Blogging

Hello All!

I have already started to receive your blog addresses. Many thanks to those that have already submitted the required information. As a reminder, by 11:59pm tonight (and hopefully sooner since this first assignment takes very little time), please submit to me:

*Your full name
*Alias Name
*Link to your blog
*Phone number (most accessible phone number)
*Post to your blog the required introductory post (introduce yourself to the class - see my post below)

Check your Display Name:
Please go to the "Getting Started" page on Desire2Learn to find instructions about how to check your Display Name.

Links to your blog:
Once you send me your blog address I will add a link to your blog located on the right hand side of my blog. You should be able to click on your Display Name and it will take you directly to your blog.  I will do this this afternoon/this evening.

Introductory Posts:
Once you have created your blog, please post your introductory post ASAP. Sometimes blogger (blog spot) will flag a blog that has been created but not used. In order to avoid this, please post your introductory post to your blog when you create it.

How to post to your blog:
Once you have created your blog and posted your introductory post, sign out. Go ahead and sign back in to your blogger account and hit "new post". This will create a new blog post. DO NOT HIT CREATE NEW BLOG - this will actually create a whole different blog. You are simply POSTING to your blog, NOT creating a new blog.

Commenting:
When you comment on a classmate's blog, or even my blog for that matter, your Display Name should show up. This is how I track blog posts and comments. You can comment by reading a post, and at the end of the post there should be a 'comments' button down at the very bottom of a blog post.  You must be logged into your blogger (blog spot) account in order for your Display Name to show up. Whenever you leave a comment, please make sure you are logged into your blogger account (in another internet window) and then comment so your Display Name shows up. Feel free to play around with commenting today by commenting on my blog. If you are having issues, please email me.

Start Checking Out Other Blogs:
Please start checking out your classmates blogs tonight/tomorrow morning. Again, the list of class blogs will be found when you click on your section link at the top of my blog. You can simply click on any blog link, read it and comment on it, once I post the links to my blog.

Once I update my blog with all of the links to the students in the class, I will send out a mass email, and I will post again to my blog, so look out for those messages.  I'm excited to get started with the class!  :)