EDU221BlogSetUp

NOTE: you can set up your new blog on an iOS device but it might be easier on your laptop. Also know that blogger.com and blogspot.com sometimes don't play nice with Safari or Explorer. The jury is out on Chrome--some folks never have an issue with Chrome and blogger.com and some folks can't get it to work at all (they're both made by Google, you'd think they would play nice). Firefox typically works well.
 * 1) Because UMF is a Google Enterprise institution, you automatically have a blog account at blogger.com. Go to [|blogger.com] and log in using your UMF email address and current password.
 * 2) Click the "create a new blog" button
 * 3) The title is the name that shows at the top of a browser page. It can have capital letters, spaces, punctuation, etc. and you can change it at any time (and I don't mind if you change it multiple times during the semester)
 * 4) The address is the URL. It cannot have spaces or punctuation and I recommend that you make it all lower case. It will have to be unique...no one at blogspot.com can ever have picked that address before. Try to come up with something fun yet professional that reflects that this is your technology integration blog. You can always try your first name and "edu221" (or edu221 followed by your first name). I avoid using last names for security reasons but last initial is generally safe.
 * 5) Pick a template. This, too, can be changed after you make this first decision and I don't mind if you change it multiple times during the semester.
 * 6) Click the "Create Blog" button and if it all works, do a little happy dance.


 * 1) Do the following things in the time allotted (you may not necessarily do them in this order)
 * 2) Create your first blog entries:
 * 3) Copy and paste what you wrote about TPACK and SAMR into a blog entry.
 * Title your posting "TPACK and SAMR Model"
 * Label it with "TI" (technology integration). //[In the labels area of your blog post, write the label. Don't put any quotation marks.]//
 * 1) Copy and paste the 5 apps in your passion text from the email (with suggested edits) into a blog entry.
 * Title it "Apps for a Personal Passion" and label it iPad and TI. //[In the labels area of your blog post, write the two labels and separate them with a comma. Don't put any quotation marks.//
 * 1) Copy and paste the Wes Fryer chapter 1 text into a blog entry.
 * Title it "Wes Fryer Chapter 1" and add labels of "TI" and "Wes Fryer."
 * 1) Add appropriate citations to your blog site.
 * 2) Put your blog URL on the Google spreadsheet linked to the artifact wiki.
 * 3) Make sure that somewhere on your blog (top, left, right, or bottom...your choice), the list of labels will be visible.


 * 1) If you finish the above list and the allotted time isn't over:
 * 2) Play with templates, backgrounds, your profile, and account features to make this blog really represent you. Feel free to change settings at any time. I don't mind fishbowls or advertisements or other zany gadgets on blogs--it shows you're willing to try new things
 * 3) be aware of privacy/security when setting up your profile--how much do you want to reveal about yourself--only a few items are required, the rest is up to you.

NOTE: If blogger asks you about picking a profile--Google+ or basic profile--pick basic profile if you're not a Google + user. If it asks you for a display name, just your first name is fine or you can make a fun/clever display name but it must be professional and somehow it must include your first name or a name all of us would recognize as being you. Think about digital security before making your last name a part of your display name.