Setting up a blogSetting up a blog@edublog.org@edublog.org

With ThomasWith Thomas

Part 1Part 1

Hi Ya all!!!This is a step by step

slideshow that will take you through the process

Cool and Calm!!

Go to Go to www.edublogs.orgwww.edublogs.org

Look at a video about what Edublogs is and that will give you an overview of

what is on offer!!

Here is 10 ways of how you can use blogs to teach

Read a few of the teacher blogs to see how teachers are using blogs in real

life!!

Are you ready???? Steady??? GOOOOOOOO….sign up for free!!

Fill in your username. Make it something that you can

remember

Use this option if you only want to be able to comment on other

edu-bloggers’ blogs

Make sure that you will have access to your e-mail box. You

will receive an activation link via e-mail and will have to activate before you will be able to use

your blog!!!

thomas123

thomas@gmail.com

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Type exactly- it checks that you are human!!

Hit it Baby!!!!

learn2blog

Stop to think for a moment here.Choose the domain name so that it can:

a) Be relevant to what your blog is aboutb) Is easy to remember

If it is a class blog…eg gr11geographyclass

Your blog title does not need to be the same as your blog domain.

It can be more elaborate if you want !!

Learn 2 blog with Thomas!!

If you are shy do not tick this. You can always go and tick it later!!! Hit it again Baby!!!!

Sometimes the blog domain name that you chose, already

exist. Don’t panic!!

Just choose another one!!

learn2blogwiththomas

Hit it Baby!!!!

If you fill in something incorrectly, it will always take

you back to the previous screen and highlight the incorrect entry

in pink

Sign into your e-mail inbox and wait for your activation

e-mail to arrive……

Lam tie dam tie dam…

I am waiiiiiting

To activate your blog, please click the following link:

http://learn2blogwiththomas.edublogs.org/wp-activate.php?key=77aa1518c5124243

After you activate, you will receive *another email* with your login.

After you activate, you can visit your blog here:

http://learn2blogwiththomas.edublogs.org/

Finally!!!!

Click on this link to activate your blog

After activation you will get a screen with your username

and passwordCopy your password (highlightCTRLC)

And thenClick on Login

Jippeeee

Sign into your site with this username and password.

MMMMI must remember to go and change

my password later…

Copy your password (highlightCTRLC)

And then click on this link

Username: thomas123Password: 30de53

Sign into your site with your username and password.

DO you remember that you copied your password?

Now just go CLT V(Or rightclick and paste)

Hit it Baby!!!!

If you are working on your own computer that only you use, tick this one…but if you are on a school PC, DON’T

thomas123

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Cool Dashboard!Just look at all the things I can do!!!

But 1st let me change my password!!!

You now have a choice to update your profile…

Remember to only give out information you feel

comfortable to share..

So why do I have to change my password??

Well, you will neeeever remember the password they

send you….choose something you will

remember!!************

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Click here…

OkayCannot wait any longer!!

Let me go and check out my

blog!!!

Click here to view your site

Your blog will have a generic theme with a system

generated 1st post “Hello World”and a comment

In the next “thomaszode” you will learn how to

“customize” your blog with your own pages, custom

heading, categories, blogroll and more….

Hey what is this??

I never wrote a post….!!!

This slideshow has been developed for our

ICT-4-champions groupAnd my school 2.0

workshop

My personal blog is at www.maggie.co.za where

I also talk to myself

You are welcome to share this slideshow and

improve on it as long as you let me have the

improved version back…

You can send it to thomas@maggie.co.za

(I am trying to get in touch with my mail side!!)