Setting up your Primaryblogger Class Blog
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Setting Up Your Class Blog Margaret Vass ICT Curriculum Support Officer Falkirk Council Education Services
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Setting Up Your Class Blog
Margaret VassICT Curriculum Support Officer
Falkirk Council Education Services
Your Login Page
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Click on the Log in icon
Logging In
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Enter your username and password
Your Dashboard
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This is your work area
Changing The Look of Your Blog
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Click on ‘Appearance’ then on ‘themes’ in the drop down menu
A Wide Range To Choose From … BUT!!
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Not all themes are a good choice, so go to page 3
Activating the Right Theme
Activate the ‘Contempt’ theme
Inserting A Widget
The pop-up box prompts you to visit the ‘widgets’ section
The ‘Meta’ Widget
The Meta widget contains the Log in icon
Activating the Meta Widget
Drag the Meta widget over to the sidebar then ‘save’ and ‘close’
Making Your Blog Safe
d It’s important to monitor your blog’s comments.
In the ‘Settings’ drop down menu, select ‘Discussion’
Ticking the Right Boxes
Choosing a Comment Avatar
Scroll down to the bottom of the ‘Discussion’ page and choose a comment avatar.
Don’t forget to save your changes
Adding a New Post
To write a new post, go to the ‘posts’ dropdown menu and click on ‘Add New’
Writing Your Post
Make sure you’re in ‘Visual’ mode
For more options, click on the ‘kitchen sink’ icon
Choosing the Right Font Size
In the ‘Paragraph’ drop down menu, choose the ‘Heading 3’ size. You can also add a picture
Adding a Picture
Choose ‘select files’ and browse for your picture
Uploading Your Picture
Once your picture is uploaded, it will appear like this
Inserting into Your Post
Scroll down to the bottom of the window, and choose ‘Insert into Post’
Your picture Appears!
Publishing Your Post
Simply click on the ‘Publish’ button!
Viewing your New Post
You can now View your post
You’re Live on the WWW!
Your new post!
Select ‘Log out’
Leaving A Comment
Now you can show pupils how they can leave a comment.
Fill in your details as shown.
Awaiting Moderation
Because you have set your ‘Discussion’ permissions properly, your comment won’t appear right away
Approving Comments
Log back in to your blog and approve your comment by using the drop down menu and selecting ‘Apply’
