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Introduction Blog Post

For this assignment, you will create a post in your Ning blog introducing yourself to the class. This is like the kind of introduction you would make in a regular class - so you might want write about your major, the courses you are taking now, your family, hobbies, pets... whatever! Here's a Sample Assignment - it's my introduction blog post at the Ning.

STEP ONE: Type the text. As explained earlier, I strongly recommend you use GoogleDocs to type the text. You should write something between 200 and 600 words long. Please make sure you spellcheck the post and proofread by reading out loud. After you have finished typing the text, you are ready for the next step. You might want to take a quick look at these GoogleDoc instructions for using the spellcheck and word count features.

STEP TWO: Create the post. You will create a new post in your Ning blog. You need to give this post the title: Week 1 Introduction. Cut-and-paste the text from GoogleDocs, and add at least one image and at least one link. Make sure you include Image Information for the source of each image. Here are step-by-step instructions to help you do this (you will also find links to these instructions on the homepage of the Ning).

• Adding a Blog Post: This is a step by step description of how to add, preview and publish a Ning blog post.
• Formatting Blog Posts: If you want to add bold or italics to your text, this explains how to do that in Ning.
• Links in Posts: You need to follow these instructions to include a link in your blog post.
• Images in Blog Posts: You need to follow these instructions to include an image in your blog post.
• Managing your Blog: These instructions explain how to manage your blog, edit previously published posts, etc.

When you are done, fill out the Gradebook Declaration - and give yourself a pat on the back, too! You are now a blogger!