Linkin' Logs are up!

Happy New Year!

Brian got our Linkin' Logs up and running just in time for us to save all of our bookmarks before our computers are reimaged on the 6th.

This is going to take a little work, but it will be well worth it in the long run!

Brian said that you all should receive a confirmation e-mail with some directions about how to get started on your linkin' log. I would suggest that you first take a look at all of the sites you have stored and jot down some categories that many of them would fit under - this will help as you set up your new bookmark site.

Here's what you do...

Log on to the district site - just click the link through the title of my blog (above).

In the search field, type in "links"

Type in your username and click "login"

Insert your password.

You will notice the Direct URL address to your Linkin' Log - after the reimaging is done, all you really need to do is open up a browser (safari or firefox) and add this address to your bookmarks, then it will always take you to your bookmark collection housed through the district website and you can find them from any computer any time anywhere!

The next thing you will get to is "Add a Category".

I would spend some time putting in all of the category names you jotted down earlier - some of mine are (online storybooks, reference, interventions, printables, reading...).

So let's say for example that I inserted all of my category names.

The next step is to go to the right side of the screen where you will see "Add an Address"

Under "site name" I would type in one of my favorites- Starfall

The next line is for the specific address (URL) I would type http://starfall.com

Next, I would type in a description of the site, then you will notice in the next section that all of the categories you put in earlier are listed as checkboxes - I would just go down through my categories and click all that would apply to this website - probably "online storybooks" and "reading".

Then you just click "submit".

Following that, you can insert your personal info. and decide if you want your page to be listed as one the "collections" on the district site. I can show you more about that when we get back to school.

There you have it - a secure place to keep your bookmarks, which is a good thing, since this will probably not be the last district re-image for a while - I would imagine that they might do it again over the summer.

I will stay in the building on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons until about 3:30 to provide some support. You could stop into my room (122) anytime during the day on Wednesday or Thursday, Kim and I can have a computer set up and ready to show you where you will find the linkin' log, in case you're having trouble.

Obviously, most of the work will have to be done on your own computer, since you will need to copy and paste your bookmarks over to the linkin' log. SO, I will be available after my kindergartners leave (12:30) to come and give you some pointers on your own computer. The only glitch is that K-Wrap meets in my room during that time, so sometimes it is difficult to find me - so, I'll have my cell phone on and you can find me that way for sure #560-1085.

We'll get this all buttoned up before they wipe us out on Friday!!!