About Me

Your About Me Page….is all about you. As you get more comfortable with it, it is an opportunity to express who you are, and share the things you like to do. But more so, this is where you can share your growth and experiences at Dr. Charles Best.

About Me Page

You are going to work through the different steps on your About Me Page, and become more comfortable working with your blog and learning some important skills. Take some risks 🙂 You won’t break anything.

Step 1) To begin editing your About Me Page, click Edit Page, located at the top of the screen.

Step 2) Familiarize yourself with all of the features on your page, when you are done editing your page, simply press Update on the far right side of the page. You have the ability to add pictures and videos, change fonts, hyperlink etc.

Step 3) Create a heading on your About Me Page for each of the tasks below. Try each task at your own pace and build your page.

About Me Page – Tasks

1) Add a Quote: Find your favorite quote, or one that is meaningful to you. Copy and paste it, or type it into your page. Explain why you chose it, and remember to record who said it! Use different fonts and sizes to become comfortable with the tool bar.

2) Add a Video: Find your favorite YouTube clip, add it to your blog. Explain why you chose it. Add any clips that show some of the amazing things you’ve done. The easiest way to place a YouTube clip on your blog is to find a video you like, copy the URL of the video, and paste the URL exactly where you want it on your page.

For more detailed information about how to embed click here

3) Add a Picture: Find a picture that you like, dislike, has inspired you or is meaningful to you for some reason. Find a picture that is powerful to you. Insert the picture into your page, and explain why you chose this picture. If you have a picture saved on your computer already, simply go to the Add Media button located on the top of the page, and follow the steps to upload your picture. If you have Googled an image, click on the image, then click the View Image button, then copy the URL, and either add the URL in the Add Media button or paste it into you blog.

For more detailed information how to insert images click here

4) Add a Hyperlink: Create a hyperlink to a website that is meaningful to you. Explain why you chose this site. To hyperlink text or pictures to a website, simply high-light the word or select the picture you would like to hyperlink to, then look for the chain link button located in tool bar and click it, then paste the URL in the website area and click Apply.

For more detailed information how to create a hyperlink click here

Customize – Tasks

1) Blog Theme: You are going to personalize your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Themes, located on the left hand side of the screen. Choose a theme that is mobile friendly, and apply it.

For more detailed information how to customize your blog’s Appearance and Theme click here.

2) Blog Appearance: You are going to personalize the appearance of your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Customize, located on the left hand side of the screen.

a) Site Identity – This is where you can edit the title of your blog. Please choose an appropriate title, that does not have both your first and last name in it. You can also edit your tagline. Your tagline is a very short sentence that gives the viewer a snapshot.

b) Colors – Edit the color scheme of your blog.

c) Header Image – This is where you can add and change the picture that is being used in your header.

d) Background Image – This is where you can adjust your background image.

e) Menus – You can create multiple menu structures. For simplicity, lets stick to 1. Make sure you select Menu Location -> Primary Menu -> About Me. Then click Save. This will ensure your menu stays the same, even after adjusting the theme.

f) Widgets – Locate and see all the widgets on your blog.

g) Static Front Page – Front Home Page Display is set to -> Static Page and Front Page is set to -> About Me

Optional – Your First Post: You are now going to create your very first post. At the top of the Dashboard -> New -> Posts.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Things I am Excited About this Year.

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Write a short paragraph about what you are excited about for this upcoming year at Dr. Charles Best. What are some things you want to get involved with? How will you become a part of the Blue Devil community?

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can Add Media and Add Documents into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Categorize -> Portfolio.

6) Tags – Here is where you create tags, these tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. Tag -> Portfolio.

7) Publish – When you are done! Publish it.

Why Did you choose to prepare this dish?

I chose this dish because we made it in Foods this year and was one of my favourites. It tastes good although it might be very basic, but scrambled eggs are one of my favourite breakfast meals. I had just a little to much salt, so I had to figure out a way to use up all the salt I had. I thought why not add just a bit more salt to the eggs and at the end, they turned out perfect and just the right amount of salt. In my household, there are a number of ingredients I could’ve used. For instance, I decided to not put in pepper because I already put a tiny more salt in my dish and didn’t want it the taste of the eggs to be over run by salt and pepper.

Is there a story about the dish or recipe?

I attempted to recreate Ms. Deck’s recipe on scrambled eggs that she gave to us in class. She demonstrated this in front of us. I felt like I can make this dish easily as it seemed pretty simple enough. My mom makes me scrambled eggs almost every weekend and just always showed me how to make them. This showed how good and well made they are.

Did you have to make changes to the recipe?

I did have to make changes because of the salt added to the eggs. This caused me to not put in pepper as it would be to many spices. It would result in the egg being tasteless. This had an effect on the eggs as it had no peppery taste, only salt and egg. Next time I make this I will consider putting less salt and some pepper.

How did everything turn out?

When I make something my family is always impressed that I have cooked something, but they wanted me to take this foods class so I can learn how to cook. When they say me cooking they were shocked and surprised. I only cooked eggs once before not knowing Ms. Deck’s recipe and it did not turn out the best, but now while cooking her recipe, it tasted and looked cooked. Wasn’t over or under, but just at the right amount. Although my family and I found it really good, I would change to putting more pepper because I am a pepper guy and love the taste.

What Did you learn?

The mistakes I made was again putting to much salt, causing me to lose the pepper. Although I love pepper, the eggs without it were just as good. I learnt that Ms. Deck gives some of the best recipes you can find. I’d have to say these eggs were one of the best I have tasted so far. I grew from being not confident about my cooking to now being very confident and hopefully in the future I can make some of Ms. Deck’s awesome recipes.

On the left there you can see me cooking the eggs and on the right is my finished product. This took barely any time, but I just woke up and was dead tired, so I got my mom to wake up and take a picture then she went right back to sleep.

On the left is the salt I used and on the right is the tiny amount of oil. One time I cooked the eggs I didn’t put enough oil in the pan, so I got the eggs stuck, but it all worked out at the end.

Recipe:

salt
3 eggs
a tiny bit oil in the pan
pepper

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