Creating Blogs

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Creating Blogs

• Suzanne C. Shaffer, M.Ed.
• Instructional Designer
• Center for Teaching Learning
• Montgomery College, MD

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IMPORTANT NOTE To advance the slides in the
slideshow DO NOT use the navigational arrows at
the bottom of the page, except to go backwards in
the slideshow, or the embedded animations will
not be visible. Instead, simply put your cursor
in the middle of the slide and click. This will
advance the animations and move you to the next
slide.
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
Sign up for a free account. Under this account
name, you may create 10 free web logs.
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
Sign in using your new log-in and password
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
To create a new Web log (Blog), start here
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
Create web log name and web address. Fill in time
zone, and other infosubmit
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
Click on Add Entry to begin creating your web
log content
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com

• Notice the format looks very much like Word. You
  can change your font size and color, center text,
  and create hyperlinks as needed
• Click on Publish when ready

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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
The newly created entry appears. You can choose
to edit or remove it from here.
Look at your web log by clicking here
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
To make a Discussion Area, simply create a new
entry
Be sure to check the Allow Comments box
Publish
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
Preview the web log Notice the two sections we
created. If you click on make a comment you
will be able to add comments to the section
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
The breadcrumb trail will lead you back to your
main page
Click here to look at your web log
The options on the left margin allow you to
change the configuration and layout of the web log
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Creating a Web log http//blogdrive.com
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Questions?

• Please do contact me and let me know what you are
  working on!!!!
• Suzanne C. Shaffer
• Instructional Designer
• Montgomery College
• Center for Teaching Learning
• 7600 Takoma Avenue/ SS324
• Takoma Park, MD 20912
• 301-650-1677
• suzanne.shaffer_at_montgomerycollege.edu
• http//www.montgomerycollege.edu/sshaf

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IMPORTANT NOTE To close this slideshow, simply
click on the X at the top right of your screen.