Blog Assignment Wednesday Night

Please complete this assignment on your personal blog (due by start of class Thursday).

Continuing our discussion of Too Dumb for Complex Text? Respond to question 1. Post should be 250-300 words.

Tomorrow morning you will have the opportunity to respond to your classmate's blogs.

Skype an Author

 

Thanks to Jeremy Robinson for spending
time with us via Skype!

Email Jeremy if you have any more questions about how he uses technology when he writes.

Try Skype with your class...
Download Skype
Resources:
Skype in the Classroom
Skype an Author Network

Vocabulary Word Sort

1. Open the Word Sort file.
2. Go to File-Make a Copy.
3. Complete the Word Sort with your partner.

Wikipedia Blog Post Response Partners

Take a few moments this morning to respond to the blog you have been paired with below. Write a short paragraph commenting on the post, and one follow-up question for your partner. Then go back to your own blog and respond to the question that your partner left for you in a new comment. As time allows feel free to comment on any other blog posts you would like. 

Blog Response Team 1

Angela, Marni

Blog Response Team 2

Robin, Paula

Blog Response Team 3

Mary-Rita, Ed

Blog Response Team 4

Ashley, Lindsay

Blog Response Team 5

Kimberly, Katherine

Blog Response Team 6

Becca, Michelle

Blog Response Team 7

Jill, Kathryn

Blog Response Team 8

Lauren, Sarah

Questions?

Do you have any questions or concerns? Ask them here...add a comment below. We will respond here or address your questions in class.

Blog Post Assignment - Tuesday Night

Write a response to the article that we discussed today, Wikipedia: Friend, Not Foe (by Darren Crovitz and W. Scott Smoot). Is Wikipedia a friend or foe to teachers? Make your case. Did your opinion regarding Wikipedia change after reading this article or participating in today's discussion? How could you see yourself using Wikipedia in your classroom?

Your response should be posted on your own blog and be approximately 250-300 words.

Snack Time Sign-up!

Sign-up to bring a snack in for either a morning or afternoon break. Think about healthy foods that will keep you energized as you work, such as cut fruit. Please post in the comments a day you would like to bring something.