Welcome!

Hello Students!

Welcome to my blog.

Here's your assignment:

Step 1: Create your blog.

• Go to blogger.com
• Click "sign in." Use a Google account. You'll need to create one if you don't already have one. 
• Click "New Blog"
• Give your blog a title!
• Create your URL (Mine is ugarobinson.blogspot.com) 
• Select a template (You can change this later if you want. There are more themes available once you create your blog.)
• Click "no thanks" for the Google Domains thing.

Step 2: Post the URL for your blog in a comment on this blog entry.

• Please include your first name in the comment if it's not clear who you are from your account name.

Step 3: Post your for first blog!

• From your dashboard, click "New Post."
• Look at the two tabs labelled "Compose" and "HTML" at the top left of the document window. Be sure to paste your draft using the "Compose" mode, not the "HTML" mode.
• Once you've entered the text, add an image/gif/video that complements the content of your blog. Consider using "text wrapping" rather than simply post the pic at the top or bottom of the blog. 
• Be sure to post the word count at the bottom.

Step 4: Personalize your blog.

• From your dashboard, click "layout."
• Find the "About Me" widget. Add a pic of yourself, or if you don't want to add a pic of yourself, add a pic of something else! 
• Add some basic information about you--your specializations, for example--but not too much. Avoid including your last name, for example. 
• Make sure you save your changes. 
• Feel free to add any other widgets that make you happy. (e.g., Twitter)
• Now, go back to your dashboard and click on "Template." Make changes to it if you'd like. 

Step 5: Comment

• Consult the syllabus for guidelines on commenting on a peer's blog. 
• Click on one of your classmate's names to visit their blog. Read it and leave a comment!
• Respond to a different classmate each time, making sure you look for classmate's whose posts haven't been commented on yet. 

                       Done!