Thing 8 - Register your blog with Learning 2.0 @ the Beach

Registering your blog and Recording Weekly Blog Posts in Tracking Log


IMPORTANT: By recording your first two blog entries for Thing 8, you are registering your blog with Learning 2.0 @ the Beach.

NOTE: You must use a library staff computer to do this activity.


Here's how you record your weekly blog posts:

Depending upon the Blogger template that you selected when you created your blog, the "permanent link" for each individual post can be found at:

• the post’s title


• through a link in the posts footer area the contains the date


• hover over the time in the link that says posted by
  

To record progress for an individual item in the Tracking Log:

1. Click on the perma link for the individual post for the Thing that you completed. A picture example of where you will find the permalink for this sample blog post is appove this step.


2. Select the "permanent link" url from the address bar at the top of your browser and right click.
   
3. Select Copy.


4. Open the Learning 2.0 tracking log and locate your number (ex: 59) then the item number (ex: Thing 1) that you've just completed. You can find the tracking log at W:\Inter Agency\Learning2.0. The Learning 2.0 tracking log file name is LIBARY 2.0-PUBLIC.xls.


5. Click in the cell box for the Thing that you are recording and select Paste. Make double sure that you are in your row. You have now pasted the permalink for that blog post into the tracking log.


6. Save the changes you made to the tracking log. Congrats! You have recorded your progress.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To keep up with recording your progress, you need to record your progress weekly. To be eligible to receive an MP3 player, you need to complete the 30 Things and record your weekly progress before the program ends on February 11, 2008.