Day+8

Tasks for today:

 * 1) FirstClass & RSS - 10 minutes
 * 2) Add server to Desktop and basic trouble shooting
 * 3) Profiles
 * 4) Blogger

FirstClass & RSS

 * 1) Check your First Class account.
 * 2) Read the Daily Bulletin
 * 3) Clean out your Inbox, Drafts, Junk, and Sent Mail folders of any messages you no longer need.
 * 4) Have a look at your calendar. Enter any relevant events.
 * 5) Take a look at your RSS feeds (in iGoogle). Be prepared to discuss one of the articles you find there.

Do not start this activity until we have had a chance to discuss it together. A web log (blog for short), is a personal online place for writing, images, and other digital information. Today you will create your own blog, write a couple posts, send the blog address to your classmates, and subscribe to theirs. It is common practice is the programming and online worlds to create a first program or post that simply says "Hello World." This is a way of testing that your program or site is functioning properly. First post: Hello World No one knows your blog exists until you send them the address.
 * Create your own blog**
 * 1) Go to Blogger.
 * 2) At the Blogger site, Click on Create a Blog.
 * 3) Complete the three steps to create a Blogger Account. Use the verification method described by your teacher.
 * 4) If you are having language selection issues, follow this linkto change your Blogger language.
 * 5) You will need to supply these pieces of information (all of which can be changed later):
 * 6) Display name, used to sign your posts. Generally not your real name, e.g. jrat.
 * 7) Blog title, shown at the top of your blog, e.g. Learning.
 * 8) Blog address. This must be unique at Blogger, e.g. jratliff.blogspot.com
 * Hello World Post**
 * 1) Create a new post.
 * 2) The Title: of the post should be Hello World
 * 3) Write a sentence in the body of the post greeting the world.
 * 4) Publish the post.
 * Share your blog**
 * 1) Send an email to me and the rest of the class that gives your blog URL.
 * 2) In iGoogle, subscribe to your classmates' blogs.
 * Second post**
 * 1) Create a new post
 * 2) The Title: should be a description of what you will write about. Choose a topic related to your school life but not a class. Some possibilities are Me & My Locker, Lunch, Bus Rides, or Retreat.
 * 3) Write two to three paragraphs on your topic. Use complete sentences.
 * 4) See if you can figure out how to put graphics into your blog. Try putting a Cooltext banner or other graphic at the top of your blog post.