Set up your blog on Blogger

 

  1. Go to http://www.blogger.com/signup.g
  2. Set up an account. Write your email address carefully.
  3. Write down your username and password in your planner.

(Keep trying until it accepts a username that’s available.)

 

Name your blog

 

  1. Give a blog name ie, To Kill a Mockingbird
  2. Put in a URL name. (Keep trying until it accepts something.)
  3. Send an email to teacher telling me the URL that has your blog address.

If you don’t do this, I won’t be able to give you a grade for this project.

 

Sign in and post

 

  1. Go to http://www.blogger.com/start and put in your username and password.
  2. Click on the blog To Kill a Mockingbird.
  3. Click on Create New Post.
  4. Give the posting a specific title: ie, Chapters 1-4 Discussion Director
  5. See Literature Circle Reflection document to learn how to write these posts.
  6. Click on Publish Post when you’re finished.
  7. Click on View Blog tab to see how it looks on the Internet.

 

NOTE: Compose and save reflection in MS Word and copy and paste it into the box. Sometimes the program times out, if you spend too long composing.

 

Finding URL to send email to teacher

 

  1. Click on change settings.
  2. Click on Publishing.
  3. Type http:// address in your email.

 

Change Settings to allow comments

 

  1. Click on Settings tab, Comments button.
  2. Click Comment – Show
  3. Select Who Can Comment? – Anyone
  4. Default for Post – New Posts Have Comments
  5. Click on Save Settings.
  6. Click on Republish to see your changes on the blog.

 

Change Settings to use Cairo time

 

  1. Click on Settings tab, Formatting button.
  2. Click on Time Zone arrow.
  3. Find [UTC +02:00] Africa/Cairo
  4. Click on Save Settings.
  5. Click on Republish to see your changes on the blog.

 

Go Back to Main Blog page – Dashboard & Sign Out

 

  1. Click in upper right corner link Back to Dashboard to go back to main page.
  2. Click in upper right corner Sign Out.

 

Questions for me

 

  1. Go to http://tkamock.blogspot.com/
  2. This is my blog for this project. Post your questions or comments to me.
  3. Remember to click on the Comments link to do this.
  4. You can also send me an email teacher or ask me in class.