Update and added information on our blog

Hello Everyone,

I have learned a few more things about this new blog adventure. In order to add a posting to this blog, you have to be "invited" (not my rule, the blog rules). Everyone is invited to join, as mentioned before. There are some things that I have to do in order for you to be invited to post. If you have not received an invitation, please write my e-mail address and let me know that you want the availability to post. If you are interested in posting, then an invitation has to be completed before you are allowed on the blog as an author.

Some of you have indicated that you would like to comment on the posts and complete your own article reviews, this is fine to do. In order to comment, you just have to go to the article you would like to comment on. Under the article is a comment button. Click on the comment button and add your comment in the box provided

In order to post or add a comment you must enter your user name and password. You are not allowed to add a comment or post anonymously. You have to register if you do not currently have a blog name and password. It is really easy to do. Blogspot will walk you right through it. I'm telling you, if I can do it anyone can!

Please jot me a line on my e-mail if you have any questions that I can help you with. I try to check my e-mails daily. There is also a help section on the blog. It is helpful and this is where I learned about adding people to the blog. The help section has questions and answers for those of us that are new to blogging too. I just found it today, but you might want to check it out if you are just joining us.

I have been in contact with Michael, as you can tell by the addition of his posting. He has indicated that he will track the progress of our blog and asked me to contact the cohort via e-mail. I will be sending out another e-mail, but this time to your simmons e-mails. If anyone knows of someone from the cohort that does not know about the blog, please let them know-thanks.

For those of us who "freak out" Michael also said that "summaries vary from student to student. As long as a person is able to 'talk through' a book chapter, using their outline, then it is acceptable." That made me feel better as Debbie B. is concise and I am a bit chatty (how unusual ha). We both can "talk through" our book chapters, but have presented our summaries in very different formats.

Please keep in mind that this blog is not to add any additional stress on anyone. This blog is for sharing and for fun. I currently have six people "invited" including Michael. Let us know if you are willing to share and the rest will be history (at least for those of us who are digital immigrants ha ha).

Onward and upward,

Debbie Shanks : )