Blogs Honor

Vocational Activities

Requirements

  1. Have the Internet Honor.

    Answer: You need to have previously completed Honor AP-022 (Internet) as a prerequisite. Present the honor sash with the Internet patch sewn on, or the official document signed by the director confirming completion of the prior honor. — Prerequisites ensure that the Pathfinder masters basic knowledge before advancing. Internet teaches fundamental concepts (URL, navigation, search, security) that are the basis for Blogs — without that foundation, the student would struggle with the practical requirements of the honor.

  2. Explain the difference between a website and a blog.

    Answer: You explain that a website is a set of fixed, static web pages, hierarchically organized (institutional, without dates, without comments). A blog is a type of dynamic, chronological website, with posts organized by date (most recent on top), allowing comments and frequent updates. — Technically, every blog is a website, but not every website is a blog. Traditional websites are static (once published, they rarely change); blogs were born in 1997 (the term coined by Jorn Barger) as online diaries with dates and reader participation via comments.

  3. What are the main free blog platforms available and what are the differences between them?

    Answer: You cite: 1) WordPress.com — most popular, customizable, plugins; 2) Blogger (Google) — simple, integrates with Gmail/Adsense; 3) Tumblr — focused on microblogging with images and videos; 4) Medium — clean design, aimed at long, professional texts. — WordPress powers 43% of the world's websites (W3Techs 2024). Blogger is the second most used in PT-BR because of its integration with the Google account. Each platform has a different focus: WordPress = full control, Blogger = simplicity, Medium = textual quality.

  4. Explain the terms below
    • Domain
    • Differences between .org; .com; .net; .edu; .gov; .br
    • Hosting
    • HTML code
    • Embedding
    • Server
    • Upload
    • Download

    Answer: 1) Domain: the unique, named address of a website on the internet, which points to the server where it is hosted (e.g., desbravai.com.br). 2) Differences between .org, .com, .net, .edu, .gov, .br: .org is aimed at non-profit organizations; .com is for commercial/general use; .net was created for network and infrastructure companies; .edu is reserved for educational institutions; .gov is exclusive to government bodies; .br indicates that the domain is registered in Brazil. 3) Hosting: the service/server that stores the website's files and keeps them available on the internet 24 hours a day. 4) HTML code: the markup language used to structure and build web pages (texts, images, links). 5) Embedding: the feature of inserting (embedding) into a website content from another place, such as videos, maps or posts, using a snippet of code. 6) Server: a powerful computer, on all the time, that stores the website's files and delivers them to visitors when requested. 7) Upload: sending files from your computer to the internet or to the server (for example, publishing a photo on the blog). 8) Download: bringing files from the internet to your computer (for example, saving an image or document). — These terms form the basic web vocabulary. Each domain extension has an original purpose but today many are open (.com can be personal). Brazil has the cheapest registration in the world (.com.br) at R$ 40/year via Registro.br — a public, non-profit company.

  5. Create a blog (it can be for the unit, Club, Church or a personal one with information about Pathfinders or about the Seventh-day Adventist Church) and update it at least 2 times a week for at least 3 months. The instructor must follow the posts to verify that they are consistent with the Adventist philosophy.

    Answer: You create a blog on a free platform (WordPress.com or Blogger), define a theme (unit, club, devotional, SDAC), publish at least 2 posts per week for 3 months (about 24-26 posts minimum) and keep the instructor as a reader to validate adherence to the Adventist philosophy. — Consistency is the real learning: 24+ posts force editorial discipline. The Adventist instructor checks whether the content respects doctrine (Sabbath, vegetarianism, sola scriptura) and ethics (no gossip, edifying focus). It is practical training in responsible digital Christian communication.

  6. Demonstrate, on the blog, ways to upload images and files, embed videos, and add links to the websites http://desbravadores.org.br/ and http://www.esperanca.com.br/ and/or their Spanish equivalents.

    Answer: You demonstrate: upload via the 'Add media' button (WordPress) or the image icon (Blogger); embedding a video by pasting the YouTube link or using the embed code; links with the tag <a href='https://desbravadores.org.br'>text</a>. — These features are essential in modern blogs. WordPress accepts files up to 25MB on the free plan; Blogger up to 1GB on Drive. A YouTube embed is lighter than a direct upload — the video stays on YouTube, and the blog only loads the player, saving server bandwidth.

  7. What care (regarding copyright and untrustworthy websites) should be taken when copying content from the internet into your blog?

    Answer: You check whether the content is in the public domain or under a Creative Commons license, always cite the original source (author, link), never copy texts or images in full without permission, avoid untrustworthy websites (no HTTPS, no clear authorship) and prefer official sources such as CPB, Adventistas.org and Esperança. — Copyright protects the creation for 70 years after the author's death (Law 9.610/98 in Brazil). Copying without citing is plagiarism (a crime of copyright infringement). Trustworthy websites have an editorial policy, visible authorship and accountability. Use a free image search engine such as Unsplash or Pixabay.