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Accessing the Blog
You should have received an email either with your username, password, and a link to the blog (if you are a new user on Blogs@Baruch); or with a note saying that your existing Blogs@Baruch account has been added to the Shakespeare Scene Study Blog.
Once you log in (which you can do on the right side of the URL that’s above), click on the “Profile” link on the left side of the Dashboard to update your personal information, and change your password to something that you’ll remember. After you click “Update Profile” you’ll be able to select from a drop down menu how you want your name to appear on the blog.
Authoring:
From the Dashboard (make sure yours reads “Our Shakespherian Blog” at the top), click on the “Posts” and the “Add New” buttons to access the post editor. Give your post a title, and begin writing.
Categorizing & Tagging
Don’t forget to CATEGORIZE and TAG your post! After you write your post, scroll to the Categories menu on the right and select all of the categories that apply to what you’ve written. Also, enter as Post Tags a few keywords that describe what you’ve written.
Embedding YouTube videos
If you do not have one, you’ll need to create a user account on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/create_account although Google accounts work as well). To upload, click on the “Upload” link at the top of the screen, and follow instructions. YouTube will process videos in the following formats: .WMV, .3GP, .AVI, .MOV, .MP4, .MPEG, .FLV, .MKV.
After you upload your video, YouTube will convert it to a Flash format, which you’ll then be able to embed into your blog post :
- Copy the url of the video after clicking the “Share” button. It should look like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGHVWKrcpQ
- Paste it directly into your post
Publishing
When you’re ready for your post to go up on the blog, click “Publish.” You are able to edit posts that you’ve already published by clicking on the “All Posts” tab, and then the title of your post.
Comments
Be sure to let your classmates know what you think about their videos by clicking on “Leave a Comment” or “37 Comments” under their post, and adding your three cents.
