Bill Lane

A List of Movies I've enjoyed

• Cinema Paradiso
• Life is Beautiful
• Amelie Poulain
• Shiri
• IL Mare
• Requiem for a Dream
• Trainspotting
• Empire Records
• The Road Home
• Fallen Angels
• In the Mood for Love
• 2046
• Happy Together
• Chungking Express
• Edward Scissorhands
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Reality Bites
• Mulholland Drive
• Blue Velvet
• Metropolis
• La Dolce Vita
• La Strada
• 8.5
• Le Placard
• Les Enfants Du Paradis
• Together
• Shower
• Raise the Red Lantern
• Judou
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
• Solaris
• Space Odessy: 2001
• A Clockwork Orange
• Seven Samurai
• Akira
• Dersu Uzala
• The Blue Angel
• Before Night Falls
• A Son's Room
• Chocolat
• The Emperor and the Assassin
• Farewell to My Concubine
• Army Daze
• Forever Fever
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape
• Don Juan DeMarco
• Dances With Wolves
• The Crow
• Hackers
• Moulin Rouge
• Muriel's Wedding
• Chicago
• Pulp Fiction
• Kill Bill
• Underworld
• From Dusk Till Dawn
• X-men
• V for Vendetta
• Almost Famous
• About A Boy
• Love Actually
• The Hours
• Being John Malkovich
• The Wedding Singer
• Y-Tu Mama Tambien
• Bad Education
• The Piano
• The Ring
• The Others
• Hi Fidelity
• School Of Rock
• The Talented Mr Ripley
• Italian For Beginners
• The Taste of Others
• Lost In Translation
• Adaptation
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Chicken and Duck Talk
• Police Academy
• Last Life in the Universe
• Donnie Darko
• Fargo
• Bend It Like Beckham
• Monsoon Wedding
• Devdas
• Garden State
• Stage Beauty
• Finding Neverland
• Motorcycle Diaries
• City of God
• Whale Rider
• Sideways
• The Edukators
• Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
• Little Cheung
• Hollywood Hong Kong
• Kungfu Hustle
• Heaven
• Far From Heaven
• Torremolinos 73
• Janis et John
• Umberto D
• Modern Times
• Spirited Away
• Princess Mononoke
• Howl's Moving Castle
• Dreamship Surprise: Period 1
• Sliding Doors
• Asterix and Obelix
• The Anchorman (Ron Burgundy)
• The Life Aquatic
• Yes
• Closer
• The Proposition
• Electric Dreams
• Transamerica
• Walk The Line
• Good Night and Good Luck
• Matchpoint
• Man with a Movie Camera
• Water
• Ballet Russes
• The Story of the Weeping Camel
• Wah-Wah
• Ten Canoes

Welcome

Hello World! 

Setting up a WHITE PAGE Blog

Today We Start Blogging ...

Meredith Kidby  meredith.kidby@rmit.edu.au

Bill Lane   bill.lane@rmit.edu.au

Setting Up a White Page Blog

For this demonstration we’ve chosen White Page as a Blog Host, because the interface is uncluttered and easy to use, and because White Page is the first Australian free Blog provider.

White Page   URL: http://www.blognow.com.au/

If you are looking for other alternatives, you could try one of these reputable (and free) Word Press hosts:

Blogsome  URL: http://www.blogsome.com/   

Blogger   URL: http://blogger.com/

Follow these steps to set up a White Page Blog.

1.	Open a Browser window and type the White Page URL into the Address window. You will need to register before you can set up a Blog, so click on Register Now.
2.	Provide the details needed to create an account. Choose a Username and Password that don't contain spaces. The Password needs to be at least four alpha-numeric characters long. These details can be edited later, after your Weblog is set up. Copy the Verification code shown into the adjacent box. Press Continue.
3.	You'll need to provide a Display name. It can be the same as the Username you provided. Enter a short title for your Weblog and a brief description. These details can be edited later, after your Weblog is set up. Press Continue.
4.	Choose any one of the Templates shown. Press Continue.
5.	You should reach a page showing a 'Congratulations'. Your Account has now ben set up. Continue to login to your new Account.
6.	Next time you come to the White Page site, you'll be able to click on the Login option at the bottom of the page, to reach the Account Login screen immediately. Enter your new Username and Password, and press Login.
7.	You'll now see the View Entries page in the Editing Interface of your new Weblog. The Editing Interface can only be accessed by the Weblog Author. Don't close this browser window until you have completely finished and you’re ready to Logout (the last item on the menu). Notice the View Weblog button under the menu - every time you press this button you'll see your Weblog as everyone else sees it, along with the latest changes you’ve made. When you have a look at the published Weblog, you may decide to use a different template (item 4 on the menu). The top two menu items are the ones you'll use the most. The third menu item allows you to choose a different Template.
8.	Press Add New Entry to create a Weblog Post. Give your Post a title, and add some text in the main content (description) area. In the example shown, the text has been formatted, and a symbol added using the editing bar option. Check the settings before you add the new Post by pressing the Add New Entry button at the bottom of the screeen. You can give your entry (Post) any time or date you like. This means you can alter the order of appearance of the Posts you create. Make sure the next setting shows ‘Everyone’ if you want the Post to be generally viewable. You'll be able to create Categories later if you want to, and ensure that each Post is in the most appropriate group. If you want your readers to add comments, make sure 'Yes' is selected for the next setting. You can change the setting to 'No' at any point. If you have already set up emails on your General Option page, then 'Send to Mailing List' will notify these people that you've created a new Blog Entry. Pressing the View Entries Menu item will show you now have just one Blog Post.
9.	When you create other Posts they will appear in this area. More than one page of Posts may be shown. Notice you have three editing options; view, edit and delete. You can delete several Entries (Posts) at the same time if you select them all, using the checkbox to the left of each Post, and press the Delete Selected Entries button. Press View Weblog to see the changes, but don't close the Editing Interface window. When you check the published Weblog, the address is shown in the Address fields of the browser.

Don't forget to explore the other Menu items, especially the Support and FAQ option. It's best not to edit your Template unless you're quite confident using the options described in the Templates Variables Guide.

Today we start Blogging

In an April 2004 article on the techLEARNING website, Introduction to Blogs and Blogging, Michael Stach proposes this attention-grabbing phrase for use when introducing students to Internet-based journals. As he says, the term carries a suitable air of mystery sprinkled with a dash of high tech. In spite of the high tech aura, Blogging is a very easy-to-use technology.

A Blog (or Weblog) is a personal Website, usually set out like a diary. Posts to the Weblog appear chronologically, wth the most recent at the top. Most Blog authors write about their own experience and use no other editing process, so the author’s own style of the writing and ideas remains an essential part of the Blog.
 
Blog tools provide a browser-based editing environment for creating the Blog entries (or posts) and for managing simple settings for the Blog as a whole. The main content of each Blog post is the description. This is created by typing in text directly or copying-and-pasting. Other media files can be uploaded to the Blog and added to the post description. Some Blog tools cater for longer articles by  including a summary area and an optional place for a more extended content. A post can be allocated to a particular category, set up by the Blog Author.

The editing area of the Blog is reached via the Blog Tool website and a login screen. It’s accessible only by the Blog Author(s). The public (published) view a URL unique to that Blog. Anybody with a Web browser can access the Weblog to read the posts and download the files posted by the Author. The public view of the Blog often includes a link to a Profile or About page. This is an opportunity for the Author to provide an introduction to the Weblog and some information for visitors.

The public URL of the Blog takes visitors to the Home page. This typically shows around 10 or 15 current posts. Each post also has its own address (the ‘permalink’ already mentioned’). Authors can set posts so that there’s a links to a Comments window. Visitors can view previous comments and add their own response.

A Web Feed, or RSS feed is a standard part of a Weblog. Other people can use the address provided to draw content from the Blog onto their own website, or into a news aggregator application on their computer. If the Author has created categories there’ll be an RSS feed for each an category. Blog visitors can choos which they’re most interested in.

Blogs usually link to other Websites that the author thinks are particularly interesting or related. This interlinking effectively creates a community of weblogs in ralated areas. Blogs and Wikis have some similarities. A Wiki is a weblog-like system that allows/can allow anyone to edit or reorganise anything in the Wiki. More information about Blogs (and much else) can be found in Wikipedia a free wiki encyclopedia.

If you’d like a useful, concise explanation of Blogs, What makes a weblog a weblog? can be found on the Weblogs at Harvard Law website.

The article Why Weblogs? on the weblogg-ed site, includes ideas from a number of contributors, and is a good starting point for discussion around Weblogs in education.

The Education Network of Australia (EdNA) Website http://www.edna.edu.au/  is an excellent source of information and further reading about many education-related topics. Registration is free, and gives you access to a MyEdNA page. EdNA Groups and Communities facilities include online forums such as the EdNA Online User Group. A  separate login is needed to access the EdNA Online Groups.