8th Grade Assignment for Oct. 20, 2009

1. For those of you who created your blog yesterday, please send your blog address to me today.  Make the subject line of the message My Blog Address.

2. Please investigate the following blog sites to see what other people have done with their blog.  Be looking for ideas that you can use.  Subscribe to ones that you like.  Take notes on any ideas that might be helpful to you.

3. Gmail your comments on these six blogs to me with the subject heading of 6 Blogs.  This assignment will be worth 30 points so make sure your comments show that you have investigated each blog and given it some thought before you write.

1. The Tyrannosaur Chroncles
2. Faces In Places
3. Gin@
4. One Hungry Chef 
5. Today I Saw 

8th Grade Blogging 101

As you begin to develop your first blog, you will need to think about the online identity you want to establish. Below is a list of some things you can include in your blogger profile. We will discuss these things more in class, but you can start planning what information you will include in your blog to create you online personality.

Location- Keep this very general.  Ohio will be sufficient.

Your major interests- Name 2 or three of your favorite interests.

Your favorite movies- 2 or 3 will do

Your favorite music- style of music or favorite performer

Your favorite books- 2 or 3 will do

About Me- this is the paragraph you write about yourself to tell your readers who you are and why you're blogging

Blog Title- This title is the main title that will show up on all your blog posts.  Example: Mrs. Mac's Computer Classes

Your Blog Name- Make up a pen name for yourself.  Remember that you should use nothing that gives clues to your identity.


These are the items you should work on in today's class.  Open a new gmail to me and use a subject line of My Profile.  "About Me" requires a paragraph.  The rest of the items may be short anwer.  All items must have correct spelling and capitalization.

8th Grade - Sept. 25th Friday 5

In case you still need the directions and Web sites for the Friday 5 on Sept. 25th, here they are. Some of you have not yet turned in this assignment. You can still get credit for it if you gmail it to me by the end of the day on Wed., Oct. 7, 2009.

Friday 5: Sept. 25, 2009

Directions

1. Start a new gmail to Mrs. Mac with the subject line: Friday 5 Sept 25 09

2. Explore each of the 5 sites below for 5 minutes each.
3. In your gmail, write your comments about each of the sites. Include the title of the blog so I know which one you are commenting on.
4. Send the gmail. You can do all 5 comments in the same gmail.

Blog Sites

How to of the Day

Eco Kids: An Environmental Blog for Kids

It's My Life

iBlog

Winfield City Schools: Middle School

8th Grade - Friday 5 + 2 Oct. 2, 2009

Here is the assignment from last Friday that must be completed in class today.

Directions

1. Open a new gmail message to me with a subject line of Friday 5+2
2. Visit Blog each blog below and spend 5-6 minutes exploring each one.
3. In the gmail message, write your comments about each one.*
*Include the title of the blog. *Your comments should consist of at least 3 sentences.

1. P90X

2. Education 101

3. David's Workout

4. Photography 101

5. History of Photography

6. Irish Stories

7. Chemistry