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This document provides information and instructions for students taking a Year 12 Media course. It explains that students will be using blogs to document their studies. It outlines the aims of the course and film screenings. Students are instructed to register accounts on various sites including Blogger, Googlemail, Scribd and SurveyMonkey. Detailed instructions are provided on setting up and using blogs on Blogger, including adding posts, images, videos and embedding content from other sites. Students are given tasks to complete by the following Sunday, which include registering accounts, setting up their blog, and completing an initial blog post.

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Welcome Back!!!!!

This document provides information and instructions for students taking a Year 12 Media course. It explains that students will be using blogs to document their studies. It outlines the aims of the course and film screenings. Students are instructed to register accounts on various sites including Blogger, Googlemail, Scribd and SurveyMonkey. Detailed instructions are provided on setting up and using blogs on Blogger, including adding posts, images, videos and embedding content from other sites. Students are given tasks to complete by the following Sunday, which include registering accounts, setting up their blog, and completing an initial blog post.

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WELCOME

BACK!!!!!
YEAR 12 MEDIA
LESSON 1
AIMS
• To understand what a blog is

• To understand the technology you will be


required to use for this course

• To register accounts for a number of sites you


will be using in this production

• To post a blog
FILM CLUB
• On my side of the course we will be
conducting an institutional study of the film
industry – specifically Film 4.
• As part of your studies it is essential that
you watch as many films as possible.
• Therefore I will be running a series of
after-school screenings (one a week) of films
to help with your course.
• It is advisable to attend all screenings,
however some screenings will be compulsory.

•It is also worth noting that


some of the films shown
during this course will be
certificated 18.
•If you object to watching
these films you do not have
to view them.
•It should be noted though
that this could have a
negative effect on your exam
grade in January.
WHAT IS A BLOG?
• A blog (short for "Web log") is a Web site,
usually maintained by an individual with regular
entries of commentary, descriptions of events,
or other material such as images or video.

• "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to


maintain or add content to a blog.

• Many blogs provide commentary or news on a


particular subject; others function as more
personal online diaries. A typical blog combines
text, images, and links to other blogs, Web
pages, and other media related to its topic.
The ability for readers to leave comments in an
interactive format is an important part of many
blogs.
WHAT YOU NEED
•The blog is an essential piece of work for you
to succeed in Y12
•It will act as a research log, work book and also
a hub to attach a lot of your production
documentation to.

•Your blogs will be hosted at


www.blogger.com
•You will also need to register
accounts at googlemail, scribd
and survey monkey.
REGISTERING FOR SITES
www.gmail.com
1. Go to the site and
click on create an
account
2. Go through the sign
up process
3. Use this email
address to register
the other accounts
for this project.
REGISTERING FOR SITES
www.scribd.com
1. Go to the site and
click on sign up
2. Go through the
sign up process
using your
googlemail address
to register
REGISTERING FOR SITES
www.surveymonkey.com
1. Go to the site and
click on join now
for free
2. Go through the
sign up process
using your
googlemail address
to register
REGISTERING FOR SITES
www.youtube.com
1. Go to the site and
click on create
account
2. Go through the
sign up process
using your
googlemail address
to register
REGISTERING FOR SITES
www.photobucket.com
1. Go to the site and
click on join now
2. Go through the
sign up process
using your
googlemail address
to register
REGISTERING FOR SITES
www.blogger.com
1. Go to the site and click on create
your blog now
2. Give your blog a title – this
should be Your Name followed by
Year 12 AS Media Studies Blog
3. Choose a template as a design for
your blog.
4. Go to
http://12aschfs.blogspot.com/
and leave a comment with your
name and web address under the
post entitled ’Who and Where
Are You?’
5. Click on Follow in the right hand
column and use your googlemail
account to subscribe to this blog.
THE FUNCTION OF THE BLOGS
You will be frequently set a task in relation to your blog – this could
be as often as twice a week.

It could be a research or reflection based task depending on where


you’re at in the course.

The tasks are a bare minimum – those students who are aiming
for top marks will use the blog as a scrap book for research and
ideas and a functional, reflective, constraints based production log.

Here are some examples from year 12 thrillers


Good example http://mala.edublogs.org/
Poor example http://djmullings.edublogs.org/

What are the key differences?


What do you think works?
What doesn’t work?
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO…
BLOGGER.COM
To make a new
post click on this
button.
Give your post a Write your post
title here in here

Don’t forget to
spell check your
work before you
publish

You can change the font, style, size


and colour of your text using these
buttons
To add a hyperlink,
first highlight the Then press this
text/object you want green button
to link off.

Then simply type


the web address of
the link in here
To add a picture
click this button You can also
upload videos by
pressing this
button – the
process is very
similar.
Then browse you
saved images here

You can adjust the


image’s size here

And it’s alignment


with the text here.

Once your happy


press this button.
You can see what
your post will look
like by clicking here.

Don’t forget to
label each of your
posts!

Once your post is


complete press this
button.
EMBEDDING CONTENT FROM OTHER SITES
On scribd, click on the document and then open the SHARE
AND EMBED tab

Then right
click and
COPY the
embed link.

It is the same
for any
website with
an embed link
(e.g. a
youtube
video). Simply
copy the
embed code.
Then click on the
EDIT HTML tab on
your blogger
account

Paste your link


code into here.
Don’t worry if it
looks like gibberish
– it should!
AND FINALLY…
• These are the absolute
basics.

• You should experiment


with the site to see how
you can be creative and
get the most out of it.

• Remember, the more


imaginative your work is
the higher your mark will
be!
THIS WEEKS TASKS
• Register accounts for all 6 sites

• Set yourself as a follower of your own blog and the year 12


media blog.

• This PowerPoint is available on the department blog at


http://12aschfs.blogspot.com/

• Complete the ’My Media Summer’ task available on the media


dept blog.

• If there are any issues please email me at


[email protected] – do not leave it until the last minute!

DUE SUNDAY @ 8PM

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