Click on http://blogger.com If you have a Google account (i.e. Gmail), then sign in with your username and password, click on Create a Blog )

Click on http://blogger.com

If you have a Google account (i.e. Gmail), then sign in with your username and password, click on Create a Blog )

Type in your email address Retype your email address Type in a password (8 characters letters and/or numbers) Retype password Type in a display name (could be your own name) Type the letters in the Word Verification box Click Continue

Type in your email address

Retype your email address

Type in a password (8 characters letters and/or numbers)

Retype password

Type in a display name (could be your own name)

Type the letters in the Word Verification box

Click Continue

Type in a name for your blog, this is the Main Title of your blog Type in a name for your blog address, click on Check Availability Type in the Word Verification box Click on Continue

Type in a name for your blog, this is the Main Title of your blog

Type in a name for your blog address, click on Check Availability

Type in the Word Verification box

Click on Continue

Select a template (you can adjust the colours later) Click Continue A message will appear stating that your blog has been created. Click Start Blogging

Select a template (you can adjust the colours later)

Click Continue

This is your first post Type a title for your first blog post Press Tab and type your blog post Click Save Now if you want to work on it later Click Publish Post if you have finished this post Use the toolbar to change the font, size of font, bold, italicize or change the text colour. There are buttons for alignment and bullets as well. Don’t forget to highlight text that needs to be changed.

This is your first post

Type a title for your first blog post

Press Tab and type your blog post

Click Save Now if you want to work on it later

Click Publish Post if you have finished this post

Click on Comments tab In the ‘ Who can comment ?’ select Users with Google accounts or Only members of this blog Click Always under Comment Moderation and type in your email address Click

Click on Comments tab

In the ‘ Who can comment ?’ select Users with Google accounts or Only members of this blog

Click Always under Comment Moderation and type in your email address

Click

Click on the Permissions tab Click on button if you are allowing more people permission to write on your blog, type in their email addresses Click on the choice of Blog readers; Anybody, only people I choose (you can have up to 100) or only blog authors Click on View Blog to see your blog at any time

Click on the Permissions tab

Click on button if you are allowing more people permission to write on your blog, type in their email addresses

Click on the choice of Blog readers; Anybody, only people I choose (you can have up to 100) or only blog authors

If you are on your Blog site click on Customize If you are in your Blog Dashboard click on Layout then Pick a New Template

If you are on your Blog site click on Customize

If you are in your Blog Dashboard click on Layout then Pick a New Template

Click on Pick New Template To change a template click on each of the selections Choose a variation of the theme Click

Click on Pick New Template

To change a template click on each of the selections

Choose a variation of the theme

Click

Click on Fonts and Colours To change colours click on each of the selections Choose a colour from the colour palettes When you click on the text font, a choice of fonts will appear When you have finished making all changes, click

Click on Fonts and Colours

To change colours click on each of the selections

Choose a colour from the colour palettes

When you click on the text font, a choice of fonts will appear

When you have finished making all changes, click

From your Blog Page From the Dashboard Click on Customize Click on Posting Click on New Post

From your Blog Page

From the Dashboard

Click on Customize

Click on Posting

Click on New Post

Undo or Redo Change Font Text Size Bold, Italic Strike through Font Colour Text Background Colour Hyperlink text Insert Picture Text Alignment Bullet Points Quote text Remove Formatting Insert Jump Break Indents text Inserts a break Read Me

It is a good idea to tag your posts with labels so that they can be searched for and grouped Ideas for labels might be Curriculum areas such as ‘writing, math’ etc Add the labels with a comma and space to separate them You can add labels later by clicking on Customize and then Posting tab and then Edit Posts , (click OK on the do you want to navigate…) Click on the Post that needs labels Choose a label from Label Actions

It is a good idea to tag your posts with labels so that they can be searched for and grouped

Ideas for labels might be Curriculum areas such as ‘writing, math’ etc

Add the labels with a comma and space to separate them

You can add labels later by clicking on Customize and then Posting tab and then Edit Posts , (click OK on the do you want to navigate…)

Click on the Post that needs labels

Choose a label from Label Actions

Click on the Insert Photo button Click on the Browse button Navigate through your hard drive to find your photo Click Open Double click on the image and it will insert into your blog

Click on the Insert Photo button

Click on the Browse button

Navigate through your hard drive to find your photo

Click Open

Double click on the image and it will insert into your blog

Change the size of the photo by clicking on Small, Medium, Large or X-Large Place the picture on the Left, Centre or Right of the blog page Click and drag the picture to place it elsewhere on the page

Change the size of the photo by clicking on Small, Medium, Large or X-Large

Place the picture on the Left, Centre or Right of the blog page

Click and drag the picture to place it elsewhere on the page

Click on the Insert Photo button Click on the Browse button Navigate through your hard drive to find your movie Click Open Double click on the movie and it will insert into your blog

Click on the Insert Photo button

Click on the Browse button

Navigate through your hard drive to find your movie

Click Open

Double click on the movie and it will insert into your blog

Go to http://youtube.com and find a movie to embed Click on the Customize button Click on a colour border Click on the ‘ Don’t include related videos’ It is a good idea to click on the ‘Don’t include related videos’ as sometimes the related videos have nothing in common to the video you are embedding.

Go to http://youtube.com and find a movie to embed

Click on the Customize button

Click on a colour border

Click on the ‘ Don’t include related videos’

Click in the box containing code Press Ctrl C (or Command C) Click on the Edit Html tab in the blog posting window, click where the movie is going to go Press Ctrl V , click on the Compose tab and you will see the movie in the Posting box

Click in the box containing code

Press Ctrl C (or Command C)

Click on the Edit Html tab in the blog posting window, click where the movie is going to go

Press Ctrl V , click on the Compose tab and you will see the movie in the Posting box

Search Box can be really useful for yourself and your viewers Type a search word and it will search your blog for all entries with that key word Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Search Box Click Save

Search Box can be really useful for yourself and your viewers

Type a search word and it will search your blog for all entries with that key word

Click on HTML/JavaScript Type a Title Paste ( Ctrl V ) the code into the content box Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on HTML/JavaScript Click Save Any code that needs to be entered goes here!

Click on HTML/JavaScript

Type a Title

Paste ( Ctrl V ) the code into the content box

Click Save when you have finished

Click on Text Type in text This might be an introduction to you and what your blog is about Click Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Text Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Text

Type in text

This might be an introduction to you and what your blog is about

Click

Click on Text Type in text This might be an introduction to you and what your blog is about Click Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Text Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Text

Type in text

This might be an introduction to you and what your blog is about

Click

Click on Picture Type in a Title (name of your Picture) Type in a caption if you have one You can choose a link or you can choose an image from your computer To choose an image from your computer, click on the Browse button Navigate to where your picture is saved on your Hardrive Click Open Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Picture Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Picture

Type in a Title (name of your Picture)

Type in a caption if you have one

You can choose a link or you can choose an image from your computer

To choose an image from your computer, click on the Browse button

Navigate to where your picture is saved on your Hardrive

Click Open

Click Save

Click on Slideshow Click on Source and choose where to get your photos (Flickr, Picasa or Photobucket) Click in Option and choose User Type in your Username Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Slideshow Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Slideshow

Click on Source and choose where to get your photos (Flickr, Picasa or Photobucket)

Click in Option and choose User

Type in your Username

Click Save when you have finished

Click on Poll Type in the Question Type in the answers Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Poll Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Poll

Type in the Question

Type in the answers

Click Save when you have finished

Click on Blog List Click on Add a Blog to your List Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Blog List Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Blog List

Click on Add a Blog to your List

Click Save when you have finished

Click on List Type in the List entry Click on the Hyperlink button Type in the URL that the list link points to Keep adding to the list Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Blog List Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on List

Type in the List entry

Click on the Hyperlink button

Type in the URL that the list link points to

Keep adding to the list

Click Save when you have finished

Click on Link List Type in a title Type in the URL of the site Type in the New Site Name Click Add Link Keep adding to the list Click Save when you have finished Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Link List Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Link List

Type in a title

Type in the URL of the site

Type in the New Site Name

Click Add Link

Keep adding to the list

Click Save when you have finished

Click on Feed Type in a feed URL Click Continue Select how many items you want to show Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Feed Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Feed

Type in a feed URL

Click Continue

Select how many items you want to show

Click Save

Click on Newsreel Type in a feed URL Click Continue Select how many items you want to show Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Newsreel Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Newsreel

Type in a feed URL

Click Continue

Select how many items you want to show

Click Save

Click on Labels Choose whether you want to view your labels alphabetically or By Frequency Choose how it will display as a list or a cloud Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Label Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Labels

Choose whether you want to view your labels alphabetically or By Frequency

Choose how it will display as a list or a cloud

Click Save

Click on Subscription Links Click Save Add a Gadget Click on Customise if you are in a blog page OR Click on Layout if you are in Dashboard Click on Add a Gadget Click on Subscription Links Click Save You may need to move a gadget if it is not in the right place, just click on it and drag to place it.

Click on Subscription Links

Click Save

If you have checked your Blog and you don’t like where a gadget is placed then you will need to move it. Click on the gadget (in this example My Blog List), click and drag it down to place it. Click You can edit a Gadget at any time by clicking on Edit You can delete a Gadget at any time by clicking on Edit and then

When you are in a Blog Page, Click on Customize When you are in Dashboard, Click on Layout Tab Click on the Edit HTML tab In the HTML template Find a line of space anywhere on the template and type this code #navbar-iframe{height:0px;display:none;} Click on Preview to see if the Navbar has gone (if it hasn’t then you haven’t typed in the code correctly; note the style of the brackets) Click Save Template

When you are in a Blog Page, Click on Customize

When you are in Dashboard, Click on Layout Tab

Click on the Edit HTML tab

In the HTML template Find a line of space anywhere on the template and type this code

#navbar-iframe{height:0px;display:none;}

Click on Preview to see if the Navbar has gone (if it hasn’t then you haven’t typed in the code correctly; note the style of the brackets)

Click Save Template

If you have a Navbar Click on Sign In, type in your User Name and Password and you will see the Dashboard appear If you do not have a Navbar then type in http://www.blogger.com (just blogger.com will work) Type in your User Name and Password and you will see the Dashboard appear

If you have a Navbar

Click on Sign In, type in your User Name and Password and you will see the Dashboard appear

If you do not have a Navbar then type in http://www.blogger.com (just blogger.com will work)

Type in your User Name and Password and you will see the Dashboard appear