How to upload your project to your blog

Juniors:  the time is almost here!  On Monday, December 21, you'll be sharing your final project for The Great Gatsby and the 1920's with small group of your classmates.  You'll click on your blog, and the link for your project will be there for us to see.

Reminder: Only use your pseudonym on the Internet.  That means the name on your title slide is your pseudonym.

How do I upload my project to my blog?

First, check to make sure that your blog is active today in class:  Friday, December 18.

Second, upload your presentation.
If your platform is a Photostory 3 for Windows or Windows Movie, you need to save it as a "mpg." This is one of the standards for posting on the Internet. Then close the file.  Go to youtube.com. Register as a user if you've never done so before.  Afterward, in the upper right hand corner, hit "upload," browse through your files at the prompt for your mpg, and click "done."  It will take several minutes to upload.  Once it uploads, copy the url.

If your platform is a Power Point, go to scribd.com and register. Then hit "upload," browse through your files at the prompt for your Power Point, and click "done."  It may take a few minutes to upload.  Once it uploads, copy the url.

Third, open up your blog.  Go to "new post."  Add in a small new post that invites your viewers to go to your project.  It might read something like this:  "Please see my new presentation about the 1920's."  Then click on the word "Link" on the blog toolbar.  It will ask you two questions:
a)  "text to display:"  Type in the name of your presentation here.
b) web address:  Paste in the url of your presentation.
c) Hit "ok."
d) Hit "publish post."

Voila!  You have created a link to your presentation for Internet users to view.  Good for you!