This document provides instructions for creating a blog and first blog post using Blogger.com. It defines key terms like blogger, blog, and post. It then outlines the steps to sign into Blogger using a Google account, choose a profile, and create a new blog by giving it a title, address and template. It notes to include your name. The dashboard is described which is used to publish posts, edit design, and add content. Creating a new post is covered, including adding a title and writing the post, then saving and publishing it.

1. Create a Blog
Be a Blogger
Follow these steps to create your blog and
your first blog post for English 103

2. Defining terms
1 - Blogger: a free service, owned by google, that will help
you create, publish, and manage a blog website.
2 - Blog: a website that people use to publish short writing
pieces, images, and videos.
3 - Post: a kind of short writing piece that is published on
blogs, organized in chronological order, and updated
regularly.
4 - Page: a stable, semi-permanent, webpage that are
typically used to publish information that is relatively stable.

3. 1 - Sign into Blogger.com
Use your google
account (gmail) to
log into blogger.

4. 2 - Choose to connect with google+
or not.
You will have two
options: google
profile (which will
connect to google
plus) or blogger
profile (which is
more anonymous).
Pick whichever
one you prefer.

5. That will automatically create your blogger account.
Now you can create your own blog site.

6. 3 - Create a new blog
Click "New Blog".
That will open a
window in which
you will give your
blog a title, tag line,
web address, and
template.
Check out the next
slides for tips.

7. 3 - Create a new blog
Note: This is public
and for school.
Give your blog a
professional title
and address.

8. 3 - Create a new blog
Note: Put your
name somewhere
on your blog.
Either in the title,
tagline, or later in
the "About Me"
section.

9. 3 - Create a new blog
Note: you can
change the
template later.

10. 3 - Create a new blog
Click "Create New
Blog"
That's it. You now
have your very own
blog!

11. 4 - Click the title of the blog to add
content and edit.
Here is a sample blog I
made for my cat. His
name is Ringo.

12. Here is the dashboard of your blog
The dashboard is where
you go to publish posts,
edit the blog design, and
add any other content
you want.

13. Here are the parts of your dashboard
Click here to
create a new
post (which
you will
have to do
each class
day)

14. Here are the parts of your dashboard
Click here to
view your
blog

15. Here are the parts of your dashboard
Click to view
a list of all
your posts

16. Here are the parts of your dashboard
Click on
Layout and
Template to
edit the
design of
your blog.

17. Creating a Blog
Post
Now you're ready to publish your first blog
post. You will have to do this each day for
your participation in class.

18. 1 - Click on "Create New Post".
Click here to
create new
post.

19. Here is the edit window for a new
post.

20. Here is the edit window for a new
post.
Add a title
here.

21. Here is the edit window for a new
post.
You can write your blog
post here, or you can
write it in a MS Word
document then copy the
content here.

22. Here is the edit window for a new
post.
You have all of the
usual editing
options here.

23. Here is the edit window for a new
post.
You can play with
other design and
publishing
options here.

24. Here is the edit window for a new
post.
Always hit Save and
Publish when you are
done.
Save will save your
work but leave it as a
draft.
Publish will publish
your post on your blog
so that I can read it.

25. Congrats! You
have a blog and
a post.
Easy as pie.