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Every Traveler Needs a Blog!

Give family and old friends a way to see exactly where you are and what you’re doing.  You may feel closer than when you lived down the street!  It’s EASY.  With one click, you publish your pictures and writings to the world … who knows what might happen!

A Web Log, weblog, shortened to Blog.  A type of website where log entries are made, displayed in a reverse chronological order.  

The video tutorials below show you how to create and maintain your blog using Blogger.com, a free system from Google.  Templates create the look of the Blog.  All the writer has to do is … write.

Click on any video linked below to get started. If the video is labeled 'Free', it will play right away. If it is labeled 'Members Only' you need a membership username and password. You will need a good, fast Internet connection in order to view these properly. If you don't have that you can order a CD. You can also download our Seminar Handout. Plus a New Seminar Handout for 'Blogging: Beyond the Basics"

 

Seminar	Topic	Description	Date Recorded	Minutes
Free	Examples of Blogs	Weblogs: Tioga and George, Odies' Roadies, Busbuilder, Milblogging, Dooce	8/5/06	7.5
Free	Creating your first Blog with Blogger	Using Blogger, create a free blog in 3 steps;	3/20/07	5.5
Free	Posting	Log in, choose the blog, create a post, Publish	8/13/06	3.5
Free	Pictures	Upload one photo to a blogger post.	8/13/06	5
Members Only	Edit existing Blogger post	Logging in and using the menu system to edit post.	3/20/07	3
Members Only	Links	How to create a link in a Blogger post.	2/24/07	5.5
Members Only	More Pictures	How to add several images and explore all the image options in Blogger.	11/23/06	11.5
Members Only	Moderate Comments	In Blogger, shows creating a comment and changing comment settings	2/24/07	6
Members Only	Change your Template	Want to change colors and design elements of your Blog? It only takes a couple clicks.	3/20/07	0
Members Only	Settings for your Blog	There are lots of settings you may want to change on your Blog. Examples in this video include changing time zone and adding Blog Authors.		0
Members Only	Adding Photos using Picasa Web Albums	If you have a Picasa Web Album, you can embed photos from there into your Blog. This is another way to add photos to your Blog and it's a good one.	7/26/07	5.5
Members Only	Adding a Map to a Blog Post	Using a Custom Map from your Google Maps, learn how to embed that into a blog post in Blogger.	3/17/08	5
Members Only	Back up your Blog	Using standard features of Internet Explorer to back up a Blog, including all the image files.	12/11/07	8
Members Only	Adding a Link List to your sidebar	Learn how to add a list of your favorite links to the sidebar of your blog.	6/17/08	6
free	Adding a Map to your Sidebar	How to take a custom Google Map and add it to your Blogger sidebar using a Blogger Gadget.	10/2/08	5.5
Free	Duplicate your Blogger Blog to WordPress	You can sleep better at night knowing that your blog exists in 2 places on the web. This video shows you how to duplicate your Blogger Blog on WordPress	11/11/08	5.5
Members Only	Add a Photo to your Blog Header	Your Blog's header is one of the many 'page elements' that you can customize. Learn how to add a photo to show at the top of your blog.	6/27/08	6
Members Only	Adding Labels	How using labels can help you find and group your blog posts. Adding labels to a single post and adding labels to multiple posts using the dashboard.	8/30/09	6.5
Free	Using Live Writer	Using the free Microsoft Live Writer as your tool for posting to Blogger. This is a quick demo of posting, adding a map, adding photos from Picasa Web Albums.	9/1/09	6
Free	HTML Errors	If you've ever received a message from Blogger, "Your HTML cannot be accepted" Watch this video to understand what that means and how you fix it.	9/1/09	3
Members Only	Backup with Blogger's Export Command	A quick and easy way to copy your blog to your computer is with Blogger's own Export command. It still doesn't get the actual photos though.	9/1/09	6
Members Only	New Post Editor: Images	The updated post editor now allows adding images at the cursor position instead of at the top of the post.	9/1/09	5.5
Free	Changing Templates	You can expand your choices of Templates by learning how to find, download, and install third party Blogger Templates. This video shows you how.	2/16/10	6.5
Members Only	Edit a Custom Template	A follow up to 'Changing Templates' This video will show you how to use a Blogger 'Page' as the link to a custome menu. You will edit the HTML code for the template. This is advanced stuff!	2/18/10	6
Free	Using Live Writer: Setup	How to set up Live Writer to be able to publish to your blog.	12/11/09	5
Members Only	Link to an Individual Post	Understand the difference between a post, and a blog. How to get the URL (web address) for an individual post.	5/8/10	5.5
Members Only	Blogger's Template Designer	Customize your blog so it looks unique by choosing a new template and custom images and colors.	7/15/10	5.5
Free	Blogger Stats	See how many people are viewing your Blog *and* who referred them with this built in Blogger feature	7/15/10	2.5