Recap of Part 1 (last time)

• How to get a Google ID • Create a blog using Blogger.com • Choose the right template namely Simple. (If your

listeners choose Dynamic they will be very confused.)

• Write a post and publish• Write a comment in a blogpostTASK: Create your own blog and write a little bit about themselves. Send your blog addresses to Nomty

Outcomes for today

• Let’s look at Settings – date, layout, comment settings, etc

• Fill in the About me section in the sidebar• Add a photo to a blog• Add a video to a blogTASK: Fill in your About me section, and add a photo and a video to your blog

Example blog URL

http://vodacomwebinars.blogspot.com/

SETTINGS

Go to Settings

Select settings – posts and comments

Select settings – posts and comments

Settings - Other

LAYOUT

THE ABOUT ME SECTION

Fill in the about me section

ADD PHOTOS

You can add single photos

A blog with photos can be a wonderful memory of an event

Click on the Add photo icon

Add writing

Add title

Click on Add photo icon

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Choose a file from your computer

Find the folder

Find the photo

Click on ‘Open’

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It is placed here

Click on ‘Add’

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There it is

Choose the photo size

Click on pic. and choose ‘medium’

Choose centre

Add a caption

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Preview

Publish

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Now I am going to show you the same thing live!

ADD A VIDEO

1. Add your own video

Have your video ready

Find your video in your file

Get your post ready

Click on the video icon

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Click on ‘Browse’ and find your video

Click on the video to select it

Click on ‘Open’

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Find your video folder

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Video starts to upload

You will need to wait till it uploads

Now I am going to show you the same thing live!

2. Add a YouTube video

We have to “embed” a YouTube video

Find the video on You Tube

Ask for Gotta Share

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Click on Share

Choose embed

Copy the codeChange code

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Choose HTMLPaste code here. It

will be too wide

Get your blog post ready

Publish and look at it on the blog

Now I am going to show you the same thing live!

That’s it for today