Tutorial Tuesday: How to Create a Blog

Hi Everyone! It's Misty from Think, Wonder, & Teach and Honey Bunch Blog Design! One of the questions I am emailed the most often about is how to create a blog.

Blogging has been one of the best professional development and reflection tools I have ever encountered. A lot of others agree and that is why each day more and more teachers are turning to blogging. The post below will help get you started. If you have any questions, let me know! I am just an email away!

I have heard from several people that they would like to start their own blog but have no idea where to begin. I believe that Blogger is the easiest to use and so have included a video below to get you started.


Now that you have your blog set up, we need to add items to your sidebar. Here is the steps to add a gadget to your sidebar, there are many different ones to choose from.

1. Log into blogger
2. In the drop down box select layout (it's before the view blog button)
3. Once the layout page is open, select add gadget button in your sidebar.
4. In the gadgets pop-up window, scroll down until you see the gadget you want.
5. Click on the blue + sign
6. Click on save

Once you have the gadget you can then click and drag it to the position you want. After doing so, click the orange save arrangement button at the top of your screen.

The gadgets that you will want to have on your blog include:
1. Followers
2. Labels
3. Search Box
4. Follow by Email

The following gadgets populate automatically:
1. About Me
2. Blog Archive

There are many gadgets to choose from so feel free to use whatever you feel best. These are simply our suggestions.

New Year, New Blogs

First of all, I would just like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope that 2012 brings you all your wishes and dreams and more!

Secondly, for the record, Twitter is awesome, but a little too addicting sometimes. I find myself coming across so many new bloggers that I just have to follow. Then the process begins: follow the blog, follow them on Twitter, like their page on Facebook, follow their Pinterest boards, and if I like them enough add their blog button to my Blog Love page (if you are not on there yet, please don't be offended, I promise I am working on it!) and add them to my #FF list. Whew... It is tiring just saying all that! Anyways, I am thankful for all my awesome bloggy buddies and their very innovative ideas.

So, here are the new blogs I have found just tonight:

Just click it and you'll see the awesomeness of this blog.

Wow, so many categories and I love that you can search by age.

Projects galore! Anything and everything to do with art can be found here.

This will take you to A Mommy's Adventure. I love the feature where you can 

link up a story and art project that you did. I will have to start linking up!

From books to crafts to activities, this blog is all about kids learning through play.

So many fun ideas. Kids will love exploring all the activities on this blog.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(I'm just thrilled I got this post done this year!!!)