Recap of the Week and Friday's assignment

Wow, a lot of freshman absent today so I decided to post what we are doing in class so you can do it at home.  This assignment is worth 15 points and you'll all be expected to do it.  Have fun!

Friday, December 21, 2012

Recap week:  the following should have been completed

1)    Notes on Netiquette & cyberbullying upload to iGoogle

2)    Add 2 links to Diigo

3)    Create Voki based using bully script you wrote

4)    Complete To Do Lists for both weeks 2 & 3 on iGoogle desktop

5)    Review tag concepts

6)    Add 13 critical thinking questions to quizlet flashcards based on web 2.0 tools and concepts learned

7)    Create blog – using iGoogle’s Blogger (most have to do this from home)

Blog post #1 (on your blog) On compose tab, write your introduction.  Inform audience what this blog is all about.  It’s a blog for school however you are encouraged to post things other than assignments given.  The purpose is to get you use to blogging and connecting to friends blogs. For safety purposes, do not use your last name or refer to where you live or school you go to.  Discuss things you enjoy doing.

Blog post #2 -  (on your blog) HTML tab, embed the html coding of your Voki.

On the teacher’s station in the back – open your blog and copy and paste your blog address. 

Friday’s Work:

Write a two or more paragraph story about Christmas.  Some ideas . . .

• ·         What Christmas means to you.
• ·         Favorite things to do at Christmas – share some stories.
• ·         Write a short story of Christmas - fiction

Create a Wordle:  Go to the Wordle site and paste your story/words to create a wordle.   http://www.wordle.net/ add link to your Diigo account.

Add Wordle as a blog post:  Two options:  grab html code and post to your blog . . .  Or . . .  do a print screen, then paste in paint - save your design as a jpg file.  Upload image to your blog.  See teachers blog for sample.