Are you Blogging?

Yes, I am, and what about you?


Here you have the keys to create a new blog.
Obviosly you need, at first a GMAil account because you are going to make it using the Goggle Platform.
To get started with blogger:

1. Create a google account.
2. Create a blog. Pay attention to the name of your blog, and choose a template.
3. Follow the instructions to publish a post.


From the moment you have your blog created, send a mail to the teacher with the URL of the blog. You do not need to have everything finished to send the link. You can going on improving it later.

Look at these requirements that your work has to meet:

  

• Publish your blog and check...
• Remember your Blog address or the way to search for it!! 
• Send the blog address to the teacher
• Choose a Template... 
• Configuration... Change the language to English 
• Public several articles
• Include Labels on the articles
• Add your favicon, and a nice header with photo...
• Learn the difference between Articles and  pages...
• Include a posts with photos and links
• Include an article with embed video or/and embed audio
• Include also a link on an article or a page
• Learn the difference between page menu and labels
• Create three stable pages with important information: About me, About my blog(s), Important info, and publish them as a menu
• No comments allowed on pages...
• Revise the Setting Options (Configuration). 
• Be sure you know how to add images, links, videos,
• Evaluate your blog and improve it up to get the best of it ...
• Check your blog link is correct on the teacher's blog

Tie your boots and come on!

Adding a Video to your Blog

It is easy to add a video to your blog.

There are three options:

• The first one is by copying the link to the video you want the visitors to watch.

Copy the link to the video from the address bar and paste it using the "link" tool. Select the option "open the link in a new window" so that your visitor does not get out your blog.

• Another option is uploading the video if the original one is on your computer.

• The most useful posibility is to embed a video which is located in a video hosting platform as YouTube.

Here you have a good explanation about how to do this:

Add your favorite icon

It is not compulsory to do it but it will make your blog more attractive and original.
Look at the favicon of this blog:
If you want to create and add one to your own blog use this online generator

or this one: GenFavicon

and the instructions from this link.

Build your own computer

 Once you have published and prepared your blog... the first project is to publish a group of new posts on your blog. The objetive is to offer your readers the guide and intormation to assemble their own computer.

Basic structure of posts:

• General information with all componenents and links for other pages with detailed information
• One single post per component with detailed description and posibilities. With advice
• motherboard
• CPU
• hard disk
• ...
• ...
• ...
• One suggestion with a complete assambling pack and price

Requirements:

• pictures
• links (from the general article to the rest of them)
• link to component shops
• videos
• same type of font and format for all articles
• include lables (hardware, PC, computer, ...) in each of the articles

Evaluation Criteria: 

CE 1.3

CE 2.2 & 2.3

Closing date: 18th October

Web resources:

• beginners guite to build your pc
• how to build a pc
• building a computer
• how to buid a pc by wired.com
• main pc components for your computer
• parts you need to buid your computer

Starting the Web Site

Here we are again, facing a new challenge!

The program you are going to use is KompoZer. It is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.

At the same time you are going to learn how the structure of a Web Site is, and how to create different options to get the information.

First of all you will need to download and uncompress the program. There is no need of installation because it is a portable version.

Next you are going to follow the steps to create a simple and plane, but progresively increasing its features, Web Page.

To get this, join this link and do the activities of this tutorial.

Good luck!

Publish on ISSUU and embed anywhere

ISSUU publications always look very atractive.

The best way to explain how to use this WebSite is embeding a mini-manual from the same platform ISSUU.

Enjoy it:

Open publication - Free publishing - More 2011

Tie your boots, bloggers!!!

Place a slideshare in your blog

It is often interesting to place a slide presentation in your blog.

There are many applications in the Internet which offer this service, one of the most popular is SlideShare.

It is not difficult to publish in Slidshare, any way, here you have a tutorial with the steps you have to follow to get your presentations published. This way you can see how it looks at once.

Take into account that you are going to be asked to registrate to upload presentations.

How To Use Slideshare from Mary Pinto

Go ahead with your work and good luck!!