Thanks to all for a fun couple of blogging meetings!
Present on Monday (for apple cupcakes and tea!): Phil, Steve, Kellam, Elin
Present on Wednesday: Dan, Nancy, Morgan, Kate, Rachel, Lexa, Todd, Maura, Elin, Joanne
Happy October Birthdays to Kellam, Morgan, Nancy, Todd, and Steve!
Thanks to Rachel for baking a (still warm!) yummy apple cake, to Maura for Jarlsberg and apples, and to Dan for drinks.
Everyone can now find the blog (go/blogs); log in; create a post, publish a post, edit a post, and select a category to view all items within that category.
We created/edited the “welcome to the student blog pages” post.
I can roll this out at the training meeting on Monday – and will follow up with an email to the student groups.
Please review and feel free to comment on the Circ blogging guidelines post.
Here are a few of the discoveries we made:
Categories without an attached post will not display in the categories list (please post a joke to the blog and select the joke category so it will display!)
Calendar dates in red reflect the date of a posting (hold your cursor over the date to see the post titles)
Spell check is in effect if using the Mozilla Firefox browser (different browsers display a little differently)
If you forget to select a category for your post – it will show up under uncategorized
If you need to create a new category, it is best to do so before or after publishing your post
It is OK – and appropriate – to select multiple categories
To get back to the dashboard to write or edit click on “site admin”
Use the “more” button to display the first few lines of your post – so the front page of the blog has space for many posts
I will forward questions to Joe A and follow up with the group when I hear back:
Feel free to consult with Media Lab tutors and interns with any blogging questions.
I encourage you to try blogging and posting as a way to learn more – and to share your discoveries with the group! Check out the blog when you arrive for your shift and look for updates!