Setting up an Account
Select the FREE! option.
Select user name with no spaces.
Creating Blog
Enter blog URL with no spaces
Next Steps
• Activate Blog – Edublogs will send an email asking you
activate blog by clicking on the enclosed link– Once you activate blog Edublogs will send a
second email with login information– As a free Edublogs user you can write posts,
pages, change your theme and do a whole lot more.
Basic Blog
To Admin:
Dashboard
Side Navigation
• Appearance– Change Theme– Preview/Activate
• Widgets– Drag and drop widgets into the navigation on
right side of screen.• Always select META, allows you to navigate back
to admin easily, etc.
General Settings
Writing Settings
Reading Settings
Discussion Settings• Moderated Discussion!
– Allows you to review comments prior to posting.
The administrator is YOU.
Discussion Options
Discussion Options
Discussion Options
Discussion Options
Discussion Setting
Avatar
• Import Image of Yourself or other graphic
Pages & Posts
• Pages are static– Not updated frequently
• Posts– Updated frequently– Chronological
Adding Posts• Quick
– Right of Dashboard• Enter Title, Content, Tags, and Save Draft or Publish
Adding Posts
Turn on the kitchen sink.
Inserting Images/MediaImages Video Audio
Other Media
Add Pages
Enter page title
Enter post and any media
Moderating Comments