How to edit the template

What is the 'template'
Your 'template' is essentially the code used to display your blog. While a blog is pretty simple to set up and add entries, to actually add links to the left column (for more permanence etc.) does require you to know a little bit about html and the code used in the template. To get you started a couple of quick tips that will make editing your template pretty straight forward.

1. Log into http://www.blogger.com
   
2. Access your class blog
   
3. Click on the 'Template' Link.
   
4. Scroll down (or use the search function) until you find the 'code'
   
   <h2 class="sidebar-title">Previous Posts</h2>
   
   
5. Copy and paste this line directly above the line so you now have:
   <h2 class="sidebar-title">Previous Posts</h2>
   
   <h2 class="sidebar-title">Previous Posts</h2>
   
   
6. Edit out 'Previous Posts' from the new instance, and replace it with 'Required Blogs'
   
   thus you now have:
   
   <h2 class="sidebar-title">Required Blogs</h2>
   
   <h2 class="sidebar-title">Previous Posts</h2>
   
   
7. On the next line below this new heading add in the appropriate link for each of the class'required blogs.
   
   For example:
   
   <A HREF="http://www.clickz.com/">ClickZ Stats</A>
   
   
8. Note you can come back and do this multiple times (thus you can add the required blogs in one session, and return to add a title for your team mates' blogs and add their blogs). You can also repeat this process and create another header (i.e. 'Wikipedia Articles' to list the wikipedia articles you are editing.