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Welcome to EDU 2650 - Sample Blog

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  Once again, welcome to EDU 2650! We are now in week two of our course and you will need to start blogging next week. Blog #1 is due by September 24th. This is an example of a blog and what I am expecting from you based on the detailed instructions I shared on the Blogging page and in the Blogging Edpuzzle, which you should have completed by now. Blogging is the basis of this course and therefore you need to include   the documentary and at least two of the articles from the module  in your weekly blogs. In addition, you must locate   one additional recent article every week   about the topic and include it in your blog. For the most part, the readings, viewings, and careful writing of the blog is the work for each week. Over the course of the semester, you must reply to at least 10 classmates' blogs plus complete the other "projects" as outlined on the syllabus with links on our course home page.  Image from Buncee Presentation by M. Craig So for this wee...

Embedding a YouTube Video in Blogger

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Hello EDU 3650 students, For Blog #10, you need to insert your vlog (a video you made on YouTube) into your Blogger Post. Here is how you do it. First, click on "Insert Video" - this is in the toolbar above and is the black wavy box, just to the right of the "insert image" icon, which you have been using all semester.  Then, choose "You Tube" (or if you prefer "Upload from Computer"). When I choose "YouTube" it brings me to my YouTube channel of videos that is connected to my Google account. Make sure you are signed in to Google (you can see your image or sign in at the top right of the screen).  Below is an existing video I found on YouTube that explains how to do this so please watch it: If for some reason, Blogger is not letting you choose your video to insert, you can just add the URL from your YouTube Video into your blogger so your classmates can just click on the link and it will bring them to YouTube vlog. Once you copy the YouT...

Weekly Blog - Addiction and Use of Drugs/Alcohol as a Critical Issue in Education