24.Soc.Sci+Space

__**//Social Science Department (we did this Term 2, Week 10, Thurs 2nd July 09): // BLOG PAGE EXAMPLE** **(eg: Year 9 Commerce Class)** __

//To see our commerce blog page type into google:// [|//http://misskellyscommerceclass.edublog.org//] //(the finished product )// [|//http://misskellyscommerceclass.edublogs.org/wp-admin///] [|//http://misskellyscommerceclass.edublogs.org//] // **Question:** So, how did I make this stuff? see below ... for my// //PowerPoint Presentation from SDD, click on this link:// // [|SDD - Term 3 - Social Science Department.ppt] //
 * Answer:** Pretend you are building a house (__step 1__: architect, __step 2:__ get an address location, __step 3__: build it, etc )

__**//Step 1://**__ __**//architect// //drawing//**__ //(you & a collegue discuss your subject & what you want the subject to look like online: 1-2hrs)//

__**// Step 2: address//**__ //(you need like a street address for your new home called a blog - kind of like your own website just easier) I would suggest having a separate 'house / email' for any technology related emails etc from your personal / school emails addresses just for simplicity. So, I'd suggest your new address be a DET address ////... in all cases. ( Please use your DET Email account where possible! ) Edited by D.Lofts 16/8/09//

__** //Step 3:// //building the house//**__ (//now that you have your home / blog address//, //you now build your website / blog). So goto// //[|www.edublogs.org]//click on '// SIGN UP HERE', choose a **name for your website blog.** I suggest choosing something that the kids will remember like your name and class, so for me, I chose **misskellyscommerceclass** , then I choose a **website blog title** to be on the top of the website / blog, I chose **Miss Kelly's Commerce Class** ... next you will be prompted for a **blog type** ... click: **TEACHER** ... then press: **CREATE A BLOG.** T he site will email you a password to your gmail.//

__**Step 4:**__ //__**design the look**__: you are now ready to design the look of the website blog. There's lots interior designs to choose from ... click on themes ... choose a theme that will reflect your subject or course. For commerce, I choose a theme to suit 'business' .... have a look at our place at// // ** [] **

**__Step 5: design how many pages do you want in the blog (like rooms in a house)?__** // //When building the __commerce website blog__ I knew I wanted// //a no. of different pages such as a: __marketing__ page, __manufacturing__ page, __financials__ page, __human resources__ page, __parents__ page, __sample of student work__ page, __user policy__ page, __about us__ page // //etc .... blah blah ... so, if you click onto [] you will see the finished result :)//

//**__So, how long did all this take to do?__** To get it to this point ... it took 1-2 hrs of planning / chatting about what I wanted online for commerce & the positives / negatives of having a gmail address versus DET address; then 15-30 min getting cup of tea, the gmail address, the edublog account, & then choosing / picking a theme / look for the page in edublog; then 1 -2 hr I took writing + choosing which photos to include from the ones I had taken over the years in commerce.

So what you see right now, took: **__4.5hrs max__** (with tea and chat breaks) //