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White Mice and White Coats: The Rhetoric of Biomedical Science
Objective Blogging is a great tool to get the word out on what’s happening in science and to contribute to the conversations in science. For our class, we’ll use the blog as an extension of our classroom community – a place where you can come to share interesting material and helpful resources, ask questions, share ideas, and get feedback.
Protocol – Getting Started Sign up for Wordpress to be able to post Directions courtesy of Christine Alfano
If you already have a Wordpress account, skip to step 5 and send an email to me ([email protected]) that tells me the email address you used to set up your wordpress account. If you don’t already have a wordpress account:
1. Go to www.wordpress.com 2. Click on “Sign Up Now” (see image below; note red circle)
3. THIS PART IS CRUCIAL – you want to set up an account, but not your own blog.
To do so, click “Sign up for just a username” (circled in red below). If you don’t do this, you’ll end up with your own blog, which will be pretty confusing. Follow the instructions to sign up for just a username.
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Protocol – Getting Started (continued) Sign up for Wordpress to be able to post Directions courtesy of Christine Alfano
4. Once you set up your username/password, you’ll have to authenticate it using the email address you provided – go to your email account and click the link Wordpress sends you.
5. Once you’ve completed all of these steps, send me an email ([email protected]) that tells me the email address you used to set up your Wordpress account. That way I can make you an author on the blog.
Protocol – Posting to the Blog Creating Posts in Wordpress Directions courtesy of Christine Alfano
1. You will be invited to become a writer for our blog through email. Respond to that invitation and create a password.
2. Log in to our blog by going to www.wordpress.com and log in at the top right. You will also find this link in the sidebar of our blog.
3. Once you log in, you should see a new menu at the top. Under the “my blogs”
tab (second from the left), select “The Rhetoric of Biomedical Science.” For some of you, this will not be listed – you’ll just have the option to post a “new post”. In this case, skip down to #5.
4. If you clicked on the “Rhetoric of Biomedical Science” link in the “My Blogs”
section, you’ll now be taken to a page where you’ll see a “New Post” button in the upper right corner. Click on that and it will open the editing interface.
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Protocol – Posting to the Blog (Continued) Creating Posts in Wordpress Directions courtesy of Christine Alfano
6. Once you are in the editing interface, fill in the following fields: q Title: Enter your title in the field that says “Enter Title Here.” Your title
should describe what you’ll write about (please don’t use titles like “Rosalind’s Post”) .
q Text field. Enter your full entry in the field below the title. Hover your
mouse over the toolbar for descriptions of the formatting it provides. q You can upload images, but BE SURE THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED BY
COPYRIGHT. If there’s any question, just link to the original content.
Blog Writing Tips courtesy of
Christine Alfano q Blog entries are not meant to be too long! Use frequent
paragraph breaks and try to keep between 300-‐400 words. q Remember your audience! There may be international
readers, not just your classmates, so be sure to provide context as necessary and avoid jargon.
q Include links to other sites as relevant. – Remember, DO NOT use copyrighted material , although you are welcome to post your own images.
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Protocol – Posting to the Blog (Continued) Creating Posts in Wordpress Directions courtesy of Christine Alfano
7. At the bottom of your post, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND SECTION (9 am or 11 am)
8. Choose a category. On the right side, you’ll see that the second box down from the top is marked “Categories.” Check the box for the category that corresponds with your section: for example, students in the 9 am section will select “STAN LAB 9 am” as their category. Select secondary categories as appropriate.
9. Tag your post (if you’d like). 10. Save! Publish your post by clicking on the “publish” button at the bottom of
the box on the write entitled “Publish.” It may point out errors to you and ask you to confirm/correct those before it publishes your entry. You can also “save draft” to return to your post later. Be sure to Publish before the due date!
11. View: once you have saved your work, you can view your post by clicking on the “view post” link that appears in the top left of the page.
Please contact me any time at [email protected] if you have any questions about the blogging process.
