Here’s a quick tutorial about how to do add images:

*Make sure that you resize all of your photos before uploading them to our course site.  You can find easy instructions for doing so here.

1.  When you decide you want to add an image to a post, click on the square button next to the right “Upload/Insert” at the top (if you scroll over it you will see that this is the “Add an Image” button).  Remember that your image will show up within the post wherever your cursor is when you click “Add Image.”  So if you want to insert the image in the middle of text, make sure to put it there.

2.  Click on “select files” (next to “Choose Files to Upload”).  If you are choosing a file from your computer, you can then browse for it (the same you would if you were uploading an attachment to an e-mail).

3.  Once you find the image you want, click “Select.”

4.  You can then re-title the image if you would like (to make it easier to manage/find later on) – if you wish, you can also add a “description” and “caption”

5.  At the bottom of the screen you can change the “alignment” and “size” of the image.

6.  Don’t forget to click “Insert into Post” (NOT “Save Changes”) at the bottom.  If you don’t click “Insert into Post,” it won’t show up in your post when you publish it.

7.  You can always click “Preview” before you click “Publish” to see what the post will like like after the images are added.

Remember, if you don’t like something, even after it is published, you can go back and change it (just click “Edit” and work away).  That’s the nice thing about blogs … you can keep revising 

If you’re unsure how to get started posting, here’s a quick overview:

Once you’re on our course site (and logged in!), in order to make a post, simply click on “Add New” on the grey menubar (the admin bar) at the top of the screen, and from the dropdown menu that appears, choose “Post.”  You can also go to your “Dashboard” from the same grey menubar, and this will take you to the “back end” (the control panel) of the site.  From there, you can post or do a number of other things.

Don’t forget to “Categorize” your blog before submitting it (see below for more details on that), and then to “Publish” your blog (if you only click “save” or “preview” it won’t be public).  Happy blogging  😉

A quick note about categorizing blog posts:

Just a friendly reminder to “Categorize” your posts so that it will be easier to navigate our site later on.  To do this, after you finish typing your post up, choose the appropriate “Category” from the right side of the screen.  For example, after you type up your “Introduction” blog, you should make sure to check off “Introductions.”  Otherwise the post will simply show up as “Uncategorized” (we don’t want that!).  You may have to uncheck the “Uncategorized” category (which is the default).

Oh yeah … and you should chat one another up!  How do you do this?  By commenting on your classmates’ posts:

One of the great things about the blog is its interactive nature … people post, others read and make comments, and then conversation happens!  Please read through everyone’s posts and drop comments if you feel so inspired (you can comment in reply to another comment also).  To do this, simply type in a short comment in the “leave a reply” box at the bottom of the post.

Please note that you can respond either to the original post or a specific commenter!

Don’t forget to do a little house-keeping to make sure you’re all set up here:

1) Click on your name (to the right of “Howdy”) in the upper-right corner of the screen.  make sure that you select your full name (ex: “Jill Belli”) from the drop-down menu next to “display name publicly as” (you want your posts to be signed with your full name, not your username)

2) In the same screen, also change your password to protect the privacy of your account.  Make sure to jot down your username and password somewhere so you can log into your ePorfolio account in the future (you will be using this throughout your years at macaulay).

3) Add an image of yourself (preferable a head-shot) so that we get to know one another more quickly.  To do this, go “My Account” (top left of screen, in the grey menu bar) and choose “Profile” and then “Change Avatar.”  You can then upload/crop a picture that will travel around with you on site.