Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Using Sakai's Blogger

Introduction

A blog is an online journal, in which individuals can write entries, ordered by date, which they can share with others. Members of the site can comment on each other's entries. The blog tool in Sakai works on a site-by-site basis - entries that people write in one site will not appear in any other sites.

Using Sakai's Blogger

1. Enter your site; in this case we are in the 'ECON 195 001' site.
2. To use UCMCrops' Blogger, select the Blogger tool from the list on the left-hand side of UCMCrops. Each site has its own blogger, in this case we are in the 'ECON 195 001' site.
   
3. The three menus for using the blogger are 'Home,' 'New' and 'Show all.' The 'Home' menu will show your entries. 'Show all' will display all of the entries for this site's blog.
4. To add a new entry to the site's blog, select the 'New' menu link in the blogger tool. A title is required for each new blog entry; keywords and an abstract can also be added to each new blog.
1. You can choose who has access to view your blog. It can either be private, so that only you can view it, or can be made accessible to anyone on the site. This is done in the 'Access:' drop-down box.
2. If you do not want others to be able to edit your entry, keep the 'Read only:' check box selected.
3. If you want others to be able to add comments to your entry, select the 'Allow comments:' check box.
4. Formatting of text is very similar to formatting text in programs such as Microsoft Office. To edit the entries HTML, use the 'Toggle HTML Source' button in the editor.
5. Once you are satisfied with the text of your entry press the 'Add to document' button. This will move the content to the 'Current structure:' portion of the blogger, which allows you change the arrangement of your entry.
   
6. You can add images, links, and files to each blog entry. Use the tabs below the 'Abstract' text box to select the type you would like to add; here we will add an image.
7. Select the 'Browse...' button to fine an image located on your local machine. It is best to use images in JPEG and GIF formats. Once you have your image selected, press the 'Add to document' button. Again, this will move the content to the 'Current structure:' portion of the blogger.
8. This same format is used for adding links and files to your entry.
9. You can arrange the content of your entry by using the 'Current structure:' tool directly below the Editor. Use the arrows on the right-hand side to move the content elements up and down.
10. Once you are satisfied with the arrangement of your blog entry, you can 'Preview' your entry and then 'Save' your entry. If you've decided you do not want to post the entry, press 'Cancel.'
    
11. To view other's entries, click on the 'Show all' menu link. To view an entry, select the entry's title. You can also search all the site's blog entries on this page. The filter allows you to filter between private entries that only you can see and entries available to the entire site.
    
    1. The 'Show all' page will also display each entries creation date, the creator and what kind of accessibility each entry has.