Here is your “blog” assignment:http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/fryeem/RE5130/blogassignment.html
You will respond to daily readings through posts and create a total of 5 pages:
- About Me
- Journal Invitation
- My Poetry
- Poetry Project
- Multigenre Memoir Project
Creating a blog with WordPress.com
Go to http://wordpress.com/ and click Sign Up Now!
Fill in the information (write down username and password)
. Click “Gimme a blog.”
Signing up with WordPress.com-Video
Next, name your blog with your first and last name. Sign-up. Close window after reading.
Go to your e-mail and look for the message from WordPress.com.
Click the link in the e-mail to activate your account. Write down or copy into a document the user name and password, so you can find it later. You will get another message from WordPress.com with important account information—save this message.
Go to WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) and login (Already Hip)
Find Your blog: name of your blog; click on it.
You will be looking at your dashboard;
From here you will have to take time to experiment and check things out. Read the help in the e-mail you saved and the hints on the page.
Click Visit Site to view your blog.
Copy the address of this site that appears in the url window. Use the curser to click on the address until it turns blue, then copy the address (you can use the edit menu or right click button)
Go to your e-mail, send an e-mail to me (bethfrye@gmail.com) and in the message paste the url address of your blog that you just copied.
Make sure you sign your name and send this to me. I will need this address to put your blog site on our BlogRoll Feed page. When I get it set up, I will e-mail you confirmation. At that point go check to see if your blog is showing up. If not, let me know.
An Introduction to Your Dashboard- Video
Now you are ready to set up the Design of your blog. Everything is located on your dashboard on the left side of the page. Click on Appearance to change the themes of your blog.
Previewing and Activating Themes–Video
I would like for each of you to start by drafting your “Me Map” or “About Me” page. Please see next post…
WRITING A POST or a PAGE–Video
Check out these videos for help!
- http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/adding-an-about-me-or-any-other-static-page/
- http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/15/writing-and-publishing-a-post/
Go to WordPress.com (http://wordpress.com/) and login (already hip)
Find Your blogs: name of your blog; click on it.
You will be looking at your dashboard;
Look on the left side of your blog and click on Pages and then Add New. OR, if you would like to write a post, instead of a page, please click on post. And then you would click ADD New.
Enter the title
Write your text in the white area, or write your text in Word (do spell check) then copy and paste it into the text area. When you are ready to publish your page or post,
Click Blue Publish button on the right.
Go to your blog and see if it posted.
Embedding Photos or Media into Your Posts-Video
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