How to Open a Blog Account

In order to open a new blog account, please follow the instructions.

1. Go to http://www.blogger.com to create your blog.

• In order to receive comments from as many people as possible, please select "Settings," then "Comments," and choose either "Registered Users" or "Users with Google Accounts" under the "Who can comment?" section.
• If you want to know how to type Japanese, please click the link listed on the right side.

2. Send your blog address (URL) to the instructor.

• If you have trouble opening a new account, please let the instructor know.
• If you already have a blog and you can use Japanese on it, you do not have to open a new account.

3. Post a blog entry regularly.

• During the semester, the instructor will give you some topics to write on the blog. In addition to the assigned topics, you should post a entry regularly since it will help you practice Japanese. If you have no idea about what to write, please see the following suggested topics.
  
  I can read Japanese!
  In speaking Japanese!
  Reasons I am studying Japanese
  My dream
  My Japanese friends
  Japanese grammar vs. Cantonese grammar
  Speaking vs. Writing
  Listening vs. Reading
  My daily schedule
  I have no time to study!
  I spent so much time studying, but..
  My hobbies
  My classmates
  What I like/dislike about Japan or Japanese
  Daily news
  My Job
  Japanese vocabulary
  My favorite Japanese TV show, movie, or anime

You can also use pictures and videos!