31 August 2015

 Read / watch the following posts to find
 examples of what you will be doing

 http://www.tapinfluence.com/add-a-blog- list-or-blogroll-to-your-blog/

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExUrvw3KHg0


  1.  Add a blog list

  A.  search http://www.searchblogspot.com/
  to find blogs that relate to your blog
  -find at least 5 and copy the URL
  to notepad

  B. Add a 'blog list' gadjet and copy
     the urls in step A.to populate it

  C. View your blog and make sure it
     looks good; edit it until you are
     satisfied with it; test your links  




  2.  Add a list of links

  A.  Search the Internet for at least
      5 links that relate to your blog;
      copy the URLS to notepad

  B. Add a 'links list' gadjet and copy
     the urls in step A. to populate it

 
  C. View your blog and make sure it
     looks good; edit it until you are
     satisfied with it; test your links
     

Monday 24 August 2015

1  Advertisement Banner

http://www.webbanner24.com/

make 2 banners and post:  they should be different

one banner should be static - not moving

the other banner should be moving


2  Animated GIF

1  create at least 4 images all the same size

2  make a gif either with Photoshop if you know how

OR

3  this online app  https://imgflip.com/images-to-gif

example with photoshop:

or this example with the online app

screen cut tool

in case you need to capture something off the screen


http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm


click download and let it install

for options click "rectangular area"  and de-click "mouse pointer"

press 'F6' to activate and draw with mouse around area of capture

it will automatically save to the desktop and then you can post to the blog

10 Aug 2015 :Add a comic strip

1  Your task today is to create and post 2 comic strips to your blog.  Use as many

     panels as you need.  Make sure it fits properly on the blog.  You will have to experiment

     with different apps to make what you want

2  If you can't do your own dialogue, google 'short conversations' to get some ideas

3  Use the following links to find a comic trip maker to create your comic strip.


 http://writecomics.com/      very easy to use; once you finish download the strip to your computer

                                          and then upload it to the blog


http://chogger.com/


http://www.toondoo.com/



http://www.pixton.com/    enter Pixton for fun


***you may need more time so I won't check til the end of the next blog class

Describing Pictures - Part 1

1  Go here and go through all of  the exercises

2  Find a picture that you want to use.  Post the picture on your blog.

3  Using a Thai English dictionary make a list of words and phrases you

    would need to describe what's in your picture

    post the words and phrases below the picture

   some links for English-Thai dictionaries

   http://www.thai2english.com/online/dictionary/

   http://www.thai-language.com/dict/

   http://www.lexilogos.com/english/thai_dictionary.htm

4  Repeat steps 2 and 3 for 4 more pictures

Note well:  this is a preliminary exercise to actually describing the picture;  in fact

I do not want you to describe the picture - I only want you to write beneath the picture

the words and phrases you would need to describe the picture


example:

cartoon, Adolph Hitler, swastika, bookcase, lamp, writing a letter, arm band, wearing a uniform, desk blotter,  sitting at a desk, he has a moustache, Nazi flag display, leaning on the desk,

he's watching Hitler, head resting on his hands, wearing a white shirt, black tie, green pants, telephone,

the man is smiling, Hitler is frowning