Tutorial 1: How to set up your blog

Here are some instructions on how to set up your blog: 

1. Change your blog’s title and tag line

In your Dashboard, click Settings. Change your title, tag line, and then click Save Changes. A good title reflects your blog’s theme or focus. 

How to change the title and tagline of your blog

2. Decide on a cool design

Go to Design and pick a theme that you like. Remember that not all themes are the same- some you can change more than others. For example, if you want to put your own picture at the top (image header), look for the words “customizable header”. Themes with customizable header images have the Custom Image Header menu option. 
How to pick a design theme

To change the header image, click Custom Header Image menu link > Choose File, find an image on your computer (in your class folder, for example), and then click Upload.
If your design theme allows it, you can change the image at the top of your blog

After your photo is uploaded, crop your image: 

Cropping the header image

Back in your Dashboard, click Visit Site and make sure your new header image looks good. If not, go back and repeat these steps until you are happy. Tip: Collect several images from the Internet in your class folder and change your blog’s look from time to time. 

Visit your site and make sure the new image is okay

Hey, the new image looks good, don’t you think? :-) Can you guess where this photo was taken?

Check out your new header image

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