Blogs: So whats the big deal?

Before you enter the political blogosphere as a contributor, it's important to learn the basics and the history. Please explore the following videos carefully, as there is a required quiz that follows the videos.
Directly to your right, is a video that explain the basics of blogs.
The video below, is an interview with Sam Kirk a Political Blogging Pioneer.


Quiz Yourself

To the right is a quiz that you must take before you proceed to the next activity.
You must successfully complete the quiz with at least a 80% score. When you do so you will be awarded a certificate that looks like this:
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Political Blogs ยป Quiz School


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You will click on your mini-certificate like the one pictured left/above (in the red square), to see your full sized certificate. Once here, you can share your results with your instructor in one of many formats (pictured at right). Email is recommended for organization & privacy reasons, but consult your instructor as to how they would like the certificate sent to them.

Once you have sent your certificate to your instructor you are free to proceed to the next activity by clicking the link below:

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