Hello,
If you would like to contribute to the Bulldog Blog, please email either odis@coahoma.esc18.net or rbrown@coahoma.esc18.net with a request.
After you receive your login credentials via email please follow the instructions below.
1. Log In:
Go to your log-in page: http://ourcoahomaschools.net
Use your log in details (you can request log in details from your teacher). Once you log in successfully you will be automatically directed to your Dashboard.
2. Open a New Post:
You should now see this:
To create a new post, click “Add New” under the Posts menu (left side).
(Note: if you do not see the “Add New” option below the Posts menu roll your mouse over the word Posts and an arrow will appear to the right. Click on the arrow and the Edit and Add New options will appear.)
3. Write your post:
Step 2 will take you to the New Post screen where you will compose your blog post:
Hit the “Submit for Review” button and your done.
That’s it. You’re done!
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Filter
- All inappropriate language will be deleted
- All inappropriate pictures will be deleted
- All negativity will be deleted
- Please only write about CISD related events
Ideas
- Photos from the football game
- Interview your teacher
- Science experiment
- A day in the life
- Behind the scenes at the play
- First day of school
- School trip
- Your favorite class and why
- Pep Rally
- You
The Details
Title
This area is where you compose the title of your post. You may use any words or phrases here. Avoid using the same title twice as that will cause confusion. You can use commas, apostrophes, quotes, hypens/dashes, and other typical symbols in the post like “My Site – Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid.”
Post Editing Area
The big blank box where you enter your writing, links, links to images, and any information you want to display on your site. You can use either the Visual or the HTML view to compose your posts. For more on the HTML view, see the section below, Visual Versus HTML View.
Preview this Post
Allows you to see how your post will look before officially publishing it.
Publish Status
Shows three states for the post: Published, Pending Review, and Unpublished. A Published status means the post has been published on your blog for all to see. Pending Review means the draft is waiting for review by someone else prior to publication. Unpublished means the post has not been published and remains a draft. If you select a specific publish status and then click the Save button, that status is applied to the post. For example, to save a post in the Pending Review status, select Pending Review from the Publish Status drop-down box, and then click Save. You can see all posts organized by status by going to Manage > Posts.
Save
Allows you to save your post as a draft rather than immediately publishing it. To return to your drafts later, click the Manage tab, click the Drafts link that appears below the Manage Posts title, and then click your draft post.
Adding Media
To add media to your blog post (including photos, video and audio) you will click on one of the icons next to the words Upload/Insert.
Add Images
To add images to your post you will click on the first icon listed which is a photo icon. A pop-up window will appear with options to add an image From Computer, From URL or Media Library (see image below). Hit the “select files” button to upload a file from your computer.
Once you select the image you will see a thumbnail picture of your image and some formatting and sizing options.
Add Video
Select the video icon and follow the same procedure as you did for adding images.
Tags
Refers to micro-categories for your blog. Posts with similar tags are linked together when a user clicks one of the tags. Tags have to be enabled with the right code in your theme for them to appear in your post. If you mention something specific in your post, like a name, then you may want to put that name as one of your tags. Some suggested tags are: football, science, video, fun etc.
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If you have any questions, leave a comment below and we’ll try to answer them right away.