Blog Set-up

1.  Login using the supplied user name and password.
2. Change Nickname:
• On the left side of the Dashboard, click Profile
• Scroll down until the Nickname (required) title box. Enter your first name, last initial (Example: Abbie A)
• Update the Display Name Public As: title bar so that it says your first name, last initial
• Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update Profile
• Confused? Watch this JingProject: Change Nickname
3. Change your Site Title (blog name):
   • On the left side of the Dashboard, under Settings, click General
   • In the Site Title bar enter this title:
     • First Name, Last Initials’ CyberEnglish blog
     • Example: Abbie A’s CyberEnglish blog
   • Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Save Changes
   • Confused? Check out this JingProject: Change Site Title
4. Create Collaboration e-mails:
   • On the left side of the Dashboard, under Settings, click on Collaboration e-mails
   • Under Default Moderators, unclick your name and email address
   • Click Add:
   • Push the drop down menu and select other
   • In the E-mail: bar, enter your teacher’s email address
     • Ms. Degenhardt:aldegenhardt@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us
     • Ms. Johnson:kajohnson@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us
   • Click Update
   • Confused? Check out this JingProject: Collaboration e-mails
5. Set-up Links:
• Create Link Category: Click Link Categories, under the links bar, on the left side of the dashboard
• Create a category to store specific links under. Example: Teacher blogs, CE9 blogs, CyberEnglish Resources. Click Add New Link Category
• Click Add New, under the Links bar, on the left side of the dashboard.
• Put the name of the blog (or its owner) in the Title bar. Enter the blog’s web-address (don’t forget http://). Click on the right category. Under the Target bar, click the first option, _blank — new window or tab.
• Click Add New Link in top, right corner
• Create Widget: Click on the Widget link, under the Appearance bar, on the left side of the dashboard. Drag a new Link box over to your side bar. Click the All Links drop down menu and change to the Link category you just created. Now your new link will appear on your blog.
• If you assigned a new Link to an already existing category, skip the Create Link Category and Create Widget steps
• Confused? Check out this JingProject: Add Links 
6. Widgets: required on all student blogs
• Search
• Recent Posts
• Recent Comments
• Pages
• Categories
• Links
• Meta

Posts

1. Write your post in a Word document
2. Create a new category for your post. On the left side of the dashboard, click Categories under the Posts tool bar.
• Create a parent category. Write the name of the category in the Title bar:
• Example: Independent Reading, Cyberjournal, Hypertext
• Click Add New Category
3. Create a sub-category. The title of this category should be the name of the specific blog assignment. Write the name of the assignment in the Title bar:
• Example: About me, Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Click the drop down menu under Parent
• Change from nothing to the Parent category. For example, the sub-categories used above would all go under the Cyberjournal category.
• Click Add New Category
4. Click Add New post under the Posts bar on the left side of the screen.
• Write a creative title in the Title bar. Try to avoid using the assignment name as your title.
• Paste your writing, from the Word document, into the text box
• Assign the correct Parent category and sub-category, found on the right side of the screen
• Click Submit for Review (or Publish)
• Confused? Check out this JingProject: Creating a Post