1. Go to
Blogger.com
and
sign up to a google account (use your college email when it asks for an email
to keep it separate from any personal work).
2. When
signed in, click on the New Blog button,
give it a title, address and pick a template
3.
Click
on your title to get the edit bar up on the left – this is where you can change
the appearance of your blog. The main buttons you will use will be Layout and Template.
Template is exactly what it says – more appearance templates. If you want to
customise it more, use a simple template.
Layout allows you to remove or add items and move things around. Good
things to add are Links and Blog Roll. Blog Roll will be a list of
blogs you want to keep an eye on – really good if it’s a class / student
project rather than a promotional tool. If this is the case, make sure they add
you (and each other?) too.
In Layout you can add a title image too if
you want it to look more personal. There is a template for this on the O drive
(O/Art 2012/Blogs)
4.
Now
you’re ready to post – click the New Post
button on the left.
5.
Give
it a title and start writing. If you want to add a link, image or video at any
time, click the icon in the toolbar at the top and it will appear where you
stopped writing. When you’re finished, you can preview it or just click Publish and there it is.
6.
Your
new post will automatically appear at the top of the blogroll of anyone
following you. When anyone you’re following creates a new post, it will appear
at the top of your blogroll, with the date, so you can keep an eye on how often
people are posting.