Thing 2: Set up your blog
Now that you have a better idea of what 23 Things is all about, it’s time to set up your very own blog to begin recording your progress and thoughts on the 23 Things. There are several free online blog hosting services including Wordpress & Typepad, but we recommend Blogger, a Google product.
This is a very important Thing. You will record your progress in your blog & others will be reading your blog. Read through all of the instructions!
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. Others will be reading, so make your choice based on that information! Be sure to name your blog something creatively 23!
Setup your blog by following these steps:Creating a blog using Blogger takes just three steps:
- Create an account (view screenshot)
- Name your blog (view screenshot)
- Select your template. (view screenshot)
- 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 (there is no www). Be sure to also write down your blog address.
- Freevlog’s Quicktime Tutorial: Setup a Free Blogger Blog Note: Ignore the opening comments about downloading Firefox if your PC doesn’t have it. This will work in Explorer just fine.
- Blogger’s Quick Tutorial
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!!!!
Blogger Settings
Be sure that you have enabled comments. We want to comment on your posts, as do others.
1. Under the Settings Tab, click the Comments link. We recommend the second choice under Who Can Comment? Registered Users.
2. If you want to moderate comments (review all comments before they are published) scroll down and turn moderation on.
3. If you want others (up to 10 people) to know when you receive a comment, you can enter their email addresses in the box near the bottom of that page.
Click Save Settings once you are done.
Select your template.
- The fun part--Blogger has several templates so choose one that fits you. The first Choose Template screen has only a few; choose one. If you want to experiment with other Templates after your blog is set-up, go to Layout and choose Pick New Template. You will see many more choices. Try some; it is easy to see how your blog will look in the different choices.
- If you run into problems, check out Blogger's Help file and Tutorial or here’s a MINITEX Blog Tutorial . Another tutorial is here.
- Be sure to enable comments under Settings on Blogger.
- Be sure your blog title appears on the masthead of your blog. Go to settings and enter it in the Title box if it does not appear.
- Spend some time exploring the features of Blogger—spell check, how to upload photos or video, font choices, text size and color, and more!
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