8th Grade: Blogs for you to explore

Below are links to six very different blogs that I want you to explore and then answer the questions about them. 

You should spend at least 10 minutes on each blog  and then answer the following questions.  I expect complete answers to the questions so don't rush through this exercise! 

Type your answers in a gmail message to me, and use the subject line exploring blogs.
  

1. What is the title of each blog?
2. What is the date of the most recent post (entry)?
3. What is the blogger's name if you can locate it? (hint: look for blogger's profile)
4. What is the date of the blog's first post? (hint: check the blog's archives)
5. What is the overall purpose of the blog?

The blogs:

Winfield City Schools Pirate Blog 

The It's My Life Blog

Today I Saw

One Hungry Chef

Faces In Places

Traumador The Tyrannosaur

Video: Online Scam

"Operation Pfish Pfry"

The CNN video below showed up in my news reader last fall ago. It's a timely example of a downside of the Internet, one we should all be able to recognize and guard against. Watching and discussing the video with your students will help to reinforce the constant need for online vigilance.

5th & 6th grades: Cybersafety

We have been discussing many ideas for keeping yourself safe while using the Internet.  By now you should be able to pass the test for your Internet Driver's license. Please go to the Web site below and become a licensed Internet cruiser.  When you get there you will need to type in your FIRST NAME only and click on "drive."

Follow the red road until you have stopped at every stop along the way.

PBS Internet License

After you have your license, help me check out the games on the next page. I'm going to be asking your honest opinion of them, so be sure to check them out thoroughly!