How to be a Blogger 101

Glossary

Blog - webpage the is easily editable by its members

Post - the articles you see in the Blog

Moderator - creator of Blog (Diane) and gatekeeper of all posts (will review before publishing)

Follower - someone who gets email alerts every time a post is updated or created

Radio Button - a box on a webpage that acts like a push button, if you click it, it performs an action


How to become a Follower:
If you'd like to get an email everytime a Post is editted or created, you must be a Follower. There are two ways to do this:

1. Go to the dark blue toolbar at the Top of the page and click "Follow Blog" then follow the directions

2. Click the "Follow" radio button on the right side of the page and follow the directions


Don't be afraid to play the games.
They're not SPAM. I put it there for the troop to play.

1. Sign in in the top right corner
2. Once you do that it will take you to a screen that shows the Blogs you manage.
3. Click the "New Post" radio button
4. When you hit Publish, it will either go to me to approve or right to the blog....we'll see!

How to find this blog easily
Create a Google account for yourself. Once you do that, it gives you a link to Blogger and you can see a list of Blogs that you have created or Follow.