#11m1 #10n1 Friday 14th September
Blog Challenge
Starter
- Add your blog address to my blog names spreadsheet (click here for it). Make sure that you are on the sheet for your class!
Development
To make the most of you Blog, make sure that you have the following!
- A clear and suitable template
- Use the customise area to choose suitable colours, fonts and layout
- Add the list of our class' blogs to your reading list (on your dashboard)
- Use the 'Blog List' gadget to follow mrmjsmith.co.uk and the other people in your class (use your reading list)
- Use FaceYourmanga.com to create an avatar of your self
- Add your avatar as both your profile picture (in the dashboard) and as an image using the 'Picture' gadget
- Use this link to add your existing Twitter account feed to your Blog (you may have to use the html/java gadget)
- Change the Favicon of your site
- Add any other suitable gadgets to your site (www.bloggergadgets.net)
- Use Adobe Fireworks to create a suitable banner for your site (no more than 900 x 100 and save as .png with transparent background)
Extension:
- In the same way that you access your Blog (school email > black bar), go to your own Wildern School YouTube account and set up your channel!
- Add a suitable gadget to you Blog to show your channel off
Plenary
- Post on your blog about what you have done in today's lesson
- Use your reading list (from your dashboard) to look at some of your class mates blogs - is there anything you could do to improve your blog
