Outcomes for today

We will

• Show how to use your Google ID to create a blog

• Go through the steps to creating a blog

• Talk about your task before Webinar 2

Why blog?

• Everything is going online

• It is an easy way to communicate with others and pass on information

• You become a better writer because you know the world can see what you are saying

• It’s free

• You’ll make new friends

• You are keeping up with the times we live in

• You don’t need special skills

What is a blog?

A blog is a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis.

Different kinds of blogs

Photo a day blog

Personal diaries

Classroom blogs

Classes connect and do projects together

Teach from a blog

Technology blogs

Price list for the various types of books http://www.blurb.com/create/book/blogbook

The steps to creating a blog

Ask Google for Blogger.com 1

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Sign in with your Google ID

You are ready to create your blog

Choose ‘New blog’

Name your blog

LLet’s learn to blog

letslearnto blog.

Give your blog a name (can be

changed)

Give your blog a URL (can’t be

changed)

Choose the Simple

template

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Now head for this arrow

Don’t choose these words

Done!

Here is the arrow again

Choose ‘template’

Choose your template

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Now let’s customize your template

Click here. This means ‘change’

This takes you to the template

designer section

This is how your blog looks at the moment

Let’s select background

Then click on this little arrow

Now let’s choose a new background. Go

through them all and choose something you like

Choose Done when

you are done

When you are done choose Apply to blog and then Back to Blogger

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Let’s write our first post. Click

on New post

Choose compose

Write your post in this big square

Give your post a title

Click preview to

check that it looks okay

When everything

looks fine then press Publish

The structure of a post

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4

Look for the word ‘comment’ and click

on it

Write your comment and name

Click on this arrow and

decide how you will sign

So, now are ready to create

your own blog!

Your task for next time

So...

• Create a blog

• All the steps to follow can be found at this blog address:

http://vodacomwebinars.blogspot.com/

• Write a post in your new blog and introduce yourself

• Write your blog address in the comment box of the Welcome post of the Vodacom Webinars blog

See you next time...