The document provides instructions for customizing a blog on Blogger.com, including: 1) It discusses reviewing settings like date, layout, and comment settings. 2) It explains how to fill in the "About Me" section in the sidebar to add personal details. 3) Steps are outlined for adding photos and videos to blog posts, such as uploading files from a computer or embedding videos from YouTube. 4) An example blog URL is also provided, and the document states that these customizations will be demonstrated live.

2. Recap of Part 1 (last time)
• How to get a Google ID
• Create a blog using Blogger.com
• Choose the right template namely Simple. (If your
listeners choose Dynamic they will be very
confused.)
• Write a post and publish
• Write a comment in a blogpost
TASK: Create your own blog and write a little bit
about themselves. Send your blog addresses to
Nomty

3. Outcomes for today
• Let’s look at Settings – date, layout, comment
settings, etc
• Fill in the About me section in the sidebar
• Add a photo to a blog
• Add a video to a blog
TASK: Fill in your About me section, and add a
photo and a video to your blog

4. Example blog URL
http://vodacomwebinars.blogspot.com/

5. SETTINGS

6. Go to Settings

7. Select settings – posts and comments

8. Select settings – posts and comments

9. Settings - Other

10. LAYOUT

12. THE ABOUT ME SECTION

13. Fill in the about me section

14. ADD PHOTOS

15. You can add single photos

17. A blog with
photos can be a
wonderful
memory of an
event

19. Click on the Add photo icon
1
Add title
2
Add writing
3
Click on Add photo icon

20. Choose a file from your computer

21. Find the folder

22. 1
Find the photo
Click on ‘Open’
2

23. It is placed here
Click on ‘Add’
1

24. There it is

25. Choose the photo size
Click on pic. and
choose ‘medium’
Add a caption
3
1
2
Choose centre

26. 1
2
Publish
Preview

27. Now I am going to show you the
same thing live!

28. ADD A VIDEO

29. 1. Add your own video

30. Have your video ready
Find your video in your file

31. Get your post ready
2
1
Add your writing
Click on the
video icon

32. Click on ‘Browse’ and
find your video

33. Find your video folder
1
Click on the video
to select it
2
Click on ‘Open’

34. Video starts to upload
You will need to wait
till it uploads

35. Now I am going to show you the
same thing live!

36. 2. Add a YouTube video
We have to “embed” a
YouTube video

37. Find the video on You Tube
Ask for
Gotta
Share

38. 1
Choose
embed
2
Change code
to 420
3
Click on
Share
Copy the
code
3

39. Get your blog post ready
Choose HTML
Paste code here. It
will be too wide

40. Publish and look at it on the blog

41. Now I am going to show you the
same thing live!

42. That’s it for today