How+to+build+your+Gliffy+and+post+it+to+your+blog

See this [|excellent tutorial] on using Gliffy
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How to build your Gliffy (register and confirm your registration as instructed):
Go to gliffy.com, sign in File>New Title your Gliffy (no spaces or punctuation) Click on the Collaborate Diagram button on the right and add the email of your partner so you can add to each other's diagrams Put your question in a shape in the Gliffy Put shapes around the question with pieces of information from your freewrites For each shape with information, link another shape that cites the source of the information Include at least two snippets of information from your Google News feed (remember to cite where the information came from) Add a shape with your tags and keywords

How to post your Gliffy to your blog:
Go to youthvoices.net, sign in and click New Blog Post Fill in the fields such as title and keywords (remember to make it public) In the body, past the code for the large Gliffy (get the code by clicking on the Blog this Diagram button on the right side of your Glffy)

How to comment about a Gliffy:
Sign in to Youth Voices Go to the blog post with the Gliffy link Type your comment in the comment area Use the same strategy as we used for Voice Threads =Please Note:= =We would like to actually embed a Gliffy in the blog post but have not yet figured out how to do it. If you figure it out, please edit this page and add the instructions here! Thank you.=
 * 1) Notice something they wrote that interests you
 * 2) Comment about why it interested you
 * 3) Thank the person for sharing her/his research

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