Let the blogging begin! Template... check; background... check; avatar... check; assignment started... check. My 23 Things has commenced.The process of setting up this blog was fairly simple, which was a quite relief for me personally! I have very little previous experience with blogging. Once upon a time I created one merely as a website to correspond with a resume, but it was not an interactive or frequently used forum. I am one of many who never seems to get things right on the first attempt. There always seems to be some unique glitch, or issue to overcome that slows the process of reaching my goal. By introducing myself to new resources in technology, I hope to overcome those glitches now and learn from them, rather than in the future when I am using those resources professionally.
For instance, while setting up this blog, everything went smoothly until I began to create my avatar. I created the avatar on http://www.doppelme.com to look something like my real self, and then copied the code to insert into this blog. Google's Blogger would not allow me to follow the route Add a gadget --> Add your own --> and Paste HTML code. Instead through troubleshooting I found I needed to go under Basics --> HML Java Script --> And paste in the box provided. Just an example of something I learned now, rather than in the future when I am setting up my own classroom blog.
First off, I know how you feel about the process. Through trial and error along with having to exercise extreme patience I am learning how to set up this blog how I want it which is taking some time. I was also having trouble with my avatar but now like I said after messing with it a bit I fixed it. I also had to redesign my page a couple of times to get it how I want it. I guess we will both learn together about technology.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alexa! I can totally relate to needing extreme patience with technology. I took a peek at your blog- I think it's great! I like your color scheme and background!
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