Presentation given to S5 pupils to help them create a blog for their coaching program.

1. Creating and Managing e-Profile
Using Blogger

2. From the splash page click here
You can also access your account by logging into google.

3. Enter your username and password.
Note: your username is your full email address!
Example:
Username: rhnclar09@edubuzz.org
Password: same as school password with 09 on the end of it.

4. Set up some contacts.
Click on Mail

5. Click on Mail and select
Contacts from the menu

6. Your contacts list appears.
Use the search bar to find people.

7. After you have found the person you want
click on the box next to their name.
Then click on ‘Add to My Contacts’

8. Click on the ‘More’ menu at the top of the page
and select Blogger
Setting up Blog

9. Create a New Blog
This page shows all the blogs you own and will give you
quick access to simple commands.

10. Blog Title example: Richard H’s e_Profile
Address: rhrhall13
You can choose/ change your template later from the settings.

11. Click on the title of your blog to go to it’s control
dashboard

12. From here you will be able control all aspects of
your blog

13. Click on Settings and make sure Basic is selected.
This is where we will change your Privacy Settings and Permissions.
Click here to edit your Privacy Settings.

14. Make sure both these options are set to No and
save changes

15. We now need to make sure the right people can
see your blog. Click Edit for the Blog Readers.

16. Choose the ‘Private – Only these readers’ option
Then click on ‘Add Readers’
Select ‘Choose from Contacts’

17. In this window you can search for anyone who has an
@edubuzz account and give them permission to view
your blog
Can you please add me (rhall@edubuzz.org)
and your mentors/coaches

18. Any Readers you add should appear in this
window
Make sure you click on Save Changes

19. Invitations have now been sent to your potential
Readers. You can view the status of these here.

20. Now select ‘Other’ in the settings menu.

21. We are going to import a template blog so that
you all have some basic info.

22. To Import the template click Choose file and go to:
Subjects:CDTPupilsBlogger and select RHS Blog template
Type in the two words/ numbers it asks for and click Import Blog

23. You will now have a post on your site reminding you to
use labels to categorise your posts with some examples
of tags.

24. If you click on ‘View blog’
it should now look something like this!
Close this Tab to return to your dashboard.

25. Click here to write a post.
This window will open and is where you add the content of your post.

26. Write the title of
your post here.
Add Labels here.
Add the content of your post here.

27. You can manage your posts within the
dashboard for your blog.

28. Any Questions?
Its now up to you to keep the
blog up to date!!
You can use this account to contact me through email
rhall@edubuzz.org
Blogger Apps SMS email