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Blogging 101: The Blogging Basics

Seminar 1: Art, Authenticity & Risk

Professor: Bridgett DavisInstructional Technology Fellow: Amanda

Favia

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Macaulay ePortfolios: http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/

• Build Your ePortfolio

Now!

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Username

Email Address

Security Question

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• Gimme a Site OR Add User

• Activate your Account: Check your email & click the link

• Username & Password: Don’t forget to copy your password!

• Login!

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• Edit My Profile

• Change Password: scroll down to change your password

• Display Name: First Name, Last Name, Nickname

How to video: http://macaulay.cuny.edu/current-students/eportfolios.php

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Change your Avatar• On the left menu bar, you’ll see your

dashboard. There are many ways to access it, this is just one.

• To change your avatar (visual representation of `you’) go to Macaulay Social

• Go to where it says `View and Edit’ your profile & click on ‘Edit’ to add information about yourself & change your avatar.

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Art, Authenticity & Risk: ePortfolio Site

• http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/bdavis11/

• Site Registration: Log-in with your ePortfolio username and password

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Why Blog?Improve your Writing,

Communication, & Critical Thinking Skills

• Share: Writing about your thoughts & ideas

• Learn: Reading your peer’s ideas • Reflect: Responding to your peers

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Elements of a Good Blog

• Blog with a purpose!

• Consider your audience (because you have one!)

• Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible & Story*

* http://www.copyblogger.com/the-five-essential-elements-of-an-influential-blog/

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Elements of a Good Blog

Avoid what you dislike. For example,

• http://www.kalloz.com/

• http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/

• http://yourpetsview.com/

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Elements of a Good BlogEmulate what you like. For example,

• African Diaspora Filmhttp://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact#

• Musichttp://www.thecouchsessions.com/.

• Philosophyhttp://leiterreports.typepad.com/

• Personal Sitehttp://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/

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Create a Post• On the left menu bar, select ‘Posts’ and more posting options will

become available to you

• To create a new post select ‘Add New’

• You should see this screen where you will enter your content. Mouse over the icons to see what each of the tools can do.

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Create a PostWhen you post you should do ALL of the following 4 steps:

1. Enter a title2. Enter your content3. Categorize the post (select as

many categories as relevant) so your instructor can easily find and grade it

4. Publish the post

If you make a mistake, don’t worry! You can view the post for accuracy and edit as needed.

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Create a Post: Introductions

• Create your first post by introducing yourself to your classmates.

• Make sure you categorize your post under “introductions” & follow some of these basic writing tips:

(1) Edit: Read Carefully, Check Spelling & Revise

(2) Headlines: Make it Descriptive & Interesting For example:

“MoMA Visit”“MoMA: I Am Still Alive: Politics and Everyday

Life in Contemporary Drawing” “Presidents in Print: A Sketch of Columbia’s Politics 1979-1981”

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How to Create a Link

• Highlight the text you would like to link

• Click on the link button in the toolbar

• In the popup box, copy & paste the URL you want to link to

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Add MediaThere are many ways to add media files, this is the quick option that is available in `Add New Post’using `Upload/Insert’

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Add MediaYou can then insert media from your computer, a url or the media library.

• If a media file is on your computer (locally) select From Computer

• If a file is on the web, select From URL• If a file is in the Medial Library (probably not unless you

put it there earlier) select the Media Library option.

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Add MediaAfter uploading files or provided a link,

• Give the media a meaningful title, description and caption/footnote.

• Select the size

• Click `Insert into Post’

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Add FootnotesTo add footnotes in a post: (1)Place your cursor where you want the footnote to

appear.

(1)Type an open square bracket [ (1)Then, type the number for your footnote, followed

directly by a period, and the footnote text/url.

(1)Finish the footnote with a closed square bracket ]

[1. Smith, John. A Very Important Text. New York: Routledge, 2010.]

*This works both in posts and media captions!

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Macaulay Tech Fair!

• This event will help you learn more about your new Macbooks and Macaulay's eportfolio system. 

• Learn how to build and customize your own site. 

• http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/techfair/registration/

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Instructional Technology Fellow

Amanda [email protected]

ITF resource page for Baruch:http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/

baruchitfs/

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Office Hours:

Tuesdays, 11am-3pm 17 Lexington Ave, Weinstein Honors Lounge, Room

903Please sign-up for an appointment @ http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/

baruchitfs/office-hours/

Virtual Office Hours: Monday 8pm-10pm via chat at

[email protected]