Activity 1: Blogs

Ready to start blogging? Your first Learning 2.0 activity is to set up your own blog and add your first post. You will use your blog to complete all of the Learning 2.0 activities. This activity is due on Tuesday, September 21.

• View the video, "Blogs in Plain English."
• Create your blog.
• View the "How to create a blog with Blogger" video.
• Go to Blogger.com and start your blog.
• Give your blog a unique title. Your title is the name that will appear on the banner at the top of your blog. This title is the name of the entire 10-week assignment.
  
• If you wish, add a picture or personalize your blog.
• Be sure that you show comments.

• Under the Settings tab, click the Comments link and select Show.
  
• Under Who Can Comment, we recommend the second choice, Registered Users.
• Remember to Save Settings.

Post on your blog:

1. Clearly title your post, Activity 1: Blogs.
2. Write an introductory post reflecting on your experience with creating your blog.
   
3. Be sure to mention something you learned from the videos you watched.
4. Email your professor the URL and title of your blog: Melissa Prescott at mkprescott@stcloudstate.edu