How To: Create a blog

To set up your blog, first go to www.blogger.com Once the page has loaded, do not click the orange button that says CREATE A BLOG, this process will ask you to set up a Google account, which you already have. Instead, enter your Gmail login details in the top right corner, next to the page title where it says ‘Sign in to use Blogger with your Google Account’. Then click SIGN IN. This will take you to a page where you will need to enter a display name and accept Blogger’s terms and conditions.

For your display name use your group name, the same one you used for you Gmail address. Then click Create a Blog. You need to name your blog; use your group name again, and if you want include the names of the people in your group, in your ‘Blog title’, for example “Trinmedia400: Tom, Dick and Harry”. For your ‘Blog address (URL)’ again, use your group name, for example “http://trinmedia400.blogspot.com”. Check the availability of your blog name, it should be free but do it just in case. If for some reason your group name isn’t available to use for your URL, let your teacher know and you will be given a new URL to use. Then enter the ‘Word Verification’ and click on the orange arrow that says CONTINUE.

Now you can choose the template for your blog, customise the layout and edit your personal profile. This will change the way your blogs looks to anyone who views it. You can include any information you want (I wouldn’t give too much away though!) and your blog can look however you want it to. Though do remember that this blog is so you can keep a record of the work you do so teachers and exam moderators will be viewing it. You can now start posting on your blog.