INTRODUCING YOURSELF

4TH ESO

INS CAN PLANAS

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?1. This will be your first post on your blog. You

have to create and customize your blog (blogger.com)

2. After that, make an audio recording or a short video introducing yourself. Then, upload it via some e-tool, such as:

1. http://www.goear.com/ (audio)2. https://www.youtube.com/ (video)

3. Create your first post, and embed the video/audio together with a short introduction

CREATING YOUR BLOG Create (if you don’t have one) a gmail

account Go to: http://blogger.com/

Create your blog (Nuevo Blog / New Blog):Choose the nameChoose the addressChoose the template (plantilla)

Do it fast! You can change all this later! You have to tell the teacher your blog’s

address!!!!

Select your blog and customize it!

CUSTOMIZE YOUR BLOG

Diseño / Layout (?) Top of the blog: Add an image (clicking on

“gadget”) On the side bar

Add one photo / picture of yourself or something you feel idenfidied with

Add the “follow by e-mail” gadget (“seguir por correo…”)

Add the “share it” gadget (it is located on “More gadgets”)

If you want to, add other gadgets… but don’t overload it!

Bottom of the blog You can add some other interesting gadget (funny

sentences, author…)

DISEÑO / LAYOUT

PLANTILLA / TEMPLATE You can change the background By clicking Personalizar / Customize(?)

you make further changes

CONFIGURACIÓN / SETTINGS “Lo Básico”

You can change the blog’s name and address, as well as many other settings

“Idioma y Formato”You should set the language into English

and the proper time zone!

Check the other options in case you want to change something else!

ENTRADAS – ENTRIES/POSTS You write your first post:

ENTRADA > ENTRADA NUEVA

IMPORTANT BUTTONSPublicar (Post)– The post will appear on your

blogGuardar (Save / Draft)– You save it as a draft

(it won’t appear on your blog until you click “Publicar”)

Vista previa – You see how it will look like, but it doesn’t save or publish/post

ENTRADAS / POSTS

HOW TO EMBED VIDEO OR AUDIO?

1. Create it and upload it to some host1. http://www.goear.com/ (audio)2. https://www.youtube.com/ (video)

2. Then, copy the “Embed”/“Insertar” code

3. On your blog entry/post, click the HTML Button and paste it on the proper place

GO TO YOUR FIRST ENTRY/POST IN THE BLOG. CLICK THE HTML BUTTON AND PASTE THE CODE

Once you have added some introductory text, click on “Vista previa” to check everything is ok.

Then, you can “Publicar” it!

If you use GOEAR the audio must be MP3.

You have to do the same: Upload it, copy the embed code and paste it on your blog on the HTML mode

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT?

1. Main information1. Name, Age, Where are you from?, Occupation

(where?)

2. Main interests and hobbies and why? (At least 3 things / paragraphs!)

1. Is there anything you are really interested in? What? Why?

2. Do you practise any sport? Which? Who is your favourite player?

3. What kind of music do you like? Which is your favourite singer/band? And your favourite song(s)?

4. Do you like reading? What kind of books do you like? Which is your favourite author / book / saga?

5. What kind of movies do you like? Which is your favourite movie / actor / actress?

3. Any other thing you want to add?

MY EXAMPLE (MORE OR LESS!)Hello cupcakes!My name is Laura and I am 29 years old… almost 30, though. I was born in

Barcelona, but now I live in Barberà del Vallès, a small town located between Barcelona and Sabadell. I work as an English teacher at INS Can Planas in Barberà, as well.

What can I say bout myself? I love reading, specially fantastic or horror novels. What I love most are vampire

stories, but not the “Twilight” style, I mean traditional ones. That’s why my favourite author is Anne Rice, who wrote Interview with the vampire and the Vampire Chronicles saga.

This year I learnt how to knit, and I like doing amigurumis to give as presents. “What are amigurumis?” You will ask… They are plush toys you do by knitting. And thanks to that I have found out (and I am also interested in) DIY (or Do It Yourself), which means recycling or customizing things you don’t use any more into new ones.

And as almost everybody… I like going to the cinema and watching movies, but I don’t have a favourite type of movie… Despite that, I can say two of my favourite films are Requiem for a dream and The fight Club. My favourite actor has always been Brad Pitt, because he’s very handsome and I think he is good at acting… but I also like a lot Johnny Depp, because he always plays very different, special and interesting roles.

Finally, I am not really into sports… but I try to go swimming once or twice a week, and I also go rollerblading whenever I can. And, although I like listening to music too, I don’t have any favourite singer or band right now. I like a lot of different styles.

And I think this is it! If you want to know anything else about me… you only have to ask! See you!