Developing Historical Thinking - How to create a journal entry.
Channel: Historical.Exploration
Date: 30/09/2013

To demonstrate the creation of a journal entry.

Here's the 'rough' script:

How to create a journal entry

Hi

My name is David Callaghan and the course team have asked me to create a very brief screen cast showing you how to create a journal entry.

It's very straightforward -- so let's get started ...

To create a Journal entry, click on the link to the Journal area from the course -- here it's called 'Personal Journal' and it's at the bottom of week 1.  The link will also appear in other weeks -- note that it links to the same place.

From here, click the Create Journal Entry button -- it might not look like a button -- but it will click.  You can then type in your entry.  

There are a few things to note now:
1) Please follow the instructions on the content from your course team
2) If you haven't been given a suggested length of post a couple of paragraphs should be OK.
3) Journals are private between you and your tutors -- even so, please be mindful of 'Netiquette' (e.g., don't identify individuals / organisation; don't make negative comments without backing them up etc.)
4) Entries that meet an 'Excellent' criteria are, with your permission, likely to be published on the course team's external web site -- something that you should strive for -- but perhaps not in the first posting!

So -- just type your thoughts here.  Note there is a spelling check here.

Then click Post.

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