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There are several different sites offering free blog services, but one of the easiest to use is Blogger. In this tutorial we explore the basic functions of Blogger. Note that we do not cover all the functions, simply those that you need to successfully set up Schoolbags and Arty Facts blogs projects.
To set up a new blog in Blogger, go to www.blogger.com. There are three simple steps to follow:
1 Create an account
2 Name your blog
3 Choose a template
Click on the arrow ‘Create your blog now’.
Step 1: Create an account
You will be asked to create a Blogger account. To do so, simply fill in the information.
Note: you will need to use a username which is fairly unusual – if you choose a common username (such as ‘john’) blogger will tell you that it is not available. This is because someone else already has this username. Once you have decided on your username and password for Blogger, make sure you write it down somewhere and keep a record of it!
‘Display name’ is the name that will appear on your blog posts, and you can put your real name here if you like.
Step 2: Name your blog
Give your blog a title. We suggest you choose a title that reflects your blog project – for example, Artyfacts (for the secondary blog project) or Schoolbags (for the primary blog project).
In ‘Blog address (URL)’, put in a simplified version of the above. This is where you will be able to see your blog on the Internet. Make sure you write down this URL so that you know where to find your blog on the Internet later!
Step 3: Choose a template
Here you can choose which ‘look’ to give your blog. Look at all the available designs, and select one by checking the circle in that template. Before you select the template, you can see the design full screen by clicking on ‘View’ in the bottom right hand corner of each template. Click on the orange arrow ‘Continue’, once you have chosen your template.
Step 4: Creating your blog
Your blog will now be automatically created, and you will see this screen:
Followed by this screen:
Click on the orange arrow ‘Start posting’.
Step 5: Posting your first message
You are now ready to post your first message to your blog. Look at the blogs projects for ideas on what to post. Make sure the title of your message reflects what you write. You can edit your message by using bold, italics, coloured text etc, in the editing toolbar across the top of your message, as in a word processing program. Note that you are in the Posting tab.
To add an image to your message, click on the picture icon in the editing toolbar. First make sure the image you’d like to add is in your computer. Then click the picture icon, and find your image. The screen below will appear.
Note: You can also add a link to webpage image – if you do this, you will need to comply with copyright law.
Click on ‘Examine’ to find the image in your computer, then click on ‘Upload image’. You can also choose a layout for your text with photo (None, Left, Centre, and Right). Uncheck ‘Use this layout every time?’ if you’d like to have a variety of layouts in postings to the blog.
Click on ‘Upload image’ to post your message and photo to the blog. You will see this screen while the photo is uploading:
And you will see this screen once your photo has been uploaded:
Click on ‘Done’.
Step 6: Publishing your first message
Your first message is now ready for publishing to your blog:
You can preview your message before it is posted to your blog, by clicking on the blue ‘Preview’ link in the toolbar, on the far right. This shows you what your posting will look like once it’s posted to the blog.
Once your post is ready, click on the orange ‘Publish Post’ button. You will now see a screen telling you that publishing is in progress, and then you will see this screen:
You can now see your blog from the public view by click on ‘View blog’
Note: if you click (in a new window), the public view will open in a separate window, which is less confusing as it keeps the Dashboard and public views of your blog separate for you (see Step 7).
This is the public view of a sample blog for the primary blog project Schoolbags:
Step 7: Editing your blog
One of the tricks to understanding how to use Blogger is to realise that there are two different ‘views’ of your blog:
the Dashboard (or control panel) view: only you, the blog owner, have access to this. This is what you see when you log onto www.blogger.com with your username and password. From here you can access your blog to edit and post messages, change settings etc.
the public view: that is, what visitors to your blog on the Internet see. To see this view, click on your blog in the Dashboard, then click on ‘View blog’ in the toolbar. You can also access this view via the URL which you originally gave your blog in Step 2.