1. Getting Ready

For this module, you will need a Google account. If you don't have one, you will need to create one.

To learn how to create your own account, click here

Click here to read about some options for student logins.

2. Create a Blogger blog

For this module, just create a "sandbox" blog - one that you can practice and experiment with...

You might want to name your blog something like "Your Initials Sandbox" and create a URL of "http://yourinitialssandbox.blogspot.com"

Follow these 3 steps to create your blog.

1. Go to http://www.blogger.com
2. Follow the on-screen prompts to create a "sandbox" blog.
3. Post a welcome message.

When you're finished, explore the settings and options for your blog.

3. Other options for posting

There are numerous ways to post to your blog.

Click here to see some options and then try at least 2 of them.

4. Embed a widget

You can use embed code to add all sorts of cool widgets to your blog posts. Just find the provided embed code, copy it, and paste the code into a new blog post message.

Give it a try. Embed one or both of these:

Click here to add a virtual pet to your blog.

Click here to add a voice message to your blog. (This will require a microphone.)

5. Other embed options

Click here to see some other "widgets" you can embed into your blog.

(Remember, to earn SDSD credit, you'll need to embed at least 3 different widgets into your blog.)