All classes
1. Finish your Seminar Reading this weekend!
2. Complete your reading log
3. Visit 3 websites from your class and write constructive feedback in their blog comments
- additionally, remember to the complete the rubric for each website
Scenerio: After today, our class will only have one more session in the computer lab to work on websites. That session will be on Wednesday January 22, 2014. Here are the steps you need to complete today.
Step 1: Visit Mr. Balogh’s Blog and copy and paste your website’s address into the comment section of today’s blog post. Include your period number.
Step 2: Create a blog page on your website.
Your group is only required to create one blog entry.
You may create more entries if you would like.
The one required entry must ask the reader to provide constructive feedback on your website. Questions to include are:
- What does the reader like most about the website?
- Is the website easy to read?
- Does any of the information seem out of place on the website? Should it be moved to a different web page?
- Is the information you want easy is to find?
- Is there any information the reader would like to see included on the website that isn’t there? Author page? Setting? Characters? Themes? Conflicts? More Images? Movies? Music?
The Rules for Blogging
1. Only post things that you would want everyone (in school, at home, in other countries) to know. Ask yourself: Is this something I want everyone to see?
2. Do not share personal information. Ask yourself: Could someone find me (in real life) based on this information?
3. Think before you post. Ask yourself: What could be the consequences of this post?
4. Know who you’re communicating with. Ask yourself: Who is going to look at this, and how are they going to interpret my words?
5. Consider your audience. Ask yourself: Do I have a good reason/purpose to do this?
6. Know how to give constructive feedback. Ask yourself: What will I cause by writing this post?
7. Treat other people the way you want to be treated. Ask yourself: Would I want someone to say this to me?
8. Use appropriate language and proper grammar and spelling. Ask yourself: Would I want this post to be graded for proper grammar and spelling?
9. Only post information that you can verify is true (no gossiping). Ask yourself: Is this inappropriate, immature or bullying?
10. Anytime you use media from another source, be sure to properly cite the creator of the original work. Ask yourself: Who is the original creator of this work?
The Rules for Commenting on Blogs
Good comments:
1. are constructive, but not hurtful;
2. consider the author and the purpose of the post;
3. are always related to the content of the post;
4. include personal connections to what the author wrote;
5. answer a question, or add meaningful information to the content topic;
6. follow the writing process. Comments are a published piece of writing.