AllBlogSetup

=Creating a BLOG=


 * 1. Go to www.blogger.com and click on create an account.** (Click on the big orange arrow.)

a. Type in an email address of yours that really works. Remember which email address you picked as this is what you will use to log in. (If you have a gmail account or a Google account, you can use that and you only have to type a login name and not an email address.) b. Choose a password. This will be the password that you will use every time you log in. c. Retype your password in the space provided. d. Choose a display name. This will be the name that everyone sees on your blog. Please have your first name be a part of your user name. Be sure to keep it professional. e. The word verification part is to keep spammers from electronically creating bogus accounts. f. Check the “I accept” box (assuming you accept) and click the orange continue arrow.
 * 2. Create an account:**

a. check your email that you entered as your email address. There should be an email from blogger.com. Click on the URL in the email. this will activate your account. If you don't see it after a while, check your Junk Mail box or your Spam box. You can continue with today's activities, but you won't be able to log back in after logging out today without having activated the account from the email.
 * 3. Activate your account.**

a. Create a title for your blog, for example, “EDU 101 Blog" or "I'm Ready to Be a Teacher Blog" b. Enter a name that you can type in as an address (for example, “profcommunity” or "teachertheresa") in this box. Using the name you picked, people can access your blog by typing in http:/ /profcommunity.blogspot.com c. Next type in the letters that you see displayed (this is a security device to keep machines from setting up numerous blog accounts that could be used for spam). d. Click the orange continue arrow.
 * 4. Name your blog:**

a. Choose a layout that you want for your background and text in your BLOG. You can change it later, so this is not a permanent decision. b. Click on the small button in your template and click the orange continue arrow.
 * 5. Choose a template:**

a. Click the orange start-posting arrow. b. Create a post by copying and pasting one of your homework responses into the post area, then click on the orange Publish Post button. c. Did it work? Celebrate! Then do it again with your remaining postings.
 * 5. You have created a blog! Try it out.**


 * 6. When Mahildabob gets to you, put the URL for your blog on the class artifact page.**

Note: Remember to write down your username (email address), password and the URL for your blog some place safe but some place where you can find it again because you need this blog for our class.