Skills: create, modify and post to a blog Concepts: tabbed navigation, wire-frame diagram, user interface gadgets (widgets), property sheet, user profile, independence of content and appearance This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. Blog development and user interfaces
Where does this topic fit? Internet concepts – Applications – Technology – Implications Internet skills – Application development – Content creation – User skills
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Tabbed navigation scheme
Blogger.com has a tabbed user interface
Select a template 1 2
Select a layout 1 2
A wire-frame diagram Header Footer Post body Ancillary information
Create a new post
Create a post
Changing page elements
The Page Elements display
Label gadget property sheet
Profile gadget property sheet
User profile
Adding gadgets
The Blogger dashboard
Other tabs
Editing shortcuts
Same content Different appearance
Summary Header Footer Post body Ancillary information
Blogger getting started guide: hl=en&answer= About Blogger: en&topic=10424 Resources
Self-study questions 1.What is the URL (Web address) of a blog once you have created it – where do readers go to see it? 2.A URL is a Web address, but what do the letters “URL” stand for? 3.What are the second level navigation choices under the Stats tag? 4.What is the effect of clicking Cloud or Label on the property sheet of the Labels gadget? 5.What happens if you uncheck About Me on the property sheet of the Profile gadget? 6.If your readers complain of reading difficulty, how would you increase the font size in your Blogger posts? 7.How would you change your blog from a two column to a three column layout? 8.What are the submenus of the Posting tab, and, in a sentence or two, what is each used for? 9.Compare the fields on profile pages at Facebook with those at Blogger or Linkedin -- how do they differ? 10.Explain the parallel between a person’s profile and a property sheet.