1. Blogging 101

2. What is a blog? a website comprised of short, usually informal entries. Key features Presented in reverse-chronological order Links to other blogs, websites, articles, etc. with short commentary Updated frequently

3. Examples of Blogs On the Forecheck http://forechecker.blogspot.com/ Lifehacker http://www.lifehacker.com/ IPB Eats http://ipbeats.wordpress.com/

4. Examples of Blogs Uni Watch Website: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page =lukas/070122 http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page =lukas/070122 Uni Watch Blog: http://www.uniwatchblog.com/

5. Creating Your Own Blog Use Blogger Free Easy Requires no programming skills www.blogger.com

6. Sample Blogger Blog http://blogging101class.blogspot.com/

7. Go to www.blogger.com Click on the big orange arrow that says, "Create Your Blog Here!" Complete the form using a valid email address, name and password. Choose the template you want to use Start posting!

8. Creating a Post Give the post a title Enter the text for the post, changing the formatting with the toolbar See what the post will look like by clicking on “Preview” Use the spellchecker Apply labels to make your posts easy to find Click “Publish”

9. Edit Posts Click on the “Posting” tab Choose “Edit Posts” Select the post to be edited by clicking on “Edit” next to the title Make any desired changes Click “Publish”

10. Change Template You can change the template, fonts, colors and page elements by clicking on the “Template” tab

11. Searching for Blogs http://blogsearch.google.com/ http://www.ask.com/?o=0&l=dir#subject:bls|p g:1 http://www.ask.com/?o=0&l=dir#subject:bls|p g:1 Link from other blogs you like