August 12, 2024

WELCOME TO YDEV 501!

This image and the home page header are the work of korean artist, do ho suh. Suh is known for his “fabric architecture” sculptures that explore the global nature of contemporary identity as well as memory, migration, and our ideas of home.

This blog will be an anchor and home for our YDEV 501 course. As a community journal, your blog will provide a space for you to keep of your assignments over the course of our semester together, posting writings and responses most weeks. In this sense, your blog is your assignment notebook that you will use as you read/ view and prepare for class each week. But importantly, your blog is also a space for connecting with our 501 community and by engaging with other folks' posts and commenting, we will both deepen our links and gain a much richer understanding of everything we read and discuss in class.

GET STARTED:

GO TO: www.blogger.com
SET UP AN ACCOUNT: If you do not already have a Google account, you will need to create one. If you do have a Google account, sign in in the box at the right. Click the button that says NEW BLOG (you will see this even if you have blogged before) and follow the instructions to get started. Don't forget your Username and Password!! You will need them to login every time. Please write them down on the top of your syllabus so you don't forget!
NAME YOUR BLOG:As you fill in the info, you will be asked to name your blog. This title will appear at the top of your blog. (Mine is called "YDEV501")
CHOOSE AN ADDRESS: Every blog has its own URL, or web address. http://_______.blogspot.com. This will be the web address associated with your site. you can call it anything you like. Be clever or simple (or both) -- it is up to you.
CHOOSE A TEMPLATE: You will also need to choose a design template for your blog. Look through the options listed and see what appeals to you. You can change this later so don't worry too much about it initially...
START POSTING: Once you have the account set up, you can start posting. Give the post a title and then compose as you would any journal entry (add images, links or video with the icons at the top). When you are finished, hit the button that says PUBLISH. It will not appear on your blog until you publish it. You can always go back and edit old posts and create new ones.

SOME TIPS:

Make it interesting/ wild/ pretty/ like you! Experiment with design by clicking "THEME" on the blogger homepage. Go to CUSTOMIZE, then BACKGROUND and ADVANCE to change the colors, fonts, sizes, and headers.
Poke around online and make a list of websites related to gender, social justice, feminism or anything else relevant and post them on your blog. You can add all kinds of things by ADDING A GADGET from your LAYOUT screen.
Just do the best you can with this. If you get stuck, don't fret... I am happy to help you anytime as you work on getting this started. And remember: you can't break it. It is just a blog. Everything can be changed if need be.