Monday, January 28, 2008

Class #2: Posting

This week, our afterschool Computer Club learned to post to our blogs. We posted simple posts about the day. For example, Nicholas posted a short story about the bingo game they played in his classroom. Jacob posted some news about his abacus. Others wrote posts, but didn't publish them yet.

We also took some digital photos and "painted" some pictures on the computers, and in the coming weeks we'll learn to post those to our blogs as well.

Next week, we'll learn how to comment on each other's posts.

If Marek has your family (or child) email address, he has INVITED you to join your child's blog as an author. That will give you the ability to write posts on that particular blog, once you've signed in with a Google account. (Don't worry, Google doesn't use your email for spam mailings. Marek has had an account since the Summer and he can vouch for the safety!)

Sunday, January 27, 2008

HOW TO: Start Your Blog

Starting your blog is easy. Just go to http://www.blogger.com and follow the directions! You'll see links to:

  • CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT (If you don't have a Blogger account yet)
  • SIGN IN (If you've already created a Blogger account)
  • TAKE A QUICK TOUR (If you're not sure what this is all about)

We're using our blog pages as online diaries. We'll be posting information about our days, our interests, and our discoveries as we explore and experiment in this Computer Club!