Instructions

Here's how to do the blog project. Visit an environmental education center (see the link on the right to find one near you) Some are even on or very near campus, but try to visit some around the state if you are able. I will accept experiences from out of state, but check with me first. Don't "recycle" a visit from the past. I prefer environmental education centers, but I may take an alternate visit site such as an ecological restoration project, a recycling facility, a landfill, etc. Check with me first though.

Post a blog entry about your visit and include one to three photos. Tell about what you see and learn, about 150 to 200 words. If possible, include yourself in the photo, or at least include some kind of proof that the photos are original, such as something with the date, such as a sign or calendar of the center's events, programs, etc. Show me that you learned something, but make it a fun experience as well!

See the sample post below to get an idea of what I am talking about. Don't worry if you have never used blogger--it is very similar to using an email, and putting in photos is like doing an email attachment.

Instructions

Blogger is really simple. It's a lot like using an email. Here is a video on how to do it from youtube ( you may want to turn down your volume, or crank it up depending on your taste in music).

It doesn't show how to do photos, but it is just like attaching photos or images to an email. In the post window in blogger, you'll see a small icon of an image in the toolbar, to the right of spellcheck ("abc") You just click it and it will let you browse to where you saved your photos and attach them. I suggest you choose "small" on the size. You can alwasy see me in class if you have a question and I'll show you how to do it when we return from break as well.