Create Your Blog

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Topic summary: In this topic you will learn how to set up your own blog. You will write your first blog entry and add a link to your blog on your Profile. (Note: We suggest that you use Blogger.com because it is free and well supported. You can choose another Blog site if you prefer.)


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Set Up a Blog Account

Step 1: Go to www.blogger.com

Click on the orange arrow that says "CREATE YOUR BLOG NOW".

Step 2: Enter Your Information

  • On this screen you'll be asked to give an email address and password (you will use these each time you want to login to your blog).
  • You will also be asked for a Display name, which is what others see when you post to your blog.

Step 3: Name the Blog

  • Give your blog a name. Make sure it is appropriate for school use, and Do NOT use your full name! for safety reasons.
  • Next, you have to choose your blog address. Make sure the name is unique. Click the link called "Check Availability" to see if someone else has the URL that you want. If someone does, it will give you different names to choose from.

Step 4: Choose a Template

Next you can choose a style template for your blog. Scroll through the list of templates and chose the one you like best.


Step 5: Start Blogging

Your blog has now been created. Click on the orange arrow to start blogging.


Create Your First Blog Entry

Step 1: Write and Post Your Entry

  1. Title. Give the blog entry a title that will help people know what you're writing about.
  2. Blog content. For your very first blog entry, write about what you hope to do in the Globaloria course. What kind of game will you make? What are you most excited or scared about?
  3. Keywords. You can type in keywords like "game, Flash, global climate". This will help people looking for blogs on those topics to find your blog.
  4. Publish. Click "Publish Post" to publish. Click "Save" if you want to keep a draft version but not publish it yet.

Step 2: Confirmation

Congratulations, you're a blogger! The confirmation screen let's you know that what you have just written has now been published to the internet. Now you can view your blog, create another entry, or edit the current entry.

View Your Blog

Step 1: View the Blog Homepage

Below is a sample blog to demonstrate what your blog may look like.

  • Blog Title: This was the title you gave the blog page in step 3 of Create Account.
  • Posting Date: This shows when you posted and any and all postings you have done on that date.
  • The Post: This is the post you just wrote. It also includes the author's name if more than one person are able to write to that post. This also includes the time the post was written.
  • Labels: The labels (keywords) you created for the blog post are now links. If you click on one of the words, it will then show you all blog postings that share that label.
  • Archive: The Archive lists all of your blog entries. People who visit your blog can see what has been posted and when.
  • About Me: Here people can see your Blogger profile. (Filling in the profile is optional.)
  • Subscribing to the Post: This link will open another page that looks like this.

You can click on the link "Subscribe to this feed" to set up an RSS feed that sends your blog posts to your email or RSS favorites.


Update Your Wiki Page

Update your Wiki Profile page with a link to your new Blog:

  • Go to your profile and look for the line in the Personal info section that says "Your Blog:"
  • Click the edit tab
  • Click on the little globe in the row of buttons above the edit space to get the hyperlink format template.
  • Replace the example URL with your blog URL and the "link name" text with the name of your blog.
  • Save!



After you finish these assignments, continue to the Participation Guidelines topic.

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