Using Kidblog

Login to the ACDS Summer Bloggers 2020 Kidblog page

Click here to access ACDS Summer Bloggers 2020 Kidblog page.

Logging In

Click on "Login" located in the upper right hand corner of the page

Click on "Select a name" and then select your name.  Then
enter your password in the box below it and click on "Log In"

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Navigating the ACDS Summer Bloggers 2020 Site

After logging in, when you click on your name in the upper right hand corner, you will have the option to select Dashboard, Profile, My Portfolio, and Log Out.

The "Profile" page is where you can change information about yourself including your Avatar,

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The "Dashboard" is where you will find all the different blogs in which you belong.  For most students it will likely only have the ACDS Summer Bloggers 2020 site listed. You can also click on the K in the upper left hand corner to access this page.

The "My Portfolio" page is where you can see all your own posts and comments to your posts.

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From any page, you can click on "ACDS Summer Bloggers 2020" to access the main blog page where you will find:

• A description of the summer Blog Requirements
• All your teacher and classmate's posts (under posts)
• All comments (under comments)
• A list of all registered bloggers (under members)

The blog posts are in chronological order with the newest showing up first.  You can click on a member's name to see just their posts.

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Personalize Your Blog

You can personalize your Kidblog by selecting a new avatar and/or changing the theme. The video to the right will show you how. 

Please note that even though it references "2016", the instructions are the same for "2020".

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Creating a Blog Post

This video shows you how to create a new blog post including:

• adding a header image
• adding a title
• adding blog text
• how to change the way the text looks
• changing the background color and texture
• adding tags
• selecting a category.

Please note that even though it references "2016", the instructions are the same for "2020".