Class 2

Welcome to Blog Class 2! Everyone who recorded their email on the original sheet should have received an invitation by email to join our class blog. Please look there, and follow the link to join. You are now officially part of the blogosphere!


Things to accomplish today:

1) Set up an email account and record it on the sheet if you don't have one already.
2) Accept invitation to be a member of our class blog through your email.
3) Set up your blog with title and purpose. Remember to keep your blog posts ON TOPIC.
4) Review the cyber vocabulary we learned on Tuesday.
5) Do Blog Webquest #1
6) Write down the url for your blog. Link to: http://cwcbloggers.blogspot.com/ after you have accepted blog invite. [Ask teacher if you cannot do this on your own.]
7) Some volunteers will show offer quick blog tours to the class.
8) Set your privacy controls under permissions tab.
9) Write a blog post on your blog. If you want an extra challenge, try uploading a picture, a video, or hyperlinking (use hyperlink icon at top of this page).

WEBQUEST #1:

TASK #1: Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

Answer the following questions in your notebook:

1) What is social media?

2) What is its purpose?

3) What are the advantages of social media over industrial media?

4) How much time does social networking account for on the Internet?

5) What is the challenge of using social media as a marketing tool?

6) What is the #1 Social Networking site? Why do you think this is so?

7) What are some other popular forms of social media mentioned in the article?

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TASK #2: Read Blog Guidelines Link on our Blog Page. Please link through our blog at: http://cwcbloggers.blogspot.com/ to access the article. This is the actual link: http://mrjorgensen.edublogs.org/blog-guidelines/

Answer the following questions:

1) Why is it unwise to share personal information on your blog?

2) What are the guidelines advised as far as linking sources?

3) What does the site say about copyright?

4) Why is it important to not use people’s last names in the blogosphere?

5) Which of the guidelines do you think is the most important? Why?

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TASK #3: Take a look at the following popular blogs and take notes on what you see below:

1) “Peruvian Cuisine” at http://peruvian-cuisine.blogspot.com/

2) “The Homeless Guy” at http://thehomelessguy.blogspot.com/

3) “Top Travel Destinations” at http://ttd-toptraveldestinations.blogspot.com/

Answer the following questions:

1) What do you notice about them?

2) What do you like/dislike about them? Comment on…Content? Layout? Organization? Presentation? Topic? Title?

3) Do they follow proper blog etiquette? Why or why not?

HW for Tuesday 7/12: CLASS #3
1) Comment on the class blog
2) Link your blog to the class blog
3) Sign up as a follower of each blog
4) Tour all other student blogs