Module #2- Welcome to Blogger

Hello Class!

Now that you have a Blogger account, and the beginnings of a blog, we are going to spend some time looking at the back-end of your blog. Don't know what a back-end is? Perfect. Hopefully by the end of class you will, and you'll know how to navigate the look/feel/privacy/posts of your blog to make it your own.

Objectives for this Module:
Students will learn...

• basics of online privacy and how to protect themselves when posting online
• what a back-end of a blog is and how to find their back-end (ha!, no. seriously)

Activities and Materials

• Must Complete #1: Watch this short video about the Digital Footprint
• Must Complete #2: Read this article about digital natives (you) and online privacy "Facebook Generation Rekindles Expectation of Privacy Online"
• Must Complete #3: Is the issue of online privacy important to you, why or why not? Answer this question by clicking the "comment" link below to add your new comment, with your original thoughts. Check back throughout the week and add a reply to another student's comments as well. Click here to see what kinds of comments are expected in this online discussion.
• Must Complete #4: Look through this support document that explains the basics of the back-end of Blogger. After you get a sense of how to navigate,
• Go into your back end and play with the features described in how to Customize your blog (the look/feel). Add a new background picture, change the layout, customize the text...(we will talk more about proper design techniques later, for this class just get accustomed to working in this section of your back-end).
• Set your privacy settings so that only registered Blogger user/Google users can comment and see it.
• In your privacy settings, change the moderation to "always" and include your email so that you can see comments before they're posted on your page.
• If you want, add a new post or add a gadget to your page (both described in the support document)
• Must Complete #5: Lastly, add your name, and blog url, to this shared document. We will add everyone's blog to our Reader Lists next class.

Checklist Of Must Completes for Module #2:

______You watched "Digital Footprint"

______You read "Facebook Generation Rekindles Expectation of Privacy Online"

______You participated with thoughtful comments about online privacy, and replied to other posters.

______You became familiar with the back-end of Blogger (specifically, how to customize the look and feel of your blog, and changed the privacy settings)

______You posted your blog url to our shared document so others can start to follow you.

If you have questions...

Comment in the comment section of the Pages titled "Questions/Comments"