Welcome!

Welcome to the Discussion and Presentation class blog. This is a private blog for this class only. The first aim for you is to follow the blog, so that you get news when other people post here. There is an explanation of how to follow a blog here.

The next task is to make your own podcast recording. There seems to be a problem with Internet Explorer, and some parts of the process will not work on that browser, so please switch to the Mozilla Firefox browser before you start.

The first step is to make an MP3 recording of your presentation topic. The topic is "Napoleon and France 1780-1820". Talk about this topic for 2-3 minutes.

Then you need to upload your recording to the internet. I found a site called SoundCloud that is very straightforward and easy to use. Just create a login ID and you can begin uploading sound files straight away. Save your recording using a descriptive tag (anything you like) and save it as a private recording. You can add a picture if you like, but it isn't really necessary!

To put the recording into this blog, go to your recording, click on "Share" and then click on "Embed". Copy the embed HTML. Then select the "New Post" option on Blogger and click on the "HTML" tab. Paste the HTML in, and type a few empty spaces after it. Then click on the "Compose" tab and add a post title and any message you want to accompany the recording. Then post it! You can edit posts as much as you like after publishing them, but please do not delete them altogether.

If your identity isn't clear from your Blogger username, please add a little message explaining who you are!

After posting your own podcast, you can listen to other people's podcasts and write comments or ask questions.