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DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART
VISUAL ARTS CORE STUDIO 1 D.I.G.I.T.A.L. L.I.T.E.R.A.C.Y
DIGITAL LITERACY WORKBOOK
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Wk Lecture Outline LabTopic Checkpoint
5
16th
Mar
Blogging,
Online
Portfolios&
Social
Networking
Blogging,TheInternet&
NetworkedCommunities
Settingupyourown
blogsandbasicposting
functions.
-writingapost
-makingalink
-uploadingorlinkingto
animage
-choosingatemplate
YournewlysetupBlog
URL/Webaddress
shouldbee-mailedto
bytheendofthis
week.
SetupablogineitherWordpress,BloggerorTumblr (orotherifyoualreadyhavetheabilityandwant
todoso).Followtheon-screeninstructionsforsettingitup.Youcancallitanythingyoulike,butyou
willbeusingthisblogaspartofyourwork/submissionforthispaper.
http://www.blogger.com
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VISUAL ARTS CORE STUDIO 1 D.I.G.I.T.A.L. L.I.T.E.R.A.C.Y
DIGITAL LITERACY WORKBOOK
Rachel Gillies & Otago Polytechnic | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
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http:/tumblr.com
Makeanoteofyourloginusernameandpassword,onceyouhavedecidedonaplacetpblog.
WhatistheURL/WebAddressofyourblog?(i.e.whatwouldsomeoneelsetypein,toseeyoublog
online?)Makeanoteofithere:
Now,pleasee-mailthisURL/WebaddresstoRachelat [email protected]
WriteaPostinyournewblog.Thiscanbeaboutanythingbuttrytomakeitrelevanttothepurpose
ofyourbloge.g.whoareyouandwhyareyoustudyattheDunedinSchoolofArt?Whatisyour
currentprojectabout?
MakingLinks
Writeapost(orcontinuethelastone)thatreferences5otherblogs(e.g.oneofyourpeersblogsfull
listinmoodle),orwebsitesofanartistyoulike.
-YoushouldMAKELINKStoeachoftheblogs/websitesyoudiscussinyourpost.(Hint,usethisbutton:
,andcopytheURL/Webaddressforthesiteyouarelinkingto.)
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DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART
VISUAL ARTS CORE STUDIO 1 D.I.G.I.T.A.L. L.I.T.E.R.A.C.Y
DIGITAL LITERACY WORKBOOK
Rachel Gillies & Otago Polytechnic | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
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TagsandCategories
- Youshouldalsoaddrelevanttags/categoriestoyourpost(normallyontherighthandsideof
youradminpage)
-theseshouldbeasrelevantaspossibleastheywillhelppeoplefindinformationfasteronyour
blog,asitgetslargerandlarger)
TagsarecalledLABELSinbloggerandthegetinsertedhereatthebottomofyourpost.
Thefollowinginstructionsarewrittenforsettingupabloginwordpress .http://www.wordpress.com
Mostblogshavethesamefunctionaiity,butthelayout,orthemenusmightbesightlydifferent.iF
youhavehadpreviousexperieinceinonebloggingsoftware,whynottryanddifferentonetosee
howitoperates?
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Electronic Arts: Blogging & Social Media
How to Blog
This handout uses free blog site wordpress.
com, but you could also use blogger.com
(Some people nd blogger a more friendly or
easier-to-use interface.)
Both sites have easy to use instructions to sign
up for a free site quickly and easily.
You need to choose a USERNAME & PASS-
WORD - can be good to write these down!
Then choose your URL, or WEB ADDRESS
where your blog can be found online.
From your DASHBOARD
you should start by making a
NEW POST.
This is how you make your
post appearONLINE.
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ADDING IMAGES & VIDEO
A great way to make your blog
visually exciting is to add
images and video about what-
ever it is youre writing about.
To add an image or a video
you need to click these but-
tons above your post dialogue
box.
Then you should see a
dialogue box like one of the
ones on the left-hand side ofthis page.
IMPORTANT
You must be aware of the rights
and permissions of an imageor video if you are using it on
your blog. A blog is a form of
publishing, and with any type
of publishing, you must seek
permission or check the copy-
rights rst!
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Toview a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Com-
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Otago Polytechnic & Rachel Gillies | 2010 | http://www.discussphotography.wordpress.com
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USING CATEGORIES AND TAGS
These are very useful ways to categories your
information (posts) so that they can be easily
found again)
For example, you could the name of an assign-
ment or course as a CATEGORY, and the name
of the artist, topic or author you are posting asa TAG.
Change the way your
blog looks online by
experimenting with
different themes.
Otago Polytechnic & Rachel Gillies | 2010 | http://www.discussphotography.wordpress.com
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To
view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Com-
mons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.