Staff Development November 10, 2009 Kristen Thomas-Lorenzo

 You can update from any computer.  No HTML experience necessary.  Sites are user-friendly and neat.  Several options available for layout and themes.

 Input your username and password.  Click “Dashboard” to access the administration (admin) section of your site.  If you change your password, go to the main page to log on.

 Type your title for the post.  Add tags to make it easier to find your posts when users search your site.  Check for errors and make sure you have typed what you want to appear.  Publish the post.

 Click page  add new.  Type in the name of the page.  Choose parent page or decide if you want it to be a primary page.  Add the information to the page.  Click “publish” to add the page to your site.

 Highlight the text to represent your link.  Click the chain icon.  Type or paste the location of your document.  Click ok and publish/update your page.

 To add external links to your blogroll, click on “links”.  Add a new link.  Type in the name of the link and the URL.  These links will show up on your main page under “blogroll”.  Sites should be help sites or resources for students.