Week Two

Thing 3. Set up your own blog , add your first post, add an avatar.

               *If you have trouble adding your avatar, follow the directions on the Links and Resources page.

                 If you still need some help, just email Jen or Shirley.

Thing 4. Register your blog and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.

                  When you register your blog, PLEASE register it with Jen or Shirley. Registering it with the

                  California School Library Association is GREAT, but we won't know about it to give you credit.

                  Just email one of us and we'll add your link to the Summer 2008 Partners page.

Tips & Resources

1. Remember to create a username and password that you will remember. Blogger will let you use your school email address as your username, if you choose. 
2. You may encounter frustration as you set up your blog. Blogger software interface is not particularly intuitive. Ask a colleague or one of us to help you if you get stuck. Try to get as far as you can by yourself. Remember this is about self-discovery and self-learning.
3. Privacy -- You may be concerned about privacy issues. When you create your blog, you may use any name you wish and reveal nothing about yourself. Look at some of the blogs already created. Try to guess who some of them are! The 2.0 Team will know your real identity because you must register in order for us to track your progress. When the program is over, you have the option to delete your blog.
4. Signing On - If you create your blog in Blogger, you will always sign on as NEW BLOGGER. Follow the BIG ORANGE ARROW in the middle of your computer screen that says "Create your blog now" Then you will create a Google account which is simply any email address you choose that already exists such as, your work email address, a Yahoo email address, etc.
5. Once you create your blog, you may choose to change font, font size, add photos to your blog posts, photo of your avatar or other character on your main page, etc. Avoid black as a background -- hard on readers' eyes and printer ink! Much of these changes are done in the LAYOUT section.
6. Please remember your email, password and the blog URL you create. That is your responsibility. See tip #1 about a password notebook or secret place.
7. Be creative or funny or whatever with your blog title. Don't you just love "Below Approach" or "Crowe's Nest."
8. Entries -- Please clearly identify which WEEK and which THING you are doing in a blog entry. This will make life easier for the 2.0 Team as it tracks your progress. It will also make your blog a much more useful reference tool for you.
9. Having trouble adding your Yahoo! Avatar to your Blogger blog? Try this link Exporting your avatar to Blogger.doc.