1. In the right place? This is Rutgers-Newark The course is Multimedia Journalism The class is 21-086-342 My name is Prof. Brian Horton Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Be sure to sign in at the front of the room

2. Course guide Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Look over the course guide and let me know if you have any questions. It can also be viewed and you can download a pdf from the Rutgers- Newark tab on the brianhorton.info site.

3. Blog headlines Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Remembering 9/11 Apple loses an iPhone prototype, again Andy Carvin Tweets the world

4. Creating a blog Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism You’ll be using your individual blogs to showcase your projects and to post items to share with the class The blogs will be created on the blogger.com site and can be accessed from anywhere Today, we’ll walk through the procedures for creating the blog

5. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Log on to your Mac with your Rutgers username and password Find the Firefox icon and double-click it In the url field, type blogger.com and hit the return key

6. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Here is what you will see:

7. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism If you have a gmail account, you can log in with those credentials. Otherwise, create an account, then log in

8. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism This is the page to create an account

9. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism The login page takes you to this page. Click “create your blog” button. You can also edit your profile on this page.

10. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism You’ll be asked to name your blog (this shows up on the front) and also to create a url for your blog (the world can see this url).

11. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism At this point, you’ll select your template or layout for your blog. You can change it later if you want

12. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Click on the “customize” link to change the basic layout to improve the look and content of your blog

13. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism This template layout form lets you change several different aspects of your blog.

14. Customizing Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism If you click on the “add a gadget” button, you can add a widget which provides an e-mail link, or pulls from a Twitter feed, etc.

15. Customizing Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism After you are done tweaking your page’s standing content, click the “save” button and your changes will show up on your site.

16. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism Now you are ready to post on your blog. Click on the “new post” tab

17. Starting out Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism A box will pop up for a headline for your entry, then you’ll go to the page where you can enter text, pictures, video, etc. Click “publish post” at the lower left when you are done and your blog post will be on your site.

18. Friday We’ll continue to explore the blogging software and add some personal touches by making our own banners with PhotoShop and working with widgets. By next Wednesday, before class, send me an e-mail with your blog’s url. It should have some content in place by then. Don’t forget to check out the class blog on the brianhorton.info site. We’ll continue to explore the blogging software and add some personal touches by making our own banners with PhotoShop and working with widgets. By next Wednesday, before class, send me an e-mail with your blog’s url. It should have some content in place by then. Don’t forget to check out the class blog on the brianhorton.info site. Prof. Brian Horton Multimedia Journalism