Theory Course Tech Support

How do I get a blog on UMW Blogs?
To setup a blog on UMW Blogs go to the sign-up page and enter a username, e-mail address (you must use your UMW email), and a password. Make sure the "Gimme a blog!" radio button is selected.



Once you have done this, you will be taken to a page that asks you to specify a domain (this can be anything you like, however there can be no spaces and no special characters- only letters and numbers). Enter a blog title (you can change this later on), and select the privacy settings for your blog. (Note: Once you've setup your blog, you will be able to further customize your privacy settings.)

Tip:' Try and make both the domain and blog title unique to you, try and avoid "Theory Portfolio," because it would make finding your particular portfolio that much more difficult---perhaps your name?



How do I change my password?
When you sign up for a blog, you will be given an automatically-generated password. It's a good idea to change your password first thing. To do this, login to your blog, go to the Users tab on the left side in the administrative back-end, and click on the Your Profile subtab. From here you can enter your personal information and change your password at the bottom of this page.



Once these steps are all completed, you should receive an e-mail confirming that you do, indeed, want a blog. Click on the link in the e-mail to activate your blog and log into your account.

All done!
Congratulations, you now have your portfolio blog.

Joining the Discourse Space
Given that you already have a username and blog, you will joing the discussion on the course website will be relatively easy. Go to the course site, http://theory.umwblogs.org, and look for a login link on the sidebar.

Login into the site, which will most likely push you back to the front page of the course blog, and then look for the "Add me" button on the front page of the course blog and click it.

After that you will automatically become an author of the course blog, and you should now be able to click the login link and be an author on the blog. After this, click on the Discourse tab at the top of the page and simply type right into the text field on the page.

How do I get an avatar?
Go to GRavatar and associate an avatar of your choice with the email you use on UMW Blogs. GRavatar is an external service that links avatars with e-mail addresses so that anytime you comment on another blog with that e-mail address your avatar will show up if enabled on that particular blog.