Monday, September 19, 2011

Sept 20th--Daybook Blogging and Student Challenge

Part 1: Writing

Look over the daybook quick-writes you've done relating to the Hunger Games.  Pick one, and write a blog post that expands on what you wrote in your daybook.  It does not necessarily need to be directly related to the Hunger Games, but it can be.  No length requirement, but your post should be thoughtful and complete. Be sure to proofread and run spell check before you post.

Part 2: Change your blog comments settings (for Blogger only)
  • In your dashboard, click on "settings," then "comments"
  • Under "who can comment," select "anyone"
  • Under "backlinks" select "show"
  • Under "comment moderation" select "always"
  • Click "save settings"
Part 3: Add a visitor tracking widget to your blog's sidebar
  • There are many different gadgets you can use – revolvermaps, clustrmaps, flag counter, feedjit  
  • Though each widget is different, all will involve providing your blog's url, and copying an embed code
  • To embed your visitor tracker on your sidebar in Blogger (*In Edublogs, click here for directions)
  •       On your dashboard, click the "design" tab
  •       On the sidebar, click "add gadget"
  •       Select the gadget that says "html/javascript"
  •       Paste the code for your widget (that you copied) in the html/javascript gadget


Part 4: Create an About Me page in your blog
  • For Blogger, Click on "posting," then "Edit Pages" then "Add New Page."  Title your page, "About Me"
  • For Edublogs, go here, and scroll down to where it says Activity 1
  •  Tell your readers your first name only, a bit about your interests but remember to be internet savvy and not give out any personal details.
Part 5: Connecting with a Global Audience of Student Bloggers

Visit five blogs from other students around the world (click here for the list), leave a comment on each blog asking the author a question.

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