Week 2 (Thing 3 & Thing 4)

3.
You have explored this blog and have a much better understanding of how this PD will work.

Now you will create your own blog and use it to document your success throughout each of the 23 Things.

For this program I set up the blog using Blogger, a very popular and easy to use blogging platform by Google; and, of course, it’s free. I am recommending that you use Blogger for your blog, but this is only a suggestion – if you are more comfortable with another blog hosting site then please feel free to use it.

Get a Blog in 4 easy steps…

Note: you do not need a Gmail account. But if you have one log in to it after you click on the link below.

https://www.blogger.com

For the rest of these instructions I am assuming that you do not have a Google Account of any kind.

Step 1

Click “Create A Blog”

Step 2

Create an Account

Complete all the pertinent details.

Write down your Username & Password if you need to.

Step 3

Name Your Blog

Something to consider here is that everyone can see your blog if they choose to. I would recommend a blog TITLE and blog ADDRESS that relates to this PD. Yet at the same time keep it somewhat anonymous. Initials, a nickname…

The format is name.blogspot.com

Eventually your URL will look something like this http://gjsd23.blogspot.com

Note that there is no www in the URL

Bookmark your blog incase you forget the URL.

Step 4

Select Your Template
There are many options here so have some fun and try a few.
That’s it!! You now have a Blog

If you run into trouble feel free to email me, or check with one of your colleagues.

A note about future Blogging:
Throughout the rest of this PD you will be required to blog every week. To make it a little easier to follow your entries please clearly label your Posts, such as: Week 1, Thing 3 (include topic if possible) etc…

4.
Incentives!

I don’t care how you set up your blog (nickname, alias, random numbers…) but in order to be eligible for the prizes I need to know who you are. You have already sent me an email, now I need to link you to your blog.

Please send me another email with a link to your blog in it.