Date post: | 14-May-2015 |
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Recap of Part 1 (last time)
• How to get a Google ID • Create a blog using Blogger.com • Choose the right template namely Simple. (If your
listeners choose Dynamic they will be very confused.)
• Write a post and publish• Write a comment in a blogpostTASK: Create your own blog and write a little bit about themselves. Send your blog addresses to Nomty
Outcomes for today
• Let’s look at Settings – date, layout, comment settings, etc
• Fill in the About me section in the sidebar• Add a photo to a blog• Add a video to a blogTASK: Fill in your About me section, and add a photo and a video to your blog
SETTINGS
Go to Settings
Select settings – posts and comments
Select settings – posts and comments
Settings - Other
LAYOUT
THE ABOUT ME SECTION
Fill in the about me section
ADD PHOTOS
You can add single photos
A blog with photos can be a wonderful memory of an event
Click on the Add photo icon
Add writing
Add title
Click on Add photo icon
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Choose a file from your computer
Find the folder
Find the photo
Click on ‘Open’
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It is placed here
Click on ‘Add’
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There it is
Choose the photo size
Click on pic. and choose ‘medium’
Choose centre
Add a caption
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Preview
Publish
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Now I am going to show you the same thing live!
ADD A VIDEO
1. Add your own video
Have your video ready
Find your video in your file
Get your post ready
Click on the video icon
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Click on ‘Browse’ and find your video
Click on the video to select it
Click on ‘Open’
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Find your video folder
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Video starts to upload
You will need to wait till it uploads
Now I am going to show you the same thing live!
2. Add a YouTube video
We have to “embed” a YouTube video
Find the video on You Tube
Ask for Gotta Share
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Click on Share
Choose embed
Copy the codeChange code
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Choose HTMLPaste code here. It
will be too wide
Get your blog post ready
Publish and look at it on the blog
Now I am going to show you the same thing live!
That’s it for today