(Thanks to the “Fear, Anxiety, and Paranoia” blog for this guide)
1. HOW DO I JOIN THIS THIS BLOG SO I CAN POST?
If you have previously created an account on Blogs@Baruch for another course, jump ahead to step two.
Step One: Creating a User Account
Go to https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu, and click the “Click here to Create an Account” button
Create a username, using your Baruch email address
Make sure that “Get a Username” is checked at the bottom of the page before you click “Next”
Check your Baruch email account. You should have an email from Blogs@Baruch (it may take a few minutes for the email to arrive).
Click the link to activate your account; you should then arrive at a page that has your username and a password that the system has generated for you.
Click the “login” link in your email, or return to https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu and login to Blogs@Baruch using the username you created and the password that was generated for you
Click on “Profile” on the left side of the window, and enter your first and last names, and, if you want, a nickname; scroll to the bottom and change your password to something you’ll remember
Click “Update Profile” to register your changes
Step Two: Adding Yourself as a Registered User on a Course Blog
While logged in to Blogs@Baruch, go to your course blog: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/eng3940h
In the sidebar, under “Add Yourself” click the button that reads “Add Me.”
You are now registered as a user on this course blog; when you log in to Blogs@Baruch, you will be in the administrative panel for this blog. If you are using your account on multiple blogs, you can click on “Dashboard,” then “My Blogs,” and select which blog you want to be the first active when you log in. You can also visit this page to move between blogs if you’re contributing to more than one in a semester.
2. OK, I’VE JOINED. NOW HOW DO I USE THIS BLOG?
Click here to access a thorough, illustrated guide to using the blog – including how to create new posts, how to comment, how to add images to a post, and how to update your profile.
3. Quick-and-easy guide to writing a post
To Write a post:
Login using the username/password with which you were provided. Then, click “+ New,” then “Post” in the toolbar at the top of the blog page. In the text box at the top, give your post a title. In the second text box, write your post. Above the box, you will see a visual editor, which provides an easy way to format and add a range of material to your post. Here is an image of the editor:
Using the visual editor, you can format the font and paragraph attributes and insert pull quotes.
If you prefer to write a post using the HTML interface, make sure that the HTML tab in the upper righthand corner is selected.
See also the following guide for additional help: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/support/for-blog-authors/