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WordPress Lab
A Presentation of Digital Discipleship Boot Camp Lifelong Learners in the New Media Age
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Producers
Day: Sr. Caroline Cerveny
Evening: Ruth Manlandro
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Our Objectives
1. Create a WordPress Account
2. Access our Private Class Blog
3. Understand Privacy Settings
4. Complete Your Profile
5. Become familiar with our class
blog – specifically, navigating
modules and commenting
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Our Class Blog
http://ddbcs2015.wordpress.com
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Get Started
https://wordpress.com/
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IMPORTANT!
You will be invited to join the Class Blog using the email you gave us in
your DDBC registration.
If this is NOT the email you use for your WordPress account, please
notify your coach.
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Creating Your WordPress Account – NEW USERS
Add your email, Username And Password
BLOG ADDRESS refers to your blog, not the class blog.
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• Set up your blog (title / tagline)
• Pick a theme (be sure to choose a free one!)
• Skip customize theme -- click to NEXT STEP
• Skip first post and just click FINISH
• Later, you can go back and change the theme, title, add posts, etc. For now, we just want to get you on the class blog!
Complete Registration - online
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Click on
SELECT
FREE
(You can
upgrade
later if you’d
like.)
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Complete Registration- activate email
Msg. on Web
Msg. in email
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Three Ways to Connect to the Class Blog
1. You will be sent an email invitation. Follow the link in that email.
2. You create a WP account, go to the blog URL and ask to join. We will receive an email and approve you. (See steps in the following slide)
3. Call your coach if either of these two methods fails.
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http://ddbcs2015.wordpress.com/
• This is only if you haven’t responded to an email invite to the class blog! • See “Welcome to your Dashboard” page • Go to the web address bar, and type in
•Click “request access” and a thank you note will appear.
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• Private blogs need permission to join.
• General web public can NOT see content or comments.
• Admin knows who is participating.
• When to use in ministry?
Understanding Privacy
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Complete Your Profile
In the upper right hand corner of the page, click your image (or placeholder) to go to your PROFILE SETTINGS
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• Online profiles – who am I interacting with?
• Please use your real name (or: Kristi J.)
• Authenticity helps build up the DDBC community !
• Gravatar will be covered in the next lab.
Completing your Profile, con’t
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Our Class Blog
http://ddbcs2015.wordpress.com
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Navigating our Class Blog
Blog address- bookmark it!
Blog Name
Recent Posts & Comments
Post Title Date Each MODULE will have its own post
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• Type URL directly into address bar:
• Sign into Wordpress.com – find it under “switch sites” from your dashboard page
• Click the link on our class wiki
How do I find the Class Blog?
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• After the Module’s Webinar – visit the class blog to read more (and different) items about the topic.
• Read the Class Blog Module post. Watch any videos or click through to article links.
• Go to the class wiki and complete homework (if indicated by the blog)
• Answer any questions or post comments as indicated in each blog post
• Take the 5 question embedded Quiz at the end of each module
Class Blog Tasks
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• At the end of each post, look for comment link
• It will show comments (if any). Notice photo (Gravatar) and display name next to each comment.
• Reply in the comment box (if indicated in homework assignments)
How do I comment on the blog?
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Search topics on: •Google •YouTube •WordPress help and support
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Homework Reminders
• Complete the set up of your WordPress Account and connect to Class blog before our next Lab.
• Contact your Coach if you need assistance.
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Co-Sponsored by
University of Dayton
Institute for
Pastoral Initiatives
INTERACTIVE CONNECTIONS
Our Sponsoring Dioceses Include… Diocese of St. Petersburg Diocese of Pensacola- Tallahassee Diocese of Las Cruces Archdiocese of Atlanta Diocese of Columbus Diocese of Joliet Archdiocese of Cincinnati Diocese of Syracuse Archdiocese of New York Diocese of Fall River Military Archdiocese Diocese of Erie Archdiocese of Milwaukee Diocese of Orange
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