Making It Simple: BLOGGING...For College Students

Making It Simple: BLOGGING...For College Students

Making it Simple is not a real organization and that this is a presentation for CMST 225, a course at Minnesota State University,

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What is a blog?

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A website thatyou can update daily with newinformation

Personal diary

a blog is...

What is a blog?

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A website thatyou can update daily with newinformation

Breaking news outlet

a blog is...

What is a blog?

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A website thatyou can update daily with newinformation

Collection of links

a blog is...

What is a blog?

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A website thatyou can update daily with newinformation

Personal Memos to the world

a blog is...

What is a blog?

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A website thatyou can update daily with newinformation

Your own private thoughts

a blog is...

Why College Students Blog• Networking

Why College Students Blog• Networking• Place to market your resume

Why College Students Blog• Networking• Place to market your resume• Control how the online world perceives

you

Why College Students Blog• Networking• Place to market your resume• Control how the online world perceives

you• Create a side income

Steps for signing up

Steps for signing upGo to wordpress.com

Steps for signing upGo to wordpress.com

> Then click on “Get Started Here”

That should look like this!

Now that you’re signed up

Now that you’re signed up

> GO TO YOUR DASHBOARD!

Now that you’re signed up

> GO TO YOUR DASHBOARD!

> Located in top left corner!

Let’s Choose a Theme

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Let’s create a home page!

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TextText

That should bring you to a page like this

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And now you have a.....

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Text

HOMEPAGE!

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Now that you have a homepage...

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Finally...

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Lets create a...

POST!!!!!!!

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Step 1.

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<Click “Add New”

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Enter title here

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Write your blog post HERE!

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Click Publish!

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Why is blogging important for college students?

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You

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You are

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You are the

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You are the Google

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You are the google generation...

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Soon

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Soon YOU

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Soon YOU will

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Soon YOU will be

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Soon YOU will be running

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Soon YOU will be running the

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Soon YOU will be running the World...

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So

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So we

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So we care

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So we care what

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So we care what YOU

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So we care what YOU think!

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Special thanks to...71

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance) 72

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info) 73

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

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Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog) 75

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog)

http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture) 76

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog)

http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map) 77

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog)

http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)

http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)78

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog)

http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)

http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)

Google ( google image) 79

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog)

http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)

http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)

Google ( google image)

AND FINALLY! wordpress.com 80

Special thanks to...(In order of appearance)

http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g (what is a blog info)

http://www.guerillablogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/what-is-a-blog.gif (what is a blog picture)

http://comluv.com/6-reasons-why-every-college-student-should-blog/ (why college students should blog)

http://images.ewins.com/digital_asset_manager/image_resize.php?vi=865928&mdx=800 (man leaning on post picture)

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm (world map)

http://deems.co.za/2009/03/page/4/ (uncle sam picture)

Google ( google image)

AND FINALLY! wordpress.com

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