Bloggin time

Welcome to blogging!  You will be keeping this blog for the rest of the year, this semester for ECON and next semester for GOV.  Today you will be creating a blog to talk about some of your ideas and point of view.  Even if you never use this blog again after this year it will be a good way to show you how you can get your voice out there and share your views about our government and economy and they way they are handled.  I will be taking this as a TEST GRADE, so please show some effort and put some thought into this.

Getting started:

Go to www.blogger.com.  Sign in using your google email (everyone should have a school account).  If you are unable to get into your school email you may use your personal gmail or create a new account.

• After you log in you should see a screen that says "Create your blog now".  
• Click the "new blog" link on the left. 
• Create a title for your blog.  You can choose the title but keep it appropriate and related to class! 
• Next create the web address for your blog.  You may have to get a little more creative and be sure to WRITE IT DOWN.  You don't want to forget the website name.  This is how I will find your site!

After that you should see a word document for you to write in your blog.

Today I want you to work on your first blog.  Please give a brief introduction of yourself.  Tell me one interesting ting about your senior year so far.  And tell me one current issue in the country you are passionate about or you are interested to learn about more.

Try looking through the different settings to change the look of your blog.  There are lots of choices to customize your page.  You can also add pictures into your posts.  Try finding you classmates blogs and follow their blogs. Get creative and have fun with it.