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Blogging Classes

Shawn Cardwell has given me the opportunity to teach some classes through his Three Rivers Tutoring Company, now located in downtown Lake Oswego. Depending on registrations, I'll be teaching four classes on blogging. They are (taken straight from the Summer Schedule page on Three Rivers website)...

August 10
6:30-8:00pm
Intro to Blogging
$40
In this session, you will learn all about a fast growing trend in Web publishing for the masses: weblogging or "blogging." We will cover the anatomy of a blog and common uses and purposes for blogs, all to help you decide if you want to leap into the blogging fray. If you've just started blogging using a free service such as Blogger, come learn more about it and the many other different options available in the blogging community. No prerequisite. All ages welcomed, including adults!

August 17
6:30-8:00pm
Blogging Software Overview
$40
Get ready to dive into blogging. In this class, we will compare and contrast the many different blogging software and service options available, including free and fee-based choices. We will explore the publishing features and limitations of each service or software, enabling you to choose your blogging service wisely. Prerequisite: Intro to Blogging, avid reader of blogs, or Blogger user. All ages welcomed, including adults!

August 24
6:00-9:00pm
Blogging Software Focus: Intro to Movable Type
$60
In this class, we will focus specifically on the popular Movable Type Web publishing platform. Not only is Movable Type used for personal and community blogs, but it drives content-rich sites such as About.com. We will cover the licensing agreement, learn how to create a new blog, choose a template, add authors and set permissions, set up category-based archiving, select appropriate general preferences, and navigate the administrative interface. Prerequisite: Blogging Software Overview or familiarity with Movable Type. All ages welcomed, including adults!

August 31
6:00-9:00pm
Behind the Scenes of Blogging: Making Sense of Templates
$60

You've discovered (or learned) how easy it is to publish content on the Web through blogging. But now you want to break out of the default templates that everyone else is using and use your own unique creation. For that, you'll need this class to learn just enough HTML and CSS to be dangerous--in a good way. We will cover opening and altering templates in Blogger, TypePad, and Movable Type, deciphering and writing simple valid HTML and CSS enabling you to alter the look and feel of your blog's templates. Prerequisite: Blogging Software Focus: Intro to Movable Type or a beginner's level experience using Movable Type. All ages welcomed, including adults!

Also offered:
package of all 4 blogging classes
$175

To register for any (or all!) of these classes, submit your information to Three Rivers Tutoring on the registration page. (You can just enter your name under "parent" info...this is primarily a tutoring company for school-age students.) You'll receive further instructions for payment as well as directions to the office via e-mail.

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