Today's session

I'm going to change things around a bit today, compared to the way the unit ran for Group B. We're going to start with something practical, before we get on to thinking about what online journalism is, exactly. So today you're going to set up a blog using the Blogger service and then look at the different ways people use blogs.

Blogger was one of the first free blogging services available online. It was bought a few years ago by Google and was recently upgraded and re-designed to make it easier to use. There are lots of other blogging services out there - some you pay for, some you don't. Some are targeted more at people who want to keep online diaries and network with friends. Others are aimed at people who see themselves as publishing professionals. We use Blogger for this unit because it's free and it's pretty easy to use.

In the lesson, I'll go through the basics of setting up a blog. To get started, go to the Blogger home page.