Step One: Create a Gmail Account See the back page if you need help with this! Step Two: Create your Blog a) Go to www.blogger.com b) Log-in using your g-mail account and password. c) When you log in, you will likely see this screen. o Select “Create a limited Blogger profile.” o Uncheck “Email Notifications” d) You will be seen as: o Use this template for your name: LastnameFirstinitialGWP o Ex: barnesdgwp (Note: If you already have a blogger blog, start with e) e) Click “New Blog” near “Create Your Blog Now” f) Title: Same as before: Lastname - GWP o Ex: Barnes - GWP g) Address: Same as before: LastnameFirstinitialGWP o Ex: barnesdgwp h) Pick your template (you can change it later) i) Your blog has been created j) Click “Start posting.” k) Copy and paste your P2 into the box. (Note: Tab doesn’t work! Either hit the space bar five times or put spaces between your paragraphs) How to Create a “Blogger”
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Step One: Create a Gmail Account See the back page if you need help with this!
Step Two: Create your Bloga) Go to www.blogger.comb) Log-in using your g-mail account and password.c) When you log in, you will likely see this screen.
o Select “Create a limited Blogger profile.”o Uncheck “Email Notifications”
d) You will be seen as: o Use this template for your name: LastnameFirstinitialGWPo Ex: barnesdgwp
(Note: If you already have a blogger blog, start with e)
e) Click “New Blog” near “Create Your Blog Now”f) Title: Same as before: Lastname - GWP
o Ex: Barnes - GWPg) Address: Same as before: LastnameFirstinitialGWP
o Ex: barnesdgwph) Pick your template (you can change it later)
i) Your blog has been created j) Click “Start posting.”
k) Copy and paste your P2 into the box. (Note: Tab doesn’t work! Either hit the space bar five times or put spaces between your paragraphs)
whatever you brought (keep labels short but specific).
m) Click options:o Make sure that reader
comments are “allow”ed.n) Click “Publish” at the top.o) Click “Layout” on the left side of
the screen.o Choose “Add a Gadget”
above “Blog Archive.”o Choose labels
o Click “Save”o Click “Save Arrangement”
p) Click “View Blog” at the top.q) Your blog post is published! (Notice the labels on the side)r) To add comments, click on “0 Comments.” (this will be used in a few minutes)
Step 3: Add your URL to the Google Doc:
a) Copy your website’s URL.b) Open this link:
http://bit.ly/gwpteacherdemoc) Paste your URL link by your
name.
Assignment:
1. Post your P2, P3, or whatever your brought to your blog.
a. Add appropriate labels to your post and title your post appropriately.
2. Add a comment to your post requesting what kind of feedback you’d like from
your study group.
3. Open the blog of the person below you on the Google Document (the last person
5. Add a comment to their post giving specific and thorough feedback based on the
questions they asked.
a. If finished early, also comment on the person above you on the Google
Document.
Creating a Gmail Account:
1. Go to www.gmail.com2. Click “Create an account” 3. Fill out all the required information4. Uncheck “Set Google as my default homepage.” 5. Check “I agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy”6. Uncheck “Google may use my account information to personalize
+1’s on content and ads on non-Google websites.”7. Click “Next Step”8. Click “Continue to G-mail”
(if something pops up about needing a phone number please call over your teacher)
