Reminders; Formatting Activity 8

**REMINDERS**

• The crossword puzzle you received from me yesterday is due Friday.  This is homework.  You may turn it in at any point between now and Friday.
• Vocabulary words have been posted on the Wiki page for you to define.  While definitions are not due until next Tuesday for next week's (last) vocabulary quiz, you may want to go to the Wiki page this week to get your definition(s) posted so you can get that done and out of the way.
• Your podcast is due a week from this Friday.  A large majority of you have not yet completed the podcast and will need to plan when you are going to get it done.  I would recommend that you print out what you are going to read for your speech - I think it will make the process of completing the podcast easier (although you certainly don't have to...just my opinion).

Today we are going to start on FA8.  Before you actually start we are going to cover a couple of formatting items that you need to know how to do.  First, I'll show you how to use the word count feature in Word.  This is easy to do, and will prove useful later - I can't tell you how many times I was told to write a paper that contained a certain number of words ("Your paper must be at least 500 words long", for example).  If you don't use the Word count feature you'll be counting the words manually - a real pain in the neck!

Additionally we are going to learn how to insert an image onto your blog.  This process takes several steps, but once you learn it I think you'll find that it is relatively easy to do.  Being able to insert images is an important part of being a good blogger.

First, you want to go to Google Images to find an image that are going to include on your blog post.  Because you are doing a search, make sure to type in school appropriate search terms.  Once you have found the image you need, hold down the control key and click on the image - once you do that you will see a drop-down menu like the one shown here:

Click on "Save Image As...", then save your image into your Computer Applications folder.  Once you have saved the image into your folder you are now ready to embed your image on your blog.  To do that, open your blog and start a new blog post.  Click on the "Insert Image" icon (shown below) and then navigate to the folder on your computer where you saved your image.  Once you find your image open it, and then your image can be used on your blog.

FA 8