Hi There Grade Eights!
Welcome to Blog Setup day. Today you will set up your very own blog. Here are the important steps to today’s TASK.
- Have a GMAIL account
- if you don’t have one, set one up HERE
- Sign up for a WordPress account and follow all the steps.
- Remember, DON’T forget your username and password
- Use a Username that your classmates will recognize is you – think about using your name in it.
2.) Get Familiar with the Dashboard and DO the following
—- Choose your new THEME under DESIGN
—- Add these widgets to your them – recent comments, links, stats, and any other’s you would like. Be careful not to clutter up your sidebar with too much junk.
—- Go to Manage – Links – and add every person’s blog address from this class.
—- You can add a short personal note in the “About” section
—- Customize your site by adding custom headers and playing with colours
3. Write a Post
—- Your first post is to take your History response comparison between SA and Mass. Bay Colony and cut and paste it into your post.
—- next – add an image that connects to that topic. You’ll have to find one online, save it, then upload it and insert it into your post.
—- publish it
4. Visit other kids sites
—- follow the links to your classmates sites and add a nice comment on their latest post – just click on comments and follow the directions
5. Add an avatar
—- this image will appear when you leave comments at other sites.
Whoo Hoo!!! I’ve got a smokin’ hot Blog!
Please have all these things done for next class if you don’t finish today.
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