Unit Objectives
- Create blog posts.
- Critique social media activity
- Link a Twitter stream to blog.
To Do List
Watch video about blogging.Read article about blogging tips.
Create your blog.
Post link to your blog in Blackboard.
Create four posts on your blog and reply to comments.
Critique the instructors social media.
Readings
43 Creative ways to breathe life back into your blogDiscussion
Blog links
Post your links to your blogs in the Blackboard discussion area.What is the instructor doing wrong? or is he doing something right?
You have been reading and researching how to become successful at social media. What am I doing wrong (or right)? Some of my faults are intentional for teaching purposes and some are not. This is an exercise to critique. Point out some faults and with each fault provide a helpful recommendation based on your experience and readings. You can talk about any of my media outlets such as my blog, Facebook page, Twitter, youTube, etc... This exercise is for 10 bonus points on this units assignment.Assignment
In this assignment you will create your blog using Blogger. You may use any other blogging service you like but I will probably not be able to answer any questions you have about the service.You will need to create a new blog for this class. Do not use a blog that you have created before this class begun.
Using your publishing plan you created in unit 2, go to blogger.com, create your account (you can use your existing google account if you have one), and create your blog (10 points). Please refer to the following links if you are not familiar with Blogger.
Blogger Getting Started Guide
Create and Edit a Post
Adding Pages to Your Blog
Add Images and Videos to Your Blog
Post the link to your blog in the unit 3 discussion area along with a description of your blog (5 points).
Post the link to your blog on our class social site along with a description of your blog (5 points).
Create at least 4 blog posts (20 points) that will attract followers and generate at least five comments per post (20 points). Make sure to reply to your followers (20 points).
Go to https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170071# and read how to add a twitter timeline to your blog. After you copy the code, go to blogger, click on layout, click on Add a gadget (probably best in the right bar like mine), select HTML/Javascript, paste your code and click save (10 points).
To submit the assignment for grading, click on the unit 3 assignment link in Blackboard, click the Write assignment button, paste the link to your blog and press submit.
Coding Activity 1
Total Points: 20
In a document answer the following questions (4 points each) about this embed code and submit it using the Coding Activity 1 link in Blackboard.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3COFziSwHtg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
What is an iframe?
What does src stand for?
What is the frameborder?
What is the difference between http and https?
How would you change the width to full width of the window instead of a static number like 560?
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