Getting Started with WolfBlogs for Your Course in Five Steps

1. Fill out the FERPA Consent form and submit it to your instructor.

FERPA is the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). It's the law that protects your rights to keeping your personal information private. When you author a WolfBlog blog, your Unity id appears next to each post that you write.

The FERPA form is not necessary if you create your own blog outside this course. It's only needed when blog participation is required in a course.

2. Register with WolfBlogs.

• Go to the WolfBlogs homepage: http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu
  
  
  
  
• Log in with your Unity ID and password.
• Enter the email address you'd like to use for WolfBlogs.

3. Set up your own blog.

• Give your blog a name. For example, ENG 333: Kim's Blog
• Give the blog a brief description. For example, My ENG 333 Journal
• Choose a handle - one word that will make your blog URL unique.
        Example URL: http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/page/kimblog
• Select a theme, the design for your blog.

4. Select the settings for your blog.

• Create the settings you want for your blog.
• Make sure to allow comments.

5. Email the URL for your blog to your instructor.

            Example: http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/page/kimblog