Learning in the Lou

Sometimes it is just easier to use the web and avoid the Blogger app. There are a few things to be aware of when doing so, this post will demonstrate the process. Open your blog. To insert an image just click on the little picture . The image I need is on my camera roll. To access it I can just click From your phone . 1. Select the image(s) you want to upload. 2. Click Add selected . The image is now ready to go. Just add text and publish. Note: this post started on an iPad and ends on an Android phone. The process is the same no matter what device you are using.

Sometimes it is nice just to start over, other times you need a simple venue to share you thoughts and projects. One of the quickest ways to publically share is through Blogger. This post will serve as a basic how-to for Blogger. Note: this publishing platform is available to all staff and only the LHS students.  Getting Started Creating a Post Tags and Schedule

Have an Android device and looking to post to your Blogger blog? Why not check out the official Blogger app . Open the app. Click the pencil icon to create a new post. You can also click Draft if you started to write but never published a post. 1. Create title for post. 2. Main body of you post. 3. Adding a photo. It appears to place the image at the very bottom of the post. 4. Click save to create a draft of the post. Click the arrow to publish the post.

There are plenty of blogging apps for the iPad but none are as simple as blogo. Follow these simple steps to get your iPad synced up with your existing blogger blog. Note - The official Blogger app for the iPad/iPhone is no longer available. Download the blogo app on your iOS device. Fastest way to connect to your existing blog is to click on the Google button. Log in with your school Google account. 1. Type in your existing blogger address. 2. Click Add Blog . 1. Fill in your title and body of the blog. 2. Click on the three dots to add images. Click Library to search your device for an image to add. The app will allow you to adjust the image a bit before adding it to your post. Click Publish when you want the post to be seen by the public. Have a question? Why not check out the blogo help site .

At the top of our blog we have these neat little tabs called pages. This post shows you how to maximize the impact these buttons can have on your readers. Open your blog to the editing page. 1. Click Layout . 2. Click Add a Gadget . 1. Scroll down . 2. Click the plus symbol on the Pages option. 1. Click +Add external link . 1. Add a title . This illustration is using the blogging example from the previous post . A great idea might be to label all your homework posts as such. Read on for why this would be epic. 2. Click Save Link . There will be another save button on the next screen. This button now appears at the top of a page. If I click on the Blogging Resources  button it automatically takes me to a new page displaying all the posts I want my readers to see.  What if... this took me to every homework post I created? All a student would need to do is click once and they see everything that was assigned. A secon...

After a while you will have like a billion different posts on your blog and it will become difficult to find stuff. Sometimes they call it the scroll of death, you just keep scrolling to find something and slowly give up over time. Preventing this is pretty easy with a few simple steps. This post will show you the first part and the post that follows will take this idea to another level. Labels On the far right side of the blogger post writing interface you find a few options. 1. Click the word Labels . Add a one word descriptor about the post you are writing. If you choose to pick two words make sure they are separated by a comma. 2. Click Done at the bottom. This is an example of labels on a published post. They can be found at the very bottom of a post. 1. If I click on the label it will display every post tagged with that label on a new page. 2. The gray bar will be displayed at the top indicating what label is being shown. Super easy to click a t...

Adding a little pizazz to your posts are key to drawing people in. Easiest way is by adding images and video. Images Be mindful of what images you choose to use. Easiest way is to take a screenshot or use your phone to take interesting pictures. Screenshot 1. Click the windows icon and type Snipping Tool . 2. Click Snipping Tool . Click New. Use the cross-hairs to capture the portion of the screen you want to use. The screenshot is saved as an image. Just drag it into your blog post. Video Find the video you want to embed from YouTube. Make sure you have actually watched the whole video before you post it. 1. You can find the Share button right below the video window. Click Share . 2. Click Embed . 3. Copy the code . Return to your blog post. Click HTML in the upper left corner. Paste the code in a blank spot within the post. Click the Compose button in the upper left corner of the screen. Below is the video posted.

Follow these steps to create a classroom Facebook page. It is very important to follow these steps exactly, in doing so you will be adhering to district policy. Create a Facebook account using your school email address. DO NOT use your personal email address. Log in to Facebook. On the far left side locate the Pages section. Click Create Page . Click Company, Organization or Institution Fill in the information. I would recommend naming your page the same as your blog. Click Get Started . The next few pages will ask you to fill in some important information.

Starting a new blog and posting. Create A Blog Log into your district Google account. Navigate to blogger.com Click New Blog . 1. Pick a title for your blog. This is kinda like the spine of a book. Read the title and you are pretty certain what the books is about. Make it clear and to the point. 2. Pick an address. This is what someone would type in to find your blog. 3. Choose a template. I would recommend simple. You can always adjust it later. 4. Click Create blog! Create A Post To create a new post click the pencil or the orange New post button. 1. Create a fun and informative title for your new post.  2. The editing tools are similar to Word or Docs only slightly more limited. 3. The body of your post. It can help engage the reader if you add images and videos. On the far right there are some tools that are very important. 1. The buttons at the top are how you will publish your post. You can always save your post and come ba...