Week 3 Weblogs

Task  Create a Blog

Steps:
1. Go to www.blogger.com

2. On the top left hand side click on New Blog
3. Type the name (title) of your blog

4. Type in a URL address that will be associated with the name of your blog5. If it is not available numbers (like the year) may be used to make it available.

6. Select a template 

7. Then click on Create Blog

8. Once you have selected a template you can customize the look of your blog 

9. Click on customize and adjust each aspect: background, width, layout, etc. 

10. When finished adjusting always ensure to click on Apply to blog

(Terry-Ann Marsh Roberts, 2017) 

Any look wanted for your blog can be achieved with different templates and layouts! 

Task: To Write Reflections

Steps:

1. Select posts from your more options dropdown menu or left hand side visible menu
2. Click on New post

3. Type in the title of your post

4. Compose what information you want the post to be about on the page 

5. Click on Options to ensure that reader comments are on Allow then click Done

6. Click on Save, Preview, exit the preview page by x on the top right hand corner and then back on post page click Publish 

7. Click on close to exit 

8. Click on view blog to see published page

9. Note that once Post is selected and not pages the post will be made automatically on the first page or the initial home page that the blog was created with

10. Posts can be added to pages, go to pages and edit a post on each page after they have been created.

(Terry-Ann Marsh-Roberts, 2017)

There were no challenges for me at this stage, as we were guided in class by Mrs. Roberts via demonstration using the projector. 


I learnt how to add an author to my blog, and also how to comment on my classmate's blog of whom i am an author as well.

Blogging could be a fun way for students to take notes and post highlights of what they have learnt in class. 
Allowing them to post their challenges can also help me as a teacher to address what they do not understand. It is generally a more 'techy' way for them to be involved in their school work.