![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/open-etc-banner.png\")
<\/a>Go to opened.ca and click \u2018get started\u2019.<\/p><\/div>\n
2. Click the red \u2018Get started\u2019 or visit: https:\/\/opened.ca\/get-started\/<\/a><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/open-etc-get-started.png\")
<\/a>Click \u2018Sign Up\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n
3. Click Sign Up or visit: https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-signup.php<\/a> and first create an Opened username.<\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/open-etc-create-account.png\")
<\/a>Create an opened username.<\/p><\/div>\n
4. Complete the form.<\/h5>\n\n- Remember, if you want to be anonymous, you can use a pseudonym.<\/li>\n
- You MUST use your own UVic email (\u2026@uvic.ca<\/span> email address. Do not use edtechadmin)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Make sure you choose \u2018Just a username, please.\u2019<\/li>\n
- Click \u2018Next\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/open-etc-get-account.png\")
<\/a>Fill out the form.<\/p><\/div>\n
5. Go make some tea, and check your @UVIC.ca<\/span> email in about 10 minutes.<\/h5>\n\n- Sometimes the confirmation email takes a few minutes, if you don\u2019t see it in 10-15 minutes, check your spam\/junk folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/open-etc-conf-page.png\")
<\/a>Check email in 10 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n
10. Stay logged in and, in another tab, visit this link<\/a> (to create your blog based on our template). *You may need to refresh the page*<\/h5>\n\n- Fill out the form along the right side of the page.<\/li>\n
- Choose a URL (site domain) for your site, which will be ______<\/strong>.opened.ca, where you fill in the blank.\n
\n- If you want to remain anonymous, don’t include your name here.<\/li>\n
- You cannot change this later.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Give your site a title, which you can change later.<\/li>\n
- You can choose Privacy settings now or review these later<\/strong> after the site is created<\/li>\n
- Make sure ‘EDCI 339 Distributed and Open Learning Template’ is selected.<\/li>\n
- Click ‘Create Site’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-10.27.46-PM.png\")
Naming your site<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Cloning-your-site.png\")
Cloning your site<\/p><\/div>\n
\n11. You’ll receive a ‘The site ______.opened.ca is yours’. Click the site domain link to visit it.<\/h5>\n12. Where to find your new site. It appears under ‘My Sites’ in the upper left when you are logged in at https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-login.php<\/a>.<\/h5>\n![\"Finding](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-03-at-2.46.10-PM-1024x130.png\")
<\/a>Finding your site.<\/p><\/div>\n
13. Accessing your Dashboard.<\/h5>\n\n- Click on your Blog name at the top menu and select “Dashboard”<\/li>\n
- First, change the admin email so you become the new administrator\n
\n- Click on Settings in the left menu bar<\/li>\n
- Click General<\/li>\n
- Under “Administration Email Address” enter your new admin email (this can be a gmail and not necessarily a UVic email at this point).<\/li>\n
- Access your new admin email to confirm the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Accessing](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-03-at-2.48.32-PM-1024x814.png\")
<\/a>Accessing the dashboard.<\/p><\/div>\n
14. Review Privacy Settings.<\/h5>\n\n- The default privacy setting is that your blog is open on the web, but you can change that if you would like.<\/li>\n
- Hover over ‘Settings’ then click ‘Reading’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Reading](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-03-at-9.52.14-PM.png\")
<\/a>Reading Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n
15. Before you change this setting, please understand…<\/h5>\n\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this network’ includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this site’ means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to administrators of this site’ means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Privacy](\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-03-at-3.01.53-PM.png\")
<\/a>Privacy Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this network\u2019 includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this site\u2019 means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to administrators of this site\u2019 means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
16. Where to start?<\/h5>\n\n- Edit your About Me page to share something about yourself. You can choose to use this page as you wish according to your privacy preferences, or delete it if not using.<\/li>\n
- Create your first post to capture the setup process, aspirations for the portfolio or class, your inquiry topic and plan, and\/or reflections from the first class.<\/li>\n
- Adjust the look and feel of your site using templates or the WordPress customizer. Do not spend too much time here, as things will take shape as you start creating content on the site. Look and feel can be changed at any time even after content has been created.<\/li>\n
- Review ‘What Makes a Good Blog Post<\/a>‘ and ‘Changing what Appears on your WordPress Homepage<\/a>‘<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17. Last words\u2026<\/h5>\n\n- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Click \u2018Sign Up\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n
3. Click Sign Up or visit: https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-signup.php<\/a> and first create an Opened username.<\/h5>\n<\/a>Create an opened username.<\/p><\/div>\n
4. Complete the form.<\/h5>\n\n- Remember, if you want to be anonymous, you can use a pseudonym.<\/li>\n
- You MUST use your own UVic email (\u2026@uvic.ca<\/span> email address. Do not use edtechadmin)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Make sure you choose \u2018Just a username, please.\u2019<\/li>\n
- Click \u2018Next\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Fill out the form.<\/p><\/div>\n
5. Go make some tea, and check your @UVIC.ca<\/span> email in about 10 minutes.<\/h5>\n\n- Sometimes the confirmation email takes a few minutes, if you don\u2019t see it in 10-15 minutes, check your spam\/junk folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Check email in 10 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n
10. Stay logged in and, in another tab, visit this link<\/a> (to create your blog based on our template). *You may need to refresh the page*<\/h5>\n\n- Fill out the form along the right side of the page.<\/li>\n
- Choose a URL (site domain) for your site, which will be ______<\/strong>.opened.ca, where you fill in the blank.\n
\n- If you want to remain anonymous, don’t include your name here.<\/li>\n
- You cannot change this later.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Give your site a title, which you can change later.<\/li>\n
- You can choose Privacy settings now or review these later<\/strong> after the site is created<\/li>\n
- Make sure ‘EDCI 339 Distributed and Open Learning Template’ is selected.<\/li>\n
- Click ‘Create Site’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Naming your site<\/p><\/div>\n
Cloning your site<\/p><\/div>\n
\n11. You’ll receive a ‘The site ______.opened.ca is yours’. Click the site domain link to visit it.<\/h5>\n12. Where to find your new site. It appears under ‘My Sites’ in the upper left when you are logged in at https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-login.php<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/a>Finding your site.<\/p><\/div>\n
13. Accessing your Dashboard.<\/h5>\n\n- Click on your Blog name at the top menu and select “Dashboard”<\/li>\n
- First, change the admin email so you become the new administrator\n
\n- Click on Settings in the left menu bar<\/li>\n
- Click General<\/li>\n
- Under “Administration Email Address” enter your new admin email (this can be a gmail and not necessarily a UVic email at this point).<\/li>\n
- Access your new admin email to confirm the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Accessing the dashboard.<\/p><\/div>\n
14. Review Privacy Settings.<\/h5>\n\n- The default privacy setting is that your blog is open on the web, but you can change that if you would like.<\/li>\n
- Hover over ‘Settings’ then click ‘Reading’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Reading Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n
15. Before you change this setting, please understand…<\/h5>\n\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this network’ includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this site’ means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to administrators of this site’ means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Privacy Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this network\u2019 includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this site\u2019 means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to administrators of this site\u2019 means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
16. Where to start?<\/h5>\n\n- Edit your About Me page to share something about yourself. You can choose to use this page as you wish according to your privacy preferences, or delete it if not using.<\/li>\n
- Create your first post to capture the setup process, aspirations for the portfolio or class, your inquiry topic and plan, and\/or reflections from the first class.<\/li>\n
- Adjust the look and feel of your site using templates or the WordPress customizer. Do not spend too much time here, as things will take shape as you start creating content on the site. Look and feel can be changed at any time even after content has been created.<\/li>\n
- Review ‘What Makes a Good Blog Post<\/a>‘ and ‘Changing what Appears on your WordPress Homepage<\/a>‘<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17. Last words\u2026<\/h5>\n\n- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Create an opened username.<\/p><\/div>\n
4. Complete the form.<\/h5>\n\n- Remember, if you want to be anonymous, you can use a pseudonym.<\/li>\n
- You MUST use your own UVic email (\u2026@uvic.ca<\/span> email address. Do not use edtechadmin)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Make sure you choose \u2018Just a username, please.\u2019<\/li>\n
- Click \u2018Next\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Fill out the form.<\/p><\/div>\n
5. Go make some tea, and check your @UVIC.ca<\/span> email in about 10 minutes.<\/h5>\n\n- Sometimes the confirmation email takes a few minutes, if you don\u2019t see it in 10-15 minutes, check your spam\/junk folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Check email in 10 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n
10. Stay logged in and, in another tab, visit this link<\/a> (to create your blog based on our template). *You may need to refresh the page*<\/h5>\n\n- Fill out the form along the right side of the page.<\/li>\n
- Choose a URL (site domain) for your site, which will be ______<\/strong>.opened.ca, where you fill in the blank.\n
\n- If you want to remain anonymous, don’t include your name here.<\/li>\n
- You cannot change this later.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Give your site a title, which you can change later.<\/li>\n
- You can choose Privacy settings now or review these later<\/strong> after the site is created<\/li>\n
- Make sure ‘EDCI 339 Distributed and Open Learning Template’ is selected.<\/li>\n
- Click ‘Create Site’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Naming your site<\/p><\/div>\n
Cloning your site<\/p><\/div>\n
\n11. You’ll receive a ‘The site ______.opened.ca is yours’. Click the site domain link to visit it.<\/h5>\n12. Where to find your new site. It appears under ‘My Sites’ in the upper left when you are logged in at https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-login.php<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/a>Finding your site.<\/p><\/div>\n
13. Accessing your Dashboard.<\/h5>\n\n- Click on your Blog name at the top menu and select “Dashboard”<\/li>\n
- First, change the admin email so you become the new administrator\n
\n- Click on Settings in the left menu bar<\/li>\n
- Click General<\/li>\n
- Under “Administration Email Address” enter your new admin email (this can be a gmail and not necessarily a UVic email at this point).<\/li>\n
- Access your new admin email to confirm the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Accessing the dashboard.<\/p><\/div>\n
14. Review Privacy Settings.<\/h5>\n\n- The default privacy setting is that your blog is open on the web, but you can change that if you would like.<\/li>\n
- Hover over ‘Settings’ then click ‘Reading’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Reading Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n
15. Before you change this setting, please understand…<\/h5>\n\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this network’ includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this site’ means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to administrators of this site’ means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Privacy Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this network\u2019 includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this site\u2019 means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to administrators of this site\u2019 means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
16. Where to start?<\/h5>\n\n- Edit your About Me page to share something about yourself. You can choose to use this page as you wish according to your privacy preferences, or delete it if not using.<\/li>\n
- Create your first post to capture the setup process, aspirations for the portfolio or class, your inquiry topic and plan, and\/or reflections from the first class.<\/li>\n
- Adjust the look and feel of your site using templates or the WordPress customizer. Do not spend too much time here, as things will take shape as you start creating content on the site. Look and feel can be changed at any time even after content has been created.<\/li>\n
- Review ‘What Makes a Good Blog Post<\/a>‘ and ‘Changing what Appears on your WordPress Homepage<\/a>‘<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17. Last words\u2026<\/h5>\n\n- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Fill out the form.<\/p><\/div>\n
5. Go make some tea, and check your @UVIC.ca<\/span> email in about 10 minutes.<\/h5>\n\n- Sometimes the confirmation email takes a few minutes, if you don\u2019t see it in 10-15 minutes, check your spam\/junk folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Check email in 10 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n
10. Stay logged in and, in another tab, visit this link<\/a> (to create your blog based on our template). *You may need to refresh the page*<\/h5>\n\n- Fill out the form along the right side of the page.<\/li>\n
- Choose a URL (site domain) for your site, which will be ______<\/strong>.opened.ca, where you fill in the blank.\n
\n- If you want to remain anonymous, don’t include your name here.<\/li>\n
- You cannot change this later.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Give your site a title, which you can change later.<\/li>\n
- You can choose Privacy settings now or review these later<\/strong> after the site is created<\/li>\n
- Make sure ‘EDCI 339 Distributed and Open Learning Template’ is selected.<\/li>\n
- Click ‘Create Site’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Naming your site<\/p><\/div>\n
Cloning your site<\/p><\/div>\n
\n11. You’ll receive a ‘The site ______.opened.ca is yours’. Click the site domain link to visit it.<\/h5>\n12. Where to find your new site. It appears under ‘My Sites’ in the upper left when you are logged in at https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-login.php<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/a>Finding your site.<\/p><\/div>\n
13. Accessing your Dashboard.<\/h5>\n\n- Click on your Blog name at the top menu and select “Dashboard”<\/li>\n
- First, change the admin email so you become the new administrator\n
\n- Click on Settings in the left menu bar<\/li>\n
- Click General<\/li>\n
- Under “Administration Email Address” enter your new admin email (this can be a gmail and not necessarily a UVic email at this point).<\/li>\n
- Access your new admin email to confirm the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Accessing the dashboard.<\/p><\/div>\n
14. Review Privacy Settings.<\/h5>\n\n- The default privacy setting is that your blog is open on the web, but you can change that if you would like.<\/li>\n
- Hover over ‘Settings’ then click ‘Reading’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Reading Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n
15. Before you change this setting, please understand…<\/h5>\n\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this network’ includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this site’ means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to administrators of this site’ means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Privacy Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this network\u2019 includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this site\u2019 means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to administrators of this site\u2019 means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
16. Where to start?<\/h5>\n\n- Edit your About Me page to share something about yourself. You can choose to use this page as you wish according to your privacy preferences, or delete it if not using.<\/li>\n
- Create your first post to capture the setup process, aspirations for the portfolio or class, your inquiry topic and plan, and\/or reflections from the first class.<\/li>\n
- Adjust the look and feel of your site using templates or the WordPress customizer. Do not spend too much time here, as things will take shape as you start creating content on the site. Look and feel can be changed at any time even after content has been created.<\/li>\n
- Review ‘What Makes a Good Blog Post<\/a>‘ and ‘Changing what Appears on your WordPress Homepage<\/a>‘<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17. Last words\u2026<\/h5>\n\n- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Check email in 10 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n
10. Stay logged in and, in another tab, visit this link<\/a> (to create your blog based on our template). *You may need to refresh the page*<\/h5>\n\n- Fill out the form along the right side of the page.<\/li>\n
- Choose a URL (site domain) for your site, which will be ______<\/strong>.opened.ca, where you fill in the blank.\n
\n- If you want to remain anonymous, don’t include your name here.<\/li>\n
- You cannot change this later.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Give your site a title, which you can change later.<\/li>\n
- You can choose Privacy settings now or review these later<\/strong> after the site is created<\/li>\n
- Make sure ‘EDCI 339 Distributed and Open Learning Template’ is selected.<\/li>\n
- Click ‘Create Site’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Naming your site<\/p><\/div>\n
Cloning your site<\/p><\/div>\n
\n11. You’ll receive a ‘The site ______.opened.ca is yours’. Click the site domain link to visit it.<\/h5>\n12. Where to find your new site. It appears under ‘My Sites’ in the upper left when you are logged in at https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-login.php<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/a>Finding your site.<\/p><\/div>\n
13. Accessing your Dashboard.<\/h5>\n\n- Click on your Blog name at the top menu and select “Dashboard”<\/li>\n
- First, change the admin email so you become the new administrator\n
\n- Click on Settings in the left menu bar<\/li>\n
- Click General<\/li>\n
- Under “Administration Email Address” enter your new admin email (this can be a gmail and not necessarily a UVic email at this point).<\/li>\n
- Access your new admin email to confirm the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Accessing the dashboard.<\/p><\/div>\n
14. Review Privacy Settings.<\/h5>\n\n- The default privacy setting is that your blog is open on the web, but you can change that if you would like.<\/li>\n
- Hover over ‘Settings’ then click ‘Reading’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Reading Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n
15. Before you change this setting, please understand…<\/h5>\n\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this network’ includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this site’ means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to administrators of this site’ means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Privacy Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this network\u2019 includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this site\u2019 means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to administrators of this site\u2019 means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
16. Where to start?<\/h5>\n\n- Edit your About Me page to share something about yourself. You can choose to use this page as you wish according to your privacy preferences, or delete it if not using.<\/li>\n
- Create your first post to capture the setup process, aspirations for the portfolio or class, your inquiry topic and plan, and\/or reflections from the first class.<\/li>\n
- Adjust the look and feel of your site using templates or the WordPress customizer. Do not spend too much time here, as things will take shape as you start creating content on the site. Look and feel can be changed at any time even after content has been created.<\/li>\n
- Review ‘What Makes a Good Blog Post<\/a>‘ and ‘Changing what Appears on your WordPress Homepage<\/a>‘<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17. Last words\u2026<\/h5>\n\n- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- \n
- If you want to remain anonymous, don’t include your name here.<\/li>\n
- You cannot change this later.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Give your site a title, which you can change later.<\/li>\n
- You can choose Privacy settings now or review these later<\/strong> after the site is created<\/li>\n
- Make sure ‘EDCI 339 Distributed and Open Learning Template’ is selected.<\/li>\n
- Click ‘Create Site’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Naming your site<\/p><\/div>\n
Cloning your site<\/p><\/div>\n
\n11. You’ll receive a ‘The site ______.opened.ca is yours’. Click the site domain link to visit it.<\/h5>\n
12. Where to find your new site. It appears under ‘My Sites’ in the upper left when you are logged in at https:\/\/opened.ca\/wp-login.php<\/a>.<\/h5>\n
<\/a>Finding your site.<\/p><\/div>\n
13. Accessing your Dashboard.<\/h5>\n
- \n
- Click on your Blog name at the top menu and select “Dashboard”<\/li>\n
- First, change the admin email so you become the new administrator\n
- \n
- Click on Settings in the left menu bar<\/li>\n
- Click General<\/li>\n
- Under “Administration Email Address” enter your new admin email (this can be a gmail and not necessarily a UVic email at this point).<\/li>\n
- Access your new admin email to confirm the change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Accessing the dashboard.<\/p><\/div>\n
14. Review Privacy Settings.<\/h5>\n
- \n
- The default privacy setting is that your blog is open on the web, but you can change that if you would like.<\/li>\n
- Hover over ‘Settings’ then click ‘Reading’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Reading Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n
15. Before you change this setting, please understand…<\/h5>\n
- \n
- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this network’ includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to registered users of this site’ means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- ‘Visible only to administrators of this site’ means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a>
Privacy Settings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
- \n
- The top two options are open on the web, but you can still protect your posts with a password.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this network\u2019 includes all students and faculty in BC who are logged in to an opened.ca site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to registered users of this site\u2019 means that you will have to add users from the class who you want to see the site.<\/li>\n
- \u2018Visible only to administrators of this site\u2019 means that the site is private and only you and the network administrators can see it.<\/li>\n
- The bottom three options, as described above, will prevent your posts from being syndicated to the course site, so please contact your instructor if you choose one of these options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
16. Where to start?<\/h5>\n
- \n
- Edit your About Me page to share something about yourself. You can choose to use this page as you wish according to your privacy preferences, or delete it if not using.<\/li>\n
- Create your first post to capture the setup process, aspirations for the portfolio or class, your inquiry topic and plan, and\/or reflections from the first class.<\/li>\n
- Adjust the look and feel of your site using templates or the WordPress customizer. Do not spend too much time here, as things will take shape as you start creating content on the site. Look and feel can be changed at any time even after content has been created.<\/li>\n
- Review ‘What Makes a Good Blog Post<\/a>‘ and ‘Changing what Appears on your WordPress Homepage<\/a>‘<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
17. Last words\u2026<\/h5>\n
- \n
- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- That’s it! There is so much to explore. You can check out some tutorials on our Using WordPress,<\/a> explore the menus on the dashboard, change what your site homepage shows<\/a>, search for tutorial websites or videos online, talk to your instructor, learning partner, or check out a WordPress workshop<\/a> at the Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"