Minnesota Horizons Community Blogger Training

Basic Blog Training for Community Bloggers Ann Treacy [email_address] 651-239-4581

Ann Treacy 651-239-4581 [email_address]

Plan for the Night
Why blog?
What to blog?
How to be an effective blogger
How to blog (nuts & bolts)
Set up Profile
Advance Features
How to promote

Why blog?
Tell a story
Reflection
Share an experience
Make connections
Invite interaction
Track Progress on the NWAF Outcomes

6. Track Progress on NWAF Outcomes

What to blog?
NWAF Outcomes
Horizons meetings
Community events
Other blogger entries
Your thoughts related to Horizons
Interview Horizons leaders and participants

How to be an effective blogger
Use first person
Blog as you speak
Add context (last night, as I was biking)
Be timely
Tell a story
Use links
Be brief
Use media
Images
Video
Slideshow

Ready to get started?

Let’s get logged in
Go to: http://minnesota.communityblogs.us
Select your blog name on the right
Visit your blog
Select Login
Input username and password

Write a Post

Add Title, Text & Categories Scroll down and click PUBLISH

Quick Tip
I create content in Word
Toggle to CODE
Paste content from Word
Toggle to VISUAL
Make format changes

Setting Up Profile

Please Set Up Name & Nickname
Enter first name, last name and nickname
Save
Select Display name publicly as preference

Advanced Blog Features
Add a link
Add an image
Add video
See handouts

Add link
Get the URL
Highlight words to link
Paste URL in dialog box
Choose Target

Add an Image
Get an image
Size it ( www.picnik.com )
Less than 400 px wide
Upload picture to WordPress
Choose size, link and send to editor
Select pictures and make adjustments in dialog box
Align left/right

Add a video
Get the address of the video
Open WordPress
Click on Yellow A
Paste in address

How to Promote the Blog
Email everyone you know and ask them to pass it on
Get links from other sites
Post comments on other blogs
Ask friends to post on yours
Put address on collateral
Make sure Horizons participants have address

Homework…
Post an introduction
Who are you?
Why are you getting involved with Horizons?
Post action form data on blog
Extra Credit
Post a comment on someone else’s post

Minnesota Horizons Community Blogger Training

by atreacy on Nov 12, 2008

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