Blogging instructions for Netbooks

• Creating an Article (blog entry)
• Editing a blog that is already posted
• Editing photos
• Adding images to the blog
• Citations

Adding images to your blog:

1.Write your article in a text document and save to the Whipperwill.

2. Log into your blog.

3. Make sure you are in the 'graphical' format.

4. Copy and paste your article from the text document.

5. You will need to EDIT your picture.

To Edit your picture

1. Open your picture in GIMP. (Right click -> Edit with GIMP)
2. Go to Image menu and click on "scale image".
3. Change the width to 300 or 400 pixels for the WIDTH.
4. Click Scale.
5. Go to File, Save As  in your whipperwill folder and save as  your 4 letter code name and something to describe your work, for example   "ABCDTopic"
6. Remember where you saved it!!!
7. Return to adding images.

 

6. Decide where you want to insert the image. Leave the cursor at this point. Click on the "insert image" icon (the one that looks like mountains).

7. Open another tab on your browser and go to http://picvault.info.

8. Use the 'browse' button to find your photo. It should be in your own Whipperwill folder.

9. Press the 'upload image' button.

10. Press 'select code' from the top box marked 'URL of your image' then copy it.

11. Press Ctrl and c to copy the code.

12. Return to the window of your article. Paste the code into the URL location. Decide if you need to resize to 300 - 400 pixels in width for a medium size photo..

13. Choose a border and/or alignment as needed, or skip.

14. Click OK.

15. Save your article. Request publishing if you are done.

Citations

All citations should be located under the article.

Do not put them all on one page and do not put them at the top of the article.

All citations must be in the correct format (page 11 in agenda, RJH website).

NO EXCEPTIONS – citations are part of the research process.

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Posting text documents:

• Login to your blog (you will be in the edit mode)
• Click on Article
• Put a title in the title box, this titles the “Article”
• Copy (CTRL C) and paste (CTRL V) the document you want to post into the “Article”

• Save your article. Request publishing if you are done.

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Editing a blog that is already posted

To edit any blog you must be logged in.

Open “article” and maximize the screen

Go to the bottom of the article page and there will be a list of your blogs.

Select article for editing from the list at the bottom of the page

Open the article and make edits

Request Publishing and Save

If articles are starred, then they have been posted to your blog.

A question mark means it is pending approval.

If you want to delete an entire blog select the delete option.

If you forgot to name an article then it cannot be published.

In this case, select the date, double click and the article will open.

Title the article, request publishing and save.

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Adding a graph created in Excel

Open your graph and right click on your graph to copy

Start

              All Programs

                            Microsoft Office

                                          Microsoft Office Tools

                                                        Microsoft Picture Manager

                                                                      Paste your graph

On the right hand side you will see a menu – using the drop down tool, go to Export

              Choose the destination for the file (your 8th grade science folder)

              Name the file

              Choose the format – JPEG file interchange format (*.jpeg)

              Select size – Web- small (448 x 336px)

You now have a jpeg file that you can upload to http://picvault.info (see instructions above)

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Updated: November 6, 2009