Class #6: Blogging Our Adventures

This week, we went out into the forest in search of adventure. We decided to collect dry wood for the bonfire at this Friday's Winter Carnival.

This is Trevor:

Trevor came with us and helped us break up the larger pieces of wood.

Here's the woodpile we helped to build:

Then we came back in and updated our blogs about our adventures!

Class #5: More Posts & Comments

We posted new posts (the first in a month!) and commented on each other's blogs today.

Class #4: Posting & Managing Our Blogs

In today's class, we looked at some of the management controls we have on our blogs. Here's what we did, so you can try it at home.

We also looked at what happens when you use your SETTINGS / PUBLISHING controls to change the URL of your blog. (Any other links to the old URL are then broken, and have to be updated!) IF you absolutely MUST change the URL of your blog, let Marek know ASAP so he can fix your link on the HIS Computer Club blog page.

Then we posted to our blogs, and commented on each other's blogs.

HOW TO: Access Your Blog Management Controls

1. Sign in to http://www.blogspot.com/ with your username and password.
2. On your Dashboard, find the management controls for the blog you want to manage.
3. Click on SETTINGS. These are the controls that administrate your blog. Some of them have little question marks () that lead to HELP info about them. Look around, and try out your controls!
4. When in doubt, check the Blogger Help Center.

Computer Club Safety Rules

1. ALWAYS have an adult family member (or a teacher) with you when you use the internet.
2. NEVER share your FULL NAME or any other contact information about yourself on your blog. You don't want a stranger to know lots about you! It's okay to post your stories and ideas, but they shouldn't tell people how to reach you.
3. Remember, whatever you post can be read WORLD-WIDE! Be honest, be nice, and be positive. If you don't want the whole world to read it, don't post it!
4. If you ever have any questions (or worries) about doing something with your blog, just ask a family member or a teacher and they can help you.

Class #3: Comments

Today we learned about COMMENTS. We each wrote a post for our blog, and we commented on some of each other's posts.

You can make COMMENTS on any post by clicking "COMMENTS" below the post. Other people might have commented already, so make sure you read all the comments before posting your own!

Your (optional) homework:

Comment on any H.I.S. Computer Club posts you read over the week! Let your classmates know what you think, what questions you have, and what your reactions are to their posts.

Posting and Comments

Today we're going to learn how to "comment" on each other's blogs!

To get comments, you have to first have a post on your blog. Let's go post on our blogs. Then you can make comments. (You can even comment on THIS post!)