Week+Three+Blogs

=Getting Into Blogs= = POST BLOG LINK IN DISCUSSION SECTION AND CLASS BLOG = Create a Blog using the link below: Blogger

Remember:
 * Use the email that contains your **full name**.
 * This is an **educational blog**, you can make a personal blog later
 * You do __** not **__have to fill in all of the information in the profile page (I suggest you do not)
 * Once you have created your blog, Create a "**New Post**"
 * Use one of the topics from **Week Three Topics** and paste it into your blog
 * **Save and Post**
 * **View Blog** and copy the URL in the address bar

Once you have designed your blog:
 * Go to the **Class Blog**page
 * Make sure you click on the **blog for your section** //(the hyperlinks will show a different cursor)//
 * Create a Post and paste your URL (blog address, http://...)//
 * //At the bottom of the page, it will say **Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) **//
 * //Click on the Hyperlink to subscribe/get updates for your section//
 * //The Hyperlink with ask you to select a program to read your blogs//
 * [[image:GoogleReader.png width="168" height="141"]]
 * //Select **Google Reader**//
 * //**You already have** an account because of Google Docs, ** you do not need **to "**Create**" one//
 * //Log in to the Reader using your **Google Docs log in**//
 * //Once you are in Google Reader, you will be able to monitor your blog and the comments of others in your section//
 * //Make sure you **subscribe to your blog** to get updates//

Definitions:


 * Post - place a response in a discussion group
 * URL - web address (//Uniform Resource Locator// or //Uniform Resource Indicator, URI)//
 * Wiki - websites that allow you to post, edit, and create content on the web
 * Blogs - web logs that can be used as journals
 * Hyperlink //- text that links to a different page or section within a page//
 * RSS feeds// - a way to subscribe to a post or website and get updates as new posts are created

__Blog Points__

 * < **Credit for full name on blog** ||< **10 points** ||
 * < **Credit for 5 sentence paragraph** ||< **20 points** ||
 * < **Credit for link to Class blog** ||< **20 points** ||
 * **Credit for RSS subscription** || __**10 points**__ ||
 * ~ **Total =** ||~ **60 points** ||