URBANMINISTRY.ORG BLOGGER TRAINING

Topic Two: Adding Content to UrbanMinistry.org

NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE A REGISTERED BLOGGER ACCOUNT WITH URBANMINISTRY.ORG BEFORE CONTINUING.

If you do not, please visit http://www.urbanministry.org/blogger

Topics Covered

Posting a blog entry Adding an image Adding an online video Posting a link to an online resource

POSTING A BLOG ENTRY

Navigate to the blog posting page

http://www.urbanministry.org/node/add/blog Several ways to do this: At the homepage, once

you’ve logged in, there is a “Blog” link

Under the “Post” menu option, there is a “Blogs” link

There is also a post blog link at the Editor Central at http://www.urbanministry.org/editor

Elements of the Blog Posting Page Title: Where the title of your blog entry

goes Channel/Issue Area: Select the assigned

categories for your blog entry, as noted in the Topic One: Blogger Basics training You are also free to tag your entry with

other Issue Areas, but be aware that they may not show up in one of our Issue Channels

Elements of the Blog Posting Page (cont.)

Body: Where the body of your blog entry goes

Publishing Options: Select the “Promoted to front page” option under “Publishing Options”

Hit the “Submit” button to post your blog entry.

POSTING AN IMAGE

Choosing an Image to Post

Make sure that the image that you are posting is a Creative Commons-licensed content

Places to look for images Flickr Google Images Yahoo Images

What makes a good image?

Creative Commons-licensed

Conveys emotion Is related to

article/topic Is good

resolution/not blurry or pixelated

Colour my community...(carf, Flickr)

Let There Be Light (sgrace, Flickr)

Navigate to the image posting page

http://www.urbanministry.org/node/add/image Under the “Post” menu option, there is a “Stock Photo” link

There is also a Post Blog link at the Editor Central at http://www.urbanministry.org/editor

Elements of Image Posting Page Title: Use, where applicable, the original

title of the image, followed by the username of the photographer, followed by the source of the image (only for images from Flickr) Example: Photo of cat (kittylover27, flickr)

Image Galleries (free urban Christian stock photography): Select any tags that describe the image

Urbanresource.net: Select this only if your image is not Christian or faith-based

Elements of Image Posting Page (cont.) Image: Click on the “Browse” button to

navigate to your image on your computer, and then upload it. Note: You have to save the image on your

computer before you can upload it to the site

Hit the “Submit” button your save your image.

Adding an Image to Your Blog Entry Adding an image to your blog entry

makes its more visually appealing and draws more readers

Make sure that you have already saved your image in our Stock Photo gallery before attempting to add it to your page

To start, click on the “Add/Insert Image” icon in the Body editor located under the “Source” icon

Adding an Image to Your Blog Entry (cont.) Fill in the URL with the

URL of the image You can get this by

right clicking on the image and selecting “Copy Link Location”

Make the width and height no more that 100x100

Fill in the other fields accordingly: Border: 0 Hspace: 5 Align: Left

ADDING AN ONLINE VIDEO

Choosing an Video to Post

Make sure that the video is free to embed and upload to other sites

Places to look for videos YouTube GodTube Yahoo Videos Google Videos

What makes a good video?

Free to use Good quality Is related to

article/topic Is informative

Video: NOOMA - Rich

Navigate to the video posting page

http://www.urbanministry.org/node/add/video-import Under the “Post” menu option, there is a “Video Import” link Make sure to use the

“Video Import” option and not the “Post Video” option

There is also a Post Video link at the Editor Central at http://www.urbanministry.org/editor

Elements of Video Posting Page Title: Use the original title of the video Channel/Issue Area: Select the assigned

categories for your blog entry, as noted in the Topic One: Blogger Basics training You are also free to tag your entry with

other Issue Areas, but be aware that they may not show up in one of our Issue Channels

Audience: Same as Channel/Issue Area

Elements of Video Posting Page (cont.) Media Type: Select “Video” video_import: Paste the URL of the video

here Body: Add a description of the video

ADDING A RESOURCE LINK

What makes a good resource link?

A resource link is basically a way of featuring and displaying interesting and helpful websites and online articles on our UrbanMinistry homepage.

Is from a reliable source Presents information and

opinions clearly in a way that is not disrespectful to other beliefs

Is current or recent

Navigate to the link posting page

http://www.urbanministry.org/node/add/link Under the “Post” menu option, there is a “Resource Link” link

There is also a Post Link link at the Editor Central at http://www.urbanministry.org/editor

Elements of Resource Link Posting Page Title: Use a title that is eye-catching yet

still summarizes what the article or site that you are linking to is about Think of the title as a newspaper headline

Link URL: Paste the URL of the link Body: Add a 1-3 sentence of description of

the link Refer to Slide 13 for instructions on adding a

related image to your resource link description.

Media Type: Select “Link”.

Elements of Resource Link Posting Page (cont.) Channel/Issue Area: Select the assigned

categories for your blog entry, as noted in the Topic One: Blogger Basics training You are also free to tag your entry with

other Issue Areas, but be aware that they may not show up in one of our Issue Channels

Audience: Same as Channel/Issue Area

HINTS AND TIPS

Copy/Paste from Microsoft Word Creating your blog article in MS Word before

pasting it into the Body field on the Post Blog page can cause formatting errors with our homepage. To alleviate this, please follow these steps: In the Body field, click the Source button. Paste your text from MS Word into the Body field. Click the Source button again.

You will have to recreate all of your line breaks by pressing the Enter button where they originally were.

Other Things to Note

On Blogging: It is easier to create bulleted lists for your

blog entries using the Bulleted List icon in the Body Field than to try to do it with HTML, unless you’re a pro coder.

On Posting Images On Flickr.com, when saving an image to your

computer that you want to later post, never choose the largest, or original-sized version of the image. Normally, go for the large or medium-sized version.

For more information, or if you have questions, please contact Rakiesha Chase.

Email: rakiesha[at]techmission[dot]orgPhone: 617.282.9798 ext. 107