Kidblog

=Setting Up Your Account=

=**Quickly Allowing Students to Join Your Class**= Watch a Video For These Directions 1. Instruct Students To Go To This Page on Student Computers: http://kidblog.org/home/

2. Students Click The Secret Code Red Button (students will wait for the teacher to display the secret code)

3. Open Teacher Kidblog using your username and password Example: @http://kidblog.org/MrsCaseysClass-5/

4. Teacher Clicks CONTROL PANEL (upper right corner) 5. Teacher Clicks SETTINGS (middle of the page) 6. Teacher Clicks SHOW FOR PROJECTOR/SCREEN this will display the code students will need to type in. 7. Students type the code in and click JOIN CLASS 8. Students type in first name and Compass password. 9. Students will never do this again since they will just go your teacher webpage and click Our Class Blog and then they will pick their name from the list and type in the password there.

=Regenerate The Class Code= You will want to regenerate your class code so other student that are not in your class will get it and join the blog. 1. The Teacher will go to CONTROL PANEL 2. Click SETTINGS 3. Under Class Signup Code click REGENERATE (this will change the code so others will not know it but you can use the new code if you ever need to add a student quickly)

=Students Choose An Avatar and Background For Their Blog= 1. Students will be logged in on their DASHBOARD

2. Have them look for the empty picture and CLICK CHANGE AVATAR 3. Students Click OR CHOOSE FROM OUR COLLECTION 4. Students Press SAVE AVATAR 5. Students can also choose the theme that will appear on their Blog by Clicking the dot for the theme they would like 6. Students will have to press UPDATE PROFILE by scrolling down to the bottom of the page.

Resetting A Student's Password
You have the ability to go in and reset a student's password. 1. Once you are logged in as the teacher Click CONTROL PANEL. 2. Click USERS 3.You may have several pages of name so you will have to click on the upper right or bottom right to find all students. 4.Touch the username from the list and EDIT WILL APPEAR CLICK EDIT 5. Once you have clicked EDIT fill in the new password you want them to have. 6. Save the changes by scrolling down and clicking the blue UPDATE USER button.