Discovery Task #1 Create a Blog

Welcome to your first Webolution 2011 task!

Once you've read the first "Welcome" post and have familiarized yourself with the idea behind this program, it's time to get blogging!

1. For your 1st task, set up your own blog and, as your first post, introduce yourself to your fellow bloggers.
(If you've already done this from last year, consider this task a freebie!  If, however, you'd like to start fresh, email Cari your new blog url so she can add it to the blogroll and delete the old one from the list.)
Also, be sure to let us know which drawing you'd like to enter--the $100 downtown gift card or the Sony Reader.

A note on format:
We aren't judging grammar or anything like that, but it IS important that you use the Task #__ in your blog title to make tracking a whole lot easier and faster (e.g. Task #1 Create a Blog, etc.)

2. Email your blog URL (web address) to Cari. This is how your participation in Webolution will be tracked. Unless otherwise requested, your blog will be linked from the Webolution blogroll so other staff members can share in our collective learning.

For this program, we recommend that you use either Blogger or Word Press, both popular and free online blog hosting services. (Again, if you want to use the same blog as last year, no need to do anything unless you want to change it.)

Creating a blog usually takes just three steps:

a. Create an account
b. Name your blog
c. Select your template.

Once you’ve created your blog here are two important things to know:

* To add posts: The maintenance interface that you will use to add posts, edit or change the step-up your blog is accessed online at http://www.blogger.com or http://www.wordpress.com. Be sure to write down your login and password, as well as your blog address. 

If you run into problems or would like more information about blogs and using Blogger, check out Blogger’s Quick Tutorial

IMPORTANT
NOTE: How you choose to identify yourself on your blog is your choice. You can blog under a screen name, anonymously, or as yourself. However, in order to qualify for the staff incentives, you will need to email Cari your blog URL. (She can keep your blog address off the Webolution main page if you wish, but she needs to be able to track your posts in order to qualify you for the grand prize drawing.)