Google+Apps+Blogging!!

= BLOGGING!! =

"We ALL have a story to tell, we ALL have something to teach" - Tweet from @wfryer re @dwarlick (2/7/12)

** Lumen Christ is using 'Google Apps' to manage our blogging adventure for students in 6th - 8th! ** 1. What is Blogging? Watch this cool video from the 'Common Craft Guys' : []

2. What is Google Apps? []


 * **Google Apps** is a service from [|Google] providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom [|domain name] . It features several [|Web applications] with similar functionality to traditional [|office suites], including [|Gmail] , [|Google Groups] , [|Google Calendar] , [|Talk] , [|Docs] and [|Sites] . It was the vision of Rajen Seth, a Google employee who later developed Chromebooks. [|[1]]
 * Google Apps is free and offers the same amount of storage as regular Gmail accounts. [|[2]] Google Apps for Business, which offers additional e-mail storage, is available for an annual fee per user account. Google Apps for Education, which is free, combines features from the Standard and Premier editions.
 * In addition to shared apps (calendar, docs, etc.), there is Google Apps Marketplace, which is an App "store" for Google Apps users. It contains various apps, both free and for a fee, which can be installed to customize the Google Apps experience for the user. [|[3]]
 * from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Apps
 * More Info: []

3. How do we login? Our LC Google App address is: []
 * = Step1:

Enter your username and password: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ||= || This is what your screen will (should) look like.
 * = Step 2:

Notice that your 'login' is in the upper right-hand corner:

Look for: ||= || You may need to enter your password AGAIN: ||  ||
 * Step 3:
 * = Step 4:

Go to 'Google.com'

Notice AGAIN that your login info is in the upper right-hand corner

Click on 'More' Click on 'Even More' ||= ||
 * = Step 5:

Click on Blogger ||= || You are going to 'TITLE' your blog: Use the following pattern (it may be taken so we may have to have a second or third option - NO FIRST AND LAST NAMES EVER!!!!): 3 initials + grad year + blogs! || || Click on 'New Blog' ||  || This is the FUN Part:
 * Step 6:
 * Step 7:
 * Step 8:

1. Give your Blog a title (must be approved by a certified educator).


 * You CAN include spaces and characters (!)
 * ie: RAB Blogs!

2. Use the same info from your title to create your Blog address or Blog URL:


 * You MAY NOT use spaces, capital letters or characters!
 * ie: rab14blogs
 * This is your URL@blogspot.com

3. Choose a 'template' or design for your Blog - this CAN be changed later

4. Click on CREATE BLOG! || || Click on Create New Post ||  ||
 * Step 9 :
 * Step 10:


 * Enter a Title
 * Enter some Test
 * Publish your first Post! || [[image:blogpost2.jpg]] ||
 * Step 11:


 * Mini-Anatomy of your Blog:
 * Click on View Blog || [[image:blogpost4.jpg]] ||
 * Step 12:

4. How do I get my login information?
 * How your Blog looks
 * Notice the URL (web address) this is what you can use to show people or to login || [[image:blog5.jpg width="510" height="461"]] ||
 * From the professional educator in the room

5. What can I right about?
 * lists to be added

6. Watch these [| two videos to learn how to]:
 * Add a 'Blogroll' or list of other student blogs
 * Change 'comment' settings
 * Post via email

7. Great Blogging Examples / Information: > [|http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/08/17/15-blogging-tips-for-students-and-teachers]Mrs Dahl's 2nd Grade Blog
 * Write Out Loud! 7th Grade English Class from ?? [| http://writeoutloud.edublogs.org/]
 * Huzzah! []
 * Integrated Technology Blogging Tips:
 * Mrs. Dahl's 2nd Grade Blog: []