CREATE YOUR BLOG

On Monday we talked about the fact that you will curate all of your work in this course on your own blog. The setup process is simple and takes less than five minutes, no matter how lousy your tablet or your connection.  Every day counts right now - I don't want anyone to fall behind before we even get started.

This is Job #1 today.  Please do this now. If you have questions or run into challenges, please send me an email, schedule a meeting, or ask me during today's Zoom call.

Here are the instructions from the Member Blogs post:

1. Go to blogger dot com and click on the buttons to sign in.
2. You can name your blog anything you like. I'm a fan of alliteration, e.g., "Isaiah's Ideas" or "Alicia's Academy" but this is your blog, so it's your choice. You can always change the name later if you get a better idea.
3. For the URL, please use this formula: [your first initial] [your last name] [smhs] [23].  For example, Jayleen Chavez would use the URL jchavezsmhs23.blogspot.com. All you need to do is type your first initial, your last name, and smhs23. Blogger will fill in the last part automatically.
4. Click "No thanks" if Blogger asks you about a domain name.
5. Click that orange button that says "Create Blog" and enjoy that sweet, sweet feeling of success.
6. Go to your blog online to double-check that the URL works and your blog is visible. You can do this either by typing in your URL, or by clicking "View Blog" on your Blogger dashboard (blue letters in the upper left corner of the screen).
7. Please copy/paste your URL and email it to me at dpreston.learning@gmail.com.