SunSpots

msun.png Each module you will keep you eye out for anything in your world that strikes you as interesting as it relates to the sun and solar energy and post it to our class blog "SunSpots". This could simply be a picture of you standing in the sun add a new post with an image and explanation of why you chose what you chose to post.

Action Required

  1. Check out our classblog at http://cmcsunspots.blogspot.com/ Links to an external site.
  2. Next look for and post anything that strikes you and then post it to our blog and add your name.

I will check out our blog and give you credit for your timely entry.

  • What if I Don't Know How to Post to a Blog? Don't worry! Below is a short tutorial to show you HOW to do what you need to do AND below the text directions if you prefer, there is a VIDEO tutorial that you can watch over and over as many times as it takes:

First - Everyone will use the same log on and password: Email - cmcsunspots@gmail.com Password - sunspots! Once you've signed in to Blogger, you'll see your dashboard with your list of blogs. Here's what you need to do:

  1. Click the orange pencil icon to write a new post, and enter anything you want to share with the world.orangepen.PNG
  2. Next, you'll see the Post Editor page. Start by giving your post a title, then enter the post itself- INCLUDE YOUR NAME SO YOU GET CREDIT!
  • New post
    3. When you're done, click the Preview button at the top to make sure it's ready to go, and then click the Publish button to publish your post.

 

  • Add an image

    1. You can add an image from your computer or the Web to your blog. Click the image icon in the Post Editor toolbar. A window appears prompting you to browse for an image file on your computer, or enter the URL of an image on the Web.

      Once you've selected your image, you can then choose a layout to determine how your image will appear in your post:

      • The 'Left', 'Center', and 'Right' options allow you to customize the way your blog text will flow around your image.
      • The 'Image size' options will determine how large the image will appear within your post.

      Click UPLOAD IMAGES to add your image, and then click DONE when the notification window appears telling you that 'Your image has been added.' Blogger will then return you to the post editor, where you'll see your image ready to be published to your blog.

      You can also publish images to your blog using your mobile device, Google's free photo software Picasa Links to an external site., or a third-party service like flickr Links to an external site.. Learn more Links to an external site.

 How to Publish a Blog Post Video- Watch and Learn!

 All of this information and more can be found at http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1623800 Links to an external site.