Tutorial 3...

Blog Creation Tasks

Task One: Follow instructions to set up a account with Blogger

This will involve setting up a Google account (make note of your user name and password)

Task Two: Follow instructions to complete the following Blog construction tasks

• Choose a Blog Template (this can be changed later if you wish)
• Provide a Blog title (this will need to incorporate your name and the course title Participation in Occupation 1)
• Provide a Blog outline. This is a short statement outlining the purpose of the Blog (this information should come from the course outline and assessment guidelines for Participation in Occupation 1).
• Complete your Blog profile (you need to include your age, gender, industry, occupation and location)
• Up load a photo to your Blog profile

Task Three: Follow instructions to start posting content. Your first two post should be taken from the technical descriptions for tutorials one and two.

Task Four: Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Blogger (this will be your third posting. Information can be drawn from the attached hand out). In addition to this name one other Blog host.

Blogger is a tool for creating blogs!!!

First created in 1999 'blogs' are short for web-logs and are a form of online journaling

It gives people the opportunity to have their own voice on the web, a place to collect and share things that are of interest - it is a way of organising the world's information from a personal perspective'.

Other blog hosts: My space Bravenet, livejournal.

Task Five: Upload 5 photos from tutorial 5 onto your flickr account

Any remaining time can be spent

· Exploring Blogs hosted by Blogger and other services (e.g.myspace)

· Setting up a personal Blog

· Organising your flickr account into groups