Assignment 4 - Google Blogger 1

Assigned: Sept. 28, 2011
Due: Oct. 2, 2011
Points: 10 points
Hi everyone,

Now that we've mastered some of the features of GMail, it's time to move on to creating our own blogs.  We will be doing this with a free service called Blogger.  Let's get started creating our own personalized pages!

• Turn to a partner.
• Speak English.
• Ask him/her: "What do you think the differences are between a blog and a website?"
• Switch and ask: "What is a famous website and what is a famous blog that you like?"
• Now share in the class.
• Check out my examples.

Now follow these steps on your own to create your own blog.

1. Go to Blogger.
2. Log in using your GMail (Google) account.
3. Make sure that "English" is selected in the upper right hand corner of your "Dashboard"
4. Click on the button "New Blog" on the left hand side of your Dashboard.
5. Give a title for your blog that includes your name and topic (e.g. Chau's Sport Page)
6. Give an address using the information from the title (e.g. chaussportpage.blogspot.com)
7. Click on the orange pencil button and make your first post.
8. The title of your post should be "Assignment 4 - Welcome" without the quotation marks.
9. Write 100+ words introducing yourself and your topic; that is, why you started this blog.  Remember that all posts you make after this are going to ONLY BE ABOUT YOUR TOPIC.  Choose your topic carefully!
10. Here are some good topic examples: movie reviews, sport news, fashion show review, video game reviews, Japanese language learning tips
11. Here are some bad topic examples: describing the Japanese language, video games, comic books
12. Consider your audience; who are you writing for?  Are they young, old, boys, girls.  THEY MUST BE ENGLISH SPEAKERS because this is an English blog!
13. Send me a professional email with a hyperlink to your blog.
14. Have fun!

The green arrow points to the hyperlink button

Assignment 3 - Create your own webpage

Assigned: Sept. 21, 2011
Due: Sept. 24, 2011
Points: 10 points


Today you will create your own web-page about yourself.
You are free to choose your own designs (using the various templates offered) and include any information you wish to provide about yourself. This is intended to be an ongoing project which you will add to as the term progresses.

1. Go to Google Sites: http://sites.google.com
2. Click on "create new site"
3. Choose your own template and background features.
4. Using the "Edit" function you can add text and photographs to your page. Go to the Shared Drive and find your photo inside the album. Select the photo and download onto your page.
5. Write about yourself.
NB. remember that this web-page is a public domain, hence do not include any private information about yourself.
6. Select an appropriate font and include any banners, text, tables and images that you wish to have.
7. Send your Teacher an email informing them of your new web address. (thomas.petitt@saigonsouth.sis.edu.au)

Assignment 2 - Email 2

Assigned: Sept. 15, 2011
Due: Sept. 16, 2011
Points:  10 points

Hi guys,

Congratulations on completing your first ICT assignment. Your results are available on request. This week we are exploring how to set up e-mail labels and investigate other functions of Gmail like setting up your own signature, and creating a contact card for your dear and lovely teacher, Mr. Tom.

Labels

• Labels are not folders.  Why?
• Why do we use labels?
• How can we customize labels?

1. Go to "Mail Settings" in the top right hand corner
2. Click the "labels" tab
3. Show all "System Labels"
4. Change the names of your labels "Personal", "Receipts", "Travel", "Work".  Personal = ICT; Receipts = Friends; Travel = Imp Docs; Work = Reply To
5. Show all "Labels"

 Signature

• What is a signature?
• Why use a signature?
• Why is it important?

1. Go to "Mail Settings" in the top right hand corner
2. Under "General" scroll down to "Signature"
3. Make your signature look like this:
4. Sincerely,
   
   Huy  Nguyen 
5. Click "Save" at the bottom

  Contacts

1. Click on "Contacts"
2. Click on "New Contact"
3. Create a new contact for me, then save.

• Thomas Petitt
• thomas.petitt@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn

Email me the following:

1. Use my new contact name 
2. Subject: Assignment 2
3. Write one paragraph (70-100words) about the structure of a traditional story that we have talked about in class.
4. Write your word count at the bottom of the email (before the signature).  If you need to count your words go to wordcounttool.com/
5. Make sure your new signature is visible.
6. Send

Assignment 1 - Email

Assigned: Sept. 6, 2011
Due: Sept. 7, 2011
Points:  10 points

Welcome to our new blog.  In this first lesson, we will be learning about how to create our own Gmail account and how to use some of its basic functions.  Please follow the steps below.  For my picture click here.  Warning: all late work will be deducted 50%!  Each assignment is a part of your final grade that appears on your report card!  If you do not follow the steps below, you will lose points for each step that you did not follow correctly.

1. Go to gmail.com
2. Click on "Create an Account"
3. Create an account with an appropriate username.  Your username should include these things: "sis" and your name.  An example is: sis.nguyenhuy@gmail.com.  Do not include numbers, or anything other than your school and name!
4. Your name should be in English format: Given, Surname (example: Huy Nguyen NOT Nguyen Huy)
5. Choose a secure password that includes numbers (12345), symbols (!@#$), capital letters (ABCD) and lowercase letters (abcd).  
6. Choose a security question that only you will remember.  Be careful, if someone can guess your question's answer, they have access to your account!
7. Use a recovery email address that is your own personal address where Gmail can email you if you forget your password.
8. Some people will be asked to get an SMS to verify they are a human.  Use your own mobile phone's number; if you don't have one, use your friend's number.

1. Once you are in your account follow these steps:
2. Go to "Compose" and create a new email.
3. Email Ms. Greta here: Greta . Bauch @ saigonsouth . sis . edu . vn or thomas.petitt@saigonsouth.sis.edu.vn
4. Write a formal email and say 2 sentences about what you did last weekend.  
5. Make sure to include the following:

• Subject: __________________'s Assignment 1
• Hello,
• Your 2 sentences
• Sincerely,
• Your name

Below is a picture of your final, professional email.  Good luck!