STARTING YOUR OWN BLOGSTARTING YOUR OWN BLOG

Setting up your account

Choosing The Best Service

Most Services are Free, Not all services are the same

Ease of use Variety of media you can incorporate Costs-

Blogging Basics

For course materials and electronic portfolios you need a way for inserting your materials: PowerPoint Presentations Videos Pdf files

For power point and pdf files you will need to open a slide share account.

Videos and images can be direclty inserted into blogger. Remember two simple commands: Copy and Paste

Blogger Basics

Videos have become viable given the integration of cameras into PC’s Apple PC laptops

There are different types of videos Screen casting-tutorials Video presentations

Services for enhancing your blog Slideshare-powerpoint, pdf files Blip.tv-video

Step#1-Creating Google Account

Step #2: Enter Required Information

Step #3: Blog Title,Web Address

Step #4: Choose Template

Blog is Ready

Your blog has been created

BLOG ELEMENTS:GETTING TO KNOW BLOG FEATURES

Tabs

Tab Functions

Title of Entry

Blog Entry Commands

Writing Canvas

Publish and Save Buttons

Tabs and Tab Functions

Posting Tab

Settings Tab

Layout Tab

Design Issues

Template and Text Templates are Pre-designed

They can be modified but caution Basic Design principles

Dark Background-Light Color Font Light background-Dark Color Font