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Hello L3 Students,

Welcome to your first lab session. Today, what we’re going to do is get you all going on your blogs. When you leave class today, you should have your blog all set up with your classmates as “followers”. This will allow you to read your classmates’ blogs and comment on their postings.

1. To get started, go to the following website:

www.blogger.com (immediately set the language to English—top, right corner)

2. Optional: To practice some listening skills, click on “Watch a video tutorial” under “Learn More”.

3. Click on “create a blog” to be taken through the steps. If you have questions, ask a classmate or me.

4. Once you have created your blog, you will want to follow your classmates' blogs so you can interact virtually. To do this, take these steps:
Click on customize (top right of screen).
Click on “Add a gadget”.
Click on the plus sign (+) next to “Followers”

5. Return to your blog, click on "Customize" again, then "Dashboard". Scroll down, and click on "add". You now have to type in each of your classmates' blog websites.
(We will write them on the board).

6. Now, write your first post—introduce yourself, share something interesting. (min. 100-150 words.)

7. Visit at least two of your classmates’ blogs and comment on their first posts. You can write just a few sentences today.

8. Play around! Start to experiment to feel more comfortable.

Be sure you finish all of these steps before next Thursday's lab session.