activities for tuesday, september 7

As we discussed in Thursday's class, on Tuesday, September 7, we will meet in the computer lab in room 303 of Royall Hall (Here's a map). You will learn to use Blogger and post your definition. The following are the instructions for using Blogger (also available in a printer-friendly format), which I'll also pass out in class:

Instructions for signing up with Blogger.

Point your web browser to http://www.blogger.com
Click on big, orange arrow: "Create Your Blog Now."

1. Fill out the form that appears next. (For the password, choose something you'll remember.) Click the box that says "Terms of Service." Click on big, orange arrow that says "Continue." You do not have to use your real name, but you do have to use a real email address in order for the service to work.
2. Give your blog a title and address on the form that appears next. Click on big, orange arrow that says "Continue."
3. Decide what your blog should look like by choosing a "template" on the page that appears next. Click on big, orange arrow that says "Continue."

• Shortly, you'll see a page saying your blog has been created.
• Next, click on "Start Posting" and type or paste in your definition. You can do your own HTML encoding by clicking on the "HTML" tab to the right of the "title" box, or you can use the formatting tools already available in the Blogger interface by sticking with the "Compose" tab. Before you are finished, it's a good idea to click on "Save as Draft" at the bottom of the page to keep a draft of your work stored on Blogger.
• When you're finished with your definition and ready to make it readable by others, click on "Publish Post" at the bottom of the page. Make sure that you allow comments to be made on your entry.
• You'll briefly see a page that says "Publishing is in progress," and then you'll see a page that says "Your blog published successfully." Click on "View Blog" link to view your blog.

Finally, send an email to me at williamsgh@umkc.edu with the address of your new blog (and make sure I know who you are!). I'll post all the blog addresses on the course website later in the day.

Due: Between now and 9:30 on Thursday morning, read at least three other definitions from student blogs and leave comments on their blogs.

To leave a comment

• Click on the "Comments" link that should be visible under each entry.
• On the next page, click on "Post a Comment." Sign in using your Blogger username and password (the same ones you used to create your own blog).
• Type in your comment and click on "Publish Your Comment."