com
• Click "Sign In"

Step Two:  Click on "Create New Blog"

Step Three: Enter, enter, select.

* Enter your blog title - Be creative - What's going to make people remember the name?

* Enter your address - Jay's Tip: just join all the words of the title together

* Select your theme -  Choose anything; you can change it later

Step Four:  Just say "No thanks" to a Google Domain - it will cost you money

Step Five: Create a new post to get started

* Click on "new post"

Step Six:  Give your post a title in the title box - very important ( you can change it later )

* Leave a space at top of the post to provide introduction or insert image

* Copy and paste your best writing from a computer file or the class discussion board

Step Seven: To add an image to the top of your postClick on the "photo" icon:

* To add images, you will need to click on "Choose files"

* Then you will have to click on "Add selected"

* Ok, you will want to size your image - I suggest you choose "large"

* To choose the right size, click once on the image - you should see this below:

* Click on "Large"; then click on "Center"

* To get rid of the blue menu bar, just click once on the image, and it should disappear.

* Don't forget to click on "Save" or "Publish" or "Update" ( depending on where you are at)

Step Eight: To review your work, click on your "blogger" icon to find your "all posts" page

* To edit your work, place your mouse above your post title

*  Click on "edit" to work on your post

* Now I can go back and work on my post any thime I want:

Step Nine:  Publish Your Work

* This is how Hissie's new post will appear in her new "Stop Your Sobbing" blog:

* Go to the "blogger b" icon to find your "all post" page - 

* Click on "View the blog":

*  You will be taken to your homepage - or the post at the top of your blog:

* To find your post, you just scroll down:

OK, Estudiantes,

I hope that is enough to gets you started.  Stop Your Sobbing!

Paz,

JL