{"id":929,"date":"2018-07-25T21:43:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T21:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=929"},"modified":"2025-01-21T00:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:19:41","slug":"using-edblogs-to-manage-your-commonplace-book","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/chapter\/using-edblogs-to-manage-your-commonplace-book\/","title":{"raw":"Using Edblogs to Manage your Reflective Journal","rendered":"Using Edblogs to Manage your Reflective Journal"},"content":{"raw":"Some teachers might use different spaces for your reflective work, but one common platform you'll use for creating and managing your Reflective Journal is called Edblogs. Edblogs is an implementation of WordPress, which you may be familiar with if you've ever kept a book in the past. Edblogs offers you a great deal of freedom in designing, maintaining, and even sharing your Reflective Journal while you are a student at UM. What's more, you can create additional Edblogs sites for future classes and keep them all until you graduate from UM.\r\n\r\nThis section will help you get started with the Edblogs platform so you're ready to start reflecting during the first week of class.\r\n<h2>Signing In and Creating your Reflective Journal<\/h2>\r\nEdblogs uses the same username and password as MyOleMiss, so you don't need to remember an addition account. To get started, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edblogs.olemiss.edu\">edblogs.olemiss.edu<\/a>. The Edblogs landing page has plenty of help resources for students and teachers, but you'll primarily use it to sign in to your Reflective Journal. Go ahead and click the big \"Sign In\" button when you're ready to get started.\r\n\r\nWhen you see the standard UM login splash screen, go ahead and enter your MyOleMiss username and password and click \"Sign In.\"\r\n\r\nYour Reflective Journal may have been generated in advance if your teacher chose to use a <strong>Class<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Blog. <\/strong>If your site has been created for you, you can skip the rest of this section.\r\n\r\nIf your Reflective Journal was not generated in advance, click the <strong>Create Site<\/strong> tab on the administrative toolbar.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-965\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01175340\/createsite.png\" alt=\"&quot;Create Site&quot; on Edblogs toolbar\" width=\"370\" height=\"73\" \/>Use the interactive hotspot activity below to learn about the different configuration options you have when you create your Reflective Journal for the first time.\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Creating a new Reflective Journal<\/h3>\r\n<iframe title=\"Create Edblogs Site Hotspot\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=23\" width=\"959\" height=\"1073\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"574637\"]View Alternative Text[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"574637\"]For \u201csite name,\u201d you should use your MyOleMiss WebID. If my student email address is addavis@go.olemiss.edu, my Web ID is addavis. For \u201csite title,\u201d you should use the name you like to go by. You can change the site title at any time, but it should always be something that would identify you to your teacher. For \u201cSite Privacy,\u201d the default settings for Commonplace Books is \"Only registered users have access.\" This means that you must actually invite a person individually to access your CPB. You are welcome to make your site public, but you're under no obligation to do so. You can change the site privacy at any time. For \u201cSelect a Template,\u201d be sure to select \"Commonplace Book Template\" from the drop-down menu before you click \"Create Site.\" If you don't apply the template, you'll have to build your CPB from scratch.[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>Once your site is created, you need to add your teacher as a subscriber. <\/strong>From the left-side menu of your site's dashboard, click \"Users.\" <strong>Enter your teacher's username in the field.<\/strong> (If your teacher is Dr. Karla Lyles, you would enter \"kmlyles.\" Your teacher will give you the correct username in class). Click <strong>\"Add Existing User.\" <\/strong>(<em>Note: If your teacher is using a <strong>Class Blog<\/strong>, please <strong>ignore this step<\/strong><\/em>).\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.7149%;\"><img class=\"wp-image-1035 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/14133159\/8-1iqvria-e1502120018639.png\" alt=\"Edblogs admin menu with Users highlighted\" width=\"200\" height=\"442\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 74.2851%;\"><img class=\"wp-image-1036 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/14133331\/9-1cvvkdf-1024x460.png\" alt=\"Add user screen\" width=\"1039\" height=\"467\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Creating Posts in your Reflective Journal<\/h2>\r\nYou can always return to edblogs.olemiss.edu when you need to access your Reflective Journal. When you sign in, make sure you are viewing the dashboard for the correct site. You can switch between your different sites by hovering over the \"My Sites\" tab from the administrative toolbar. Select the site name for your Reflective Journal.\r\n\r\nOnce you\u2019re on your site\u2019s dashboard, you can click the\u00a0<img class=\" wp-image-967 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01180045\/newpost.png\" alt=\"New Post button\" width=\"49\" height=\"21\" \/> icon to create a new post. Then, you can use the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.edublogs.org\/editors\/\">WordPress editor<\/a> to write your reflection or other type of content. Before you submit your post, make sure to put it in the correct category. The default categories for Reflective Journals are Daily Writes, Weekly Writes, and Unit Reflections. You can add new categories by clicking \u201c+New Category.\u201d\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-968\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01180135\/categories.png\" alt=\"List of Edblogs Post Categories, including daily writes, weekly writes, and unit reflections\" width=\"267\" height=\"236\" \/>\r\n\r\nYou\u2019ll learn more about the categories and the different types of reflection you\u2019ll write in the next section. If you want to learn more about all the things you can do with Edblogs, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.edublogs.org\/user-guide\/\">user guide.<\/a>","rendered":"<p>Some teachers might use different spaces for your reflective work, but one common platform you&#8217;ll use for creating and managing your Reflective Journal is called Edblogs. Edblogs is an implementation of WordPress, which you may be familiar with if you&#8217;ve ever kept a book in the past. Edblogs offers you a great deal of freedom in designing, maintaining, and even sharing your Reflective Journal while you are a student at UM. What&#8217;s more, you can create additional Edblogs sites for future classes and keep them all until you graduate from UM.<\/p>\n<p>This section will help you get started with the Edblogs platform so you&#8217;re ready to start reflecting during the first week of class.<\/p>\n<h2>Signing In and Creating your Reflective Journal<\/h2>\n<p>Edblogs uses the same username and password as MyOleMiss, so you don&#8217;t need to remember an addition account. To get started, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edblogs.olemiss.edu\">edblogs.olemiss.edu<\/a>. The Edblogs landing page has plenty of help resources for students and teachers, but you&#8217;ll primarily use it to sign in to your Reflective Journal. Go ahead and click the big &#8220;Sign In&#8221; button when you&#8217;re ready to get started.<\/p>\n<p>When you see the standard UM login splash screen, go ahead and enter your MyOleMiss username and password and click &#8220;Sign In.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Your Reflective Journal may have been generated in advance if your teacher chose to use a <strong>Class<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Blog. <\/strong>If your site has been created for you, you can skip the rest of this section.<\/p>\n<p>If your Reflective Journal was not generated in advance, click the <strong>Create Site<\/strong> tab on the administrative toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-965\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01175340\/createsite.png\" alt=\"&quot;Create Site&quot; on Edblogs toolbar\" width=\"370\" height=\"73\" \/>Use the interactive hotspot activity below to learn about the different configuration options you have when you create your Reflective Journal for the first time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Creating a new Reflective Journal<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Create Edblogs Site Hotspot\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=23\" width=\"959\" height=\"1073\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q574637\">View Alternative Text<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q574637\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">For \u201csite name,\u201d you should use your MyOleMiss WebID. If my student email address is addavis@go.olemiss.edu, my Web ID is addavis. For \u201csite title,\u201d you should use the name you like to go by. You can change the site title at any time, but it should always be something that would identify you to your teacher. For \u201cSite Privacy,\u201d the default settings for Commonplace Books is &#8220;Only registered users have access.&#8221; This means that you must actually invite a person individually to access your CPB. You are welcome to make your site public, but you&#8217;re under no obligation to do so. You can change the site privacy at any time. For \u201cSelect a Template,\u201d be sure to select &#8220;Commonplace Book Template&#8221; from the drop-down menu before you click &#8220;Create Site.&#8221; If you don&#8217;t apply the template, you&#8217;ll have to build your CPB from scratch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Once your site is created, you need to add your teacher as a subscriber. <\/strong>From the left-side menu of your site&#8217;s dashboard, click &#8220;Users.&#8221; <strong>Enter your teacher&#8217;s username in the field.<\/strong> (If your teacher is Dr. Karla Lyles, you would enter &#8220;kmlyles.&#8221; Your teacher will give you the correct username in class). Click <strong>&#8220;Add Existing User.&#8221; <\/strong>(<em>Note: If your teacher is using a <strong>Class Blog<\/strong>, please <strong>ignore this step<\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7149%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1035 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/14133159\/8-1iqvria-e1502120018639.png\" alt=\"Edblogs admin menu with Users highlighted\" width=\"200\" height=\"442\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.2851%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1036 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/14133331\/9-1cvvkdf-1024x460.png\" alt=\"Add user screen\" width=\"1039\" height=\"467\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Creating Posts in your Reflective Journal<\/h2>\n<p>You can always return to edblogs.olemiss.edu when you need to access your Reflective Journal. When you sign in, make sure you are viewing the dashboard for the correct site. You can switch between your different sites by hovering over the &#8220;My Sites&#8221; tab from the administrative toolbar. Select the site name for your Reflective Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re on your site\u2019s dashboard, you can click the\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-967 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01180045\/newpost.png\" alt=\"New Post button\" width=\"49\" height=\"21\" \/> icon to create a new post. Then, you can use the <a href=\"http:\/\/help.edublogs.org\/editors\/\">WordPress editor<\/a> to write your reflection or other type of content. Before you submit your post, make sure to put it in the correct category. The default categories for Reflective Journals are Daily Writes, Weekly Writes, and Unit Reflections. 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