Cluster Maps

A cluster Map is a map that you can add to your blog to show where the people who visit your blog are from.

Visit http://www.clustrmaps.com/index.htm

Type in your blog address and class email and click 'Make my map'




You will be taken to a page which will give you along html code. Copy this code and return to your blog.

Under the design and layout section click on the add a gadget button.

Choose the HTML/JavaScript Gadget





Title the gadget and paste in the HTML code you copied earlier click save and then save arrangement and you will now have a cluster map on your blog.

We've now got our new server up and running. You probably have been unaware of it, but it's been supporting our network for a couple of months. There's some quite cool things that it will be able to do, and we will be rolling those changes out in the coming months, but first things first, let's get you up and running for saving to your folders.

Basically the workflow is Connect, Authorise and Mount. 

Here we go:

Connect:

Click on the Desktop picture or the icon on the far left of your Dock.

In the menu bar select "Go" then "Connect to Server..."

Type in the word afp://server:

Authorise:

Enter your username and password. Your teacher user name is 1st initial plus surname, all lowercase and no spaces, your password is first 4 letters of surname and 1st initial, all lowercase and no spaces. Your Class username is the word room followed by two digits, a leading zero is added for rooms lower than 10. The room password is 4 digits, the last two being your room number — again, leading zeroes apply. For example, Room 6 username and password are: room06 and 0006. Room 20 username and password are: room20 and 0020.

Mount

Choose the share points you want to mount and they will appear on your desktop. Rooms will automatically login

And that is it! Don't worry about the Backups folder at this stage.

Enjoy!

Adding Photos to Your Blog

To add photos to your blog post sign in and start a new post or edit an existing one.

* Click on the photo icon 







* Click 'choose files' to find the photos you wish to upload

* Select the photos and click 'add selected' to upload and 'add selected' to add to the post






* Once the photos are in your post you can click on them to change the size and position of these
 
* From here you can preview, publish or save your post


Previewing a post is a great way to check that your post looks right

To add a video follow the exact same steps but click on the picture of a movie clapper instead of the picture icon.

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