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• Tutorial - Signing up with Blogger
Introduction The word ‘blog’ is derived from weblog – a sort of online diary that is one of the latest crazes on the internet. Blogger.com is a website that offers instant publishing from any computer with an internet connection, and although blogging was started by angsty teenagers pouring their hearts out to the online community, the system has a lot of very useful applications.
You can add information, announcements, pictures, upload and download handouts etc… all from within Internet Explorer on your PC. You don’t need to know anything about web design, although if you are familiar with word processing tasks such as cutting and pasting text, it will help.
What do I need to get started? A computer with internet access – it can be a PC or a Mac, as long as it has a browser, such as Internet Explorer (which comes with Windows)
An email address
Something to say
If you want to post any files or pictures, make sure you know where they are stored on your computer
Signing up with Blogger This is a simple procedure, where you set up an account with Blogger.com. It is free, and should not take more than five minutes.
1 - Get online and start up Internet Explorer.
2 - Go to this address: http://www.blogger.com 3 - In the right-hand column is a box titled ‘Sign Up’. Think of a username (for example: ‘danhortonszar’) and choose a password, then enter them in the boxes. Click the ‘sign up’ button below the boxes.
4 - You might be prompted to choose another username if the one you chose is already taken.
5 - If you are successful, you will be taken to another page where you will be asked for you first name, last name and email address.
6 - Tick the box ‘I agree to the terms of service’. Don’t tick the box asking for the Blogger Buzz newsletter unless you really enjoy junk email. Click the ‘Enter’ button.
7 - You will return to the Blogger.com page, and will now have the options to ‘Start a new blog’ or ‘Sign out’. At this point, sign out.
8 - You have successfully signed up with Blogger.
