tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525911428499238812008-06-23T09:34:18.914-04:00Earthwatch Institute: Live from the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176982653457793321noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052591142849923881.post-30820343139592466512007-11-27T12:51:00.000-05:002007-11-27T13:30:37.082-05:00<p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Welcome to Blogging Earthwatch and congratulations on your selection to teach Live From the Field. This is the first step in creating your Earthwatch Blog. We, and our grant partners, take pride in being able to provide this opportunity to take teachers and their students into the field.</span></p> <hr style="height: 3px;font-family:verdana;"> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Your Earthwatch blog has been created using Blogger.com. An invitation to join the blog as a Contributor has been sent to you via email. </span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">If you have any questions, please <a href="mailto:livefromthefield@earthwatch.org">email us</a>.</span></p> <hr style="height: 3px;font-family:verdana;"> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><strong>Guidelines for your blog:</strong></span><br /></span> </p> <ul style="font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">The template used to create your blog must remain the same. Do not make changes to the html code.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">The title banner and grantor logos must remain the same and in the same location</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Any links to Earthwatch pages or grantor pages must remain the same</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">We encourage you to modify your bio and picture (in your Blogger account) to something which will engage your students. Have fun!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Post and add photos as you choose</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">You may share your blog URL with family, friends, coworkers, and students</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Questionable content - when in doubt about what content should or should not be added, ask yourself "Would my school allow me to post this on their site?". If the answer is "No", then don't post it on your Earthwatch blog.</span></li></ul> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Please feel free to <a href="mailto:livefromthefield@earthwatch.org">contact us</a> with any questions you might have.</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Happy Blogging!</span></p> <hr style="height: 3px;font-family:verdana;"> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="post-title"><a name="CreatingBlog" id="CreatingBlog"></a></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;">Personalize Your Blog</p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sign on to your Blogger.com account and create your Profile. Don't forget to include a picture.</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Your Blog:</strong><br /> In the Blogger Dashboard, locate your LFF blog and click on </span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Posting:</span></p> <blockquote style="font-family:verdana;"> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Add a new "test" post. Use the tools Blogger offers to change the font, colors, and size. Add a picture or a link to another website. Once published, you can always go back and edit the posts.</span></p> </blockquote> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Settings:</span></p> <ul style="font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Basic tab<br /> Title - this will appear in the top bar of the browser window<br /> Description - one or two sentences describing your trip.<br /> Leave all other fields alone.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Publishing tab<br /> These fields will be configured for you and <strong>should not be changed</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Formatting tab<br /> All fields can be updated to fit your location and preference.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Comments/Archiving/Site Feed/Email/Permissions tabs<br /> These fields will be configured for you and <strong>should not be changed</strong>.</span></li></ul> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Template</span></p> <blockquote style="font-family:verdana;"> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Please do not make any changes to the fields in this tab.</span></p> </blockquote>Earthwatch Institute: Live from the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176982653457793321noreply@blogger.com