1. How to Set Up Your Science Fair Blog Gali Elkon Lev

2. Getting Started Check email, get username and password Go to: http://classblogs.ushttp://classblogs.us Log in Log in here

3. Setting the Theme Go to the dashboard Sidebar Appearance Themes Search “MistyLook” (as typed) Press activate! Not preview, but activate

4. Changing the Privacy Settings Dashboard Sidebar Settings Privacy Select “I would like only logged in users who are registered subscribers to see my blog”

5. Dashboard Sidebar Appearance Header Then choose a picture, save it to your account, and upload it to your blog to make it the header Changing the Header

6. Changing your Password (finally!) Dashboard Sidebar Users Your profile Scroll down, enter new password *password*

7. Hiding the Sample Page Dashboard Sidebar Pages All pages Change the ✓ to an x – See how the top one is an x? that means it’s not visible to anyone but me, the administrator – Also, come back at the end to make sure all PAGES, not posts, but PAGES have a dark blue thing here

8. Installing a Plugin Dashboard Sidebar Plugins Scroll down to the e’s Find “Exclude Pages from Navigation” and press activate

9. Creating the Home Page Dashboard Pages Add new! Type in name and description like in the picture Uncheck the box on “exclude pages” Publish the page

10. Creating the Home Page, Cont. Dashboard Sidebar Settings Reading Click “A static page” Select the page you just made

11. Making Categories Dashboard Sidebar Posts Categories Type in the name of 5 categories: – Topic Selection to Research Proposal – Research Plan and Paperwork – The Experiment – Research paper, Board, and Judging – 7 th Grade Labs After each one, click “Add New Category”

12. Adding Posts Dashboard Sidebar Posts Add New You don’t have to write anything in them (only write the title), just add a new post for every task you find here: – http://70.58.28.110/groups/scifair/ http://70.58.28.110/groups/scifair/ As you go through the posts, put a check in the category it’s under – there should only be 1 check per post

13. Posts for this year For this year, you’ll be putting labs onto this blog, so as those come along, you can go to the sidebar, posts, and add new, and then name it whatever the lab is and put your lab there. Later on you’ll make separate places for your 7 th grade things to go. Also, when you make posts this year, remember to put them in the category of “7 th Grade,” otherwise they won’t show up on your blog! Oh no!

14. Making the Menus Dashboard Sidebar Appearance Menus Click the plus Type “step 1” and select the category (scroll down…) Topic Selection to Research Proposal (click add to menu under the category) and then scroll up and press save menu

15. More Menus Press the plus tab again Type “step 2” and select the category (scroll down…) Research Plan and Paperwork (click add to menu under the category) and then scroll up and press save menu

16. More Menus Press the plus tab again Type “step 3” and select the category (scroll down…) The Experiment (click add to menu under the category) and then scroll up and press save menu

17. More Menus Press the plus tab again Type “step 4” and select the category (scroll down…) Research Paper, Board, and Judging (click add to menu under the category) and then scroll up and press save menu

18. More Menus Press the plus tab again Type “7 th Grade” and select the category (scroll down…) 7 th Grade (click add to menu under the category) and then scroll up and press save menu

19. Placing the Menus Dashboard Sidebar Appearance Widgets Remove all menus from “Sidebar 1” Click and drag “custom menu” into sidebar 1 Label it Step 1, choose step 1, and save the menu Repeat the clicking and dragging for Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, and the 7th grade menu (look on next slide for more info

20. Placing Menus, cont. The final sidebar 1 should look like that  – Click and drag the menus into that order

21. Alright, we’re almost done. Are you ready???

22. Go to your dashboard… Press “Visit Site” on the grey thing on the top… And enjoy the amazingness you’ve created! Feels accomplishing, huh?

23. Ask me if you have any more questions! Thanks