2a. Send email to valencianstar@gmail.

com and request for contributors rights to post in the Mentors Desk if you are one of the staff/faculty of NVNHS or in the Valencian Star Tribe if you are a student / alumni of NVNHS. The admin will send you an invitation after.

2b. Check your inbox email from time to by signing-in using your user name and password you created during your sign-up process. If you have receive the invitation, go to step #3

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1. If you dont have a gmail account, go to gmail.com to sign-up for an account and follow the process. Ifyou do, then Sign In.

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If you have sent properly a request to valencianstar@gmail.com, you shall receive this message. CLICK TO OPEN THE MESSAGE. This will open the message to give you an instruction on how to claim your contributors rights to the blog. Proceed to #4.

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CLICK THIS LINK TO FINALIZE THE PROCESS. In this example, I am being invited to join VALENCIAN TRIBE because I stated that I am an alumnus of NVNHS in my request to join the blog. The valencianstar admin invited me to this category. Proceed to #5.

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A NEW WINDOW/TAB WILL OPEN AFTER CLICKING THE LINK FROM YOUR EMAIL. When this window/tab opens, you have to finally confirm your desire to join. CLICK THIS LINK TO FINALIZE YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

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WHEN YOU REACHED THIS PAGE, YOU ARE NOW CONFIRMED AS CONTRIBUTOR.

This sample shows that I am a member of two blogs, the VALENCIAN TRIBE because I requested to be a member and busisaw.blogspot.com because I own and administer this blog. If you do not own any blog from blogger, you will see only the name of the blog where you requested for membership. If you already knows how to use blogger then you can start from here but with rights only to post and edit your file.

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A few steps before rushing-in to blog.

Click EDIT PROFILE first.

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You may want to use your full name or screen name as it would appear under your post. For the faculty and staff, it is advisable to use your full name to carry the name-respect and professionalism from the school and into this blog.

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Click SAVE SETTINGS at the bottom of this page. After you saved the settings, you will see this message.

10. Click the DASHBOARD above to open a window that appears in step #6. This time, Click NEW POST button to start posting your content. This will open a new wndow.

11a. This is the window where you compose your content.

11b. This interface is similar to general MsWord application buttons.

11c. Type your Title above. Type your contents here. To modify, use the interface above. 11d. DO NOT FORGET TO ADD LABELS ON YOUR POST TO GROUP EACH MEMBERS POST INTO CATEGORIES. If there is an option after the square that reads SHOW ALL, Click it and select from the created labels that resembles the same topic that you have. If none, create one. You may use your name as label also to be easy for the readers to see all your post. 11e. After you have finished the title, contents and labelling, click preview to see your post before publishing. A new window will open. Follow that window for the meantime to see how your blog looks like.

12a. THIS IS YOUR PREVIEW PAGE IN A NEW TAB/WINDOW. You will know it because of this band. 12b. CLOSE THIS PREVIEW PAGE TO GO BACK TO YOUR COMPOSITION. Finish the necessary edits. Preview if needed. After being satisfied, CLICK PUBLISH POST.

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After you hit Publish Post, you will see this confirmation.

Click View Post/View Blog to see how your blog looks like as published and as being viewed. Or you may post another article by selecting Create Post or edit your post by selecting Edit Post.

14. This is the window after selecting View Blog. Click NEW POST button to start posting another content. Click SIGN OUT if you need to.

15. This is a very familiar page for composing your post after selecting NEW POST Option. Say, you just knew that you made mistakes or forgotten someting in your previous post/s. Select EDIT POST and follow step #16.

16. This title is deliberately composed not correct. This is to show how to go into the EDIT POST Process. Click Edit Post Option that is aligned with the title of your target post to edit. Delete the Post if you want to.

Edit your post, preview and publish post if everything is satisfactory. Sign out if you are finished. Done.

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See step # 17 if you are already a member if you want to post another topic.

17a. Type this URL in your broswer to open the portal of NVNHS.

17b CLICK THIS LOGO TO SIGN IN. The gmail window will open and you will be asked for your username and password for your gmail address you used as a member of this portal. After successfull log-in, a window will open like the one in step #6. Click New Post and follow the routine from steps #11-16.

Please post with a sense of responsibility and accountability. This is not just your right, this is after all a PRIVILEGE . Thank you.

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