Creating and Connecting Through Blogging
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You and the rest of my students are beginning an exciting journey in blogging. You each will be thinking about how you learn and then sharing that information in blog posts. You already have thoughts and ideas about your own knowledge and thinking.
On a daily basis, you
- plan how to complete tasks, which includes figuring out how to do them, what resources you’ll need, and how long it will probably take you.
- monitor your progress and make adjustments to your plans when needed.
- know what to do when you run into problems completing a task.
- assess your completed tasks by looking at how well they meet the assignment requirements.
With this assignment, you will share all you know about your learning. You can discuss any learning experiences you have on any topic. If you want to examine how you learn to play video games, go for it. Maybe you want to look at your favorite sources of knowledge and why you think they are your favorite. There are many directions to go with this assignment. And the choices are yours.
Just pay attention, and then write. You’ll want to notice how you feel when you are struggling to learn something and what you do to get past that normal frustration. Notice when you learn, how, with whom, where, and why.
The February Blogging Assignment: Write a post and make two comments on blogs of students that are not in your period AND you have not commented on yet. (turn all three links in to Classroom).
Due: Thursday, February 27 at 10 pm.
The February Blogging Assignment: Write a post and make two comments on blogs of students that are not in your period AND you have not commented on yet. (turn all three links in to Classroom).
Due: Thursday, February 27 at 10 pm.
Posts should be at least 200 words and no more than 500 or a 2-5 minute video or podcast. The written post should include either a hyperlink to related information, an image, or an embedded video. Of course, you can include more than one of these.
Comments should begin with the blogger’s name, comment on something specific in the blog, add something to the discussion, and use correct grammar in at least 100 words.
Blog post and comments rubric
Need ideas on what to write about? Consider visiting one of these sites and responding to their media:
Mind/Shift
Youth Voices
TED Talks recommended by students for students
Code Switch: Race and Identity, Remixed (interesting podcasts)
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Helpful Links:
Creative Commons Search: Find media that is licensed for re-use.
or use Google Images (Tools--Usage Rights--Labeled for reuse)
or use Google Images (Tools--Usage Rights--Labeled for reuse)
Free Photos for use on blogs / another / and another / and yet another / wait, here's another.
Youth Voices blog
Audacity: Download this free audio recorder and editor software to create podcasts
Youth Voices blog
Audacity: Download this free audio recorder and editor software to create podcasts
PowToons: Use this fun and easy web tool to create animations
Biteable: Use this tool to create fun animations, too!
Biteable: Use this tool to create fun animations, too!
Wordcounter
Student Blogging Guidelines
InfluenceDigest.com’s ideas on who The Top Bloggers Under 18 are
PODCASTS: TED Radio Hour and Hidden Brain
Student Blogging Guidelines
InfluenceDigest.com’s ideas on who The Top Bloggers Under 18 are
PODCASTS: TED Radio Hour and Hidden Brain
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Use Google Books to find specific text/quotations. Once you get to the Google book version of your book, click on "About this book" in the lower left corner of the screen. Then, use "Search inside" to find your text.
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