Your first BLOG post

     Your first blog posting should be at least 100 words all about YOU!!! All Blog posts should be written using FORMAL language. This means paragraphs indented, capital letters at the beginning of sentences, and punctuation at the end of sentences.
     Blogging is new to most everyone in the class, so please do not come to me and say "I don't know how to do it!" The truth is, neither did I, but I took the time to play around with it and figure it out! There will be times in life where you have to do this. If it has not already happened to you, let this be a learning experience. There will not always be someone there to bail you out- sometimes, you just have to figure things out on your own, and it will take time.
     Therefore, get your GMAIL created according to the directions in my first blog. Then create your English Blog using the direction as well. Lastly, choose a template and write your first post. This is "do-able." You just have to WANT TO DO IT! My daddy always said "Where there is a will, there is a way." With that, I am passing down his wisdom!
     Happy Bloggin!
     Xoxo, Mrs. Martin

Create your BLOG!!!

DIRECTIONS to set up YOUR blog

Blog Site: http://www.blogger.com/home

Mrs. Martin’s site: http://mrsmartinsclassroomblog.blogspot.com/ (Contains weekly Directions)

1. CREATE a gMail to use:

• You will create a GMAIL email using this format: lmslastnamefirstinitial### 
• Your password should be: citrus####### <- "citrus" then your student ID
• ***For the email, you must set your birthday to 1990
• Your password for the GMAIL account should be your student ID number

2. CREATE your Blog site using the above GMAIL..... log in to the blogger.com site

• Your Blog Site username will be: Firstname Lastname
• Your Blog name should be Firstname Lastname's English Blog
• Your Blog site web address should be the SAME AS your username.

You may play around with the graphics....however,  DO NOT UPLOAD pictures to this site unless your teacher tells you to for an assignment!!!!

You may only play with the graphics that are available from the site.

Afterschool detention will be assigned for disobeying this rule!