Creating a blog, designed for an Aim Higher session, used with 10-15 year olds. The 15 year olds, unsurprisingly, got to the end, whereas the younger ones didn't. The students loved it, and can go away with a real 'product' and learn more.

1. WELCOME TO “BUILDING A WEBSITE” AimHigher, 1 st April 2009 [email_address]

3. http://www.mydesigna.co.uk

9. NOW: TO BUILD A SITE INDIVIDUALLY, WATCH ME … And follow step-by-step through the instructions…

10. http:// wordpress.com / (Sign Up)

11. Username/Password

12. Choose your website name

13. Check your email

14. You are now on WordPress! Make a note of your username and password

15. It will look something like…

16. http://wordpress.com (Log In)

17. It will look something like…

18. WordPress: The Dashboard

19. Privacy Settings

20. Blog name, tagline, time…

21. My Dashboard: Pages: About

22. It will look something like…

23. Kitchen Sink: Editing Bar:

25. Add a Link Write “This page was created on an AimHigher Day at the University of Winchester”, linking to http:// www.winchester.ac.uk

26. It now looks something like… Press “Update Page”

28. http:// www.sxc.hu /

33. Resize an image/Edit image title Decide where to place your image. Why do we need an image title?

34. Adding the HOMEPAGE, or any other page: Pages : Add New This is going to be your front page, so choose a good name!

35. Dashboard : Settings : Reading

36. Dashboard : Pages: “About” page Main (parent) Other (child)

37. Change the Page Order 0 = most important

38. It now looks something like…

40. Widgets

42. “ New Post”, and add content…

43. Comments

44. BUILD YOUR SITES You have until 15 minutes before the session ends to build your site. Your site must include 5 pages , including words and images . Think carefully about the words and the headings you are going to use. If you finish that… you can add a video .

45. Themes: Use with care…

46. Some theme examples…

49. LOG-OFF & CLEAR UP: 5 minutes THANK YOU! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.