Sunday, April 17, 2005
Blogging 101
It seems there has been a little bit of confusion about what, exactly, a 'blog is and how to post to it.
"Blog" is short for "weblog." Basically, what that means is that it is a kind of on-line journal, an alternative to a message board. As members post, their messages appear on the screen, newest at the top. Older messages are eventually (usually after about a week or so) archived so that they remain available while not taking up screen space.
Anyone from our class who requests one will receive an invitation to join the blog. The invitation will include a link on which you will need to click. If you do not already have a blogger account, click on the link and when it opens, you will need to click on "create account." On the next screen, you just enter your name, a desired user name, and a password.
After you do that, you will be signed in and will be taken to the blogger home page. On the right-hand side of the screen, you will see a box entitled "your blogs." TFN1991 will be listed there.
When you click on TFN1991, this will take you to the screen which allows you to post something to the blog, not to the blog itself.
You will need to log in with your username and password at www.blogger.com when you want to post something. If you only want to read the blog to see what’s going on, you should go to http://tfn1991.blogspot.com/. (After you post something, there is a tab you can click that says "view blog," which will open the blog in a new browser window and will allow you to see how your posts appear.)
To post something in the "comments" field after a post, just click on "comments." You may want to sign your comments, since it does not automatically show who posted the comment.
I have added a link to blogger in the margin, also, right under the picture of North.
I hope this is making sense! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know and I will do my best to help you out. Blogging can seem a little bit confusing, until you get the hang of it, so don’t fret too much! ;-)
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"Blog" is short for "weblog." Basically, what that means is that it is a kind of on-line journal, an alternative to a message board. As members post, their messages appear on the screen, newest at the top. Older messages are eventually (usually after about a week or so) archived so that they remain available while not taking up screen space.
Anyone from our class who requests one will receive an invitation to join the blog. The invitation will include a link on which you will need to click. If you do not already have a blogger account, click on the link and when it opens, you will need to click on "create account." On the next screen, you just enter your name, a desired user name, and a password.
After you do that, you will be signed in and will be taken to the blogger home page. On the right-hand side of the screen, you will see a box entitled "your blogs." TFN1991 will be listed there.
When you click on TFN1991, this will take you to the screen which allows you to post something to the blog, not to the blog itself.
You will need to log in with your username and password at www.blogger.com when you want to post something. If you only want to read the blog to see what’s going on, you should go to http://tfn1991.blogspot.com/. (After you post something, there is a tab you can click that says "view blog," which will open the blog in a new browser window and will allow you to see how your posts appear.)
To post something in the "comments" field after a post, just click on "comments." You may want to sign your comments, since it does not automatically show who posted the comment.
I have added a link to blogger in the margin, also, right under the picture of North.
I hope this is making sense! If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know and I will do my best to help you out. Blogging can seem a little bit confusing, until you get the hang of it, so don’t fret too much! ;-)
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