Monday, October 20, 2008

#3 Grab Yourself a Blog in 3 Easy Steps

Watch this video from Common Craft about blogs:





Now that you’ve done some exploring around this website and understand how this program will work, it’s time to setup your very own personal blog to begin recording your thoughts, discoveries and exercises in. For this program, We recommend that you use Blogger, a popular free online blog hosting service that is extremely easy to use.

Creating a blog using Blogger takes just three steps:
  1. Create an account (view screenshot)

  2. Name your blog (view screenshot)

  3. Select your template. (view screenshot)

Once you’ve created your blog here are two important things to know:
  • To add posts: The maintenance interface that you will use to add posts, edit or change the step-up your blog is accessed online at http://www.blogger.com Be sure to write down your login and password.

  • To view your blog: Your blog address is http://(xxxx).blogspot.com, (xxxx)=the unique identifier you entered in Step 2. Be sure to also write down your blog address.


If you run into problems or would like more information about blogs and using Blogger here are some discovery resources you can use:

OK -- Now, it’s your turn...

Discovery Exercise:
  • Setup a blog for yourself through Blogger.

  • Add a test post or two.

    Note: Use one of your test posts to create an entry about the habits among the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits that is easiest and hardest for you & why.

  • Have fun!!!!

  • Create an entry about the habits among the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits that is easiest and hardest for you & why.

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    How you choose to identify yourself on your blog is your choice. You can blog under a screen name, anonymously, or as yourself. However, in order to qualify for the staff incentives and the 9 hours of training credit, you will need to do register your blog with the JPL Training Office. You will find instructions on how to do this in Discovery Exercise #4.
  • 13 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    At 1:37pm on 10/20/08 the links to the "7 1/2 habits" web page isn't working...

    Anonymous said...

    Thanks, it should be OK now.

    Anonymous said...

    The links still are not working.

    brad said...

    I couldn't get the link to work either. I found the website through Google and watched it there.

    Karren said...

    Kdeas (kdeas@coj.net)

    This is my second trial today. I don't know what happend the first time. Too much fun!

    Anonymous said...

    My blog on the 7 1/2 Habits is at:

    http://cornerdemon.blogspot.com/2008/10/7-12-lifelong-learning-habits.html

    Hmmmm... I actually think I did that right!

    Anonymous said...

    My blog is at jpltrainingblog.blogspot.com

    sarthurgeiger said...
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    sarthurgeiger said...

    My blog on the Lifelong Learning Habits is at:

    http://sarthurgeiger.blogspot.com/2008/11/12-lifelong-learning-habits.html

    omebi<>dreams said...

    http://pluto-raechel.blogspot.com/2008/11/seven-and-half-things.html

    jackie said...
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    jackie said...

    jackie (curryj@coj.net)

    This is my trial blog
    http://butterflies-jackie.blogspot.com/2008/10/very-first-time-4-me.html

    Feather on the Path said...

    kjessee (kjessee@coj.net) Setting up the blog was easy. Commenting on others is something I am less inclined to do--although that is one of the primary functions.