1. Fill out this quick survey regarding your blog: GOAL Blogs Survey.
2. Make sure the reading survey from September 4 is complete.
3. Make sure your first blog post is published (about the goals for the new school year). Check it and fix for errors and incomplete sentences.
4. Finish working on your Goodreads account. Update your reading, accept/request friends, rate and label more books.
5. If you haven't done so, view the video at the bottom of the post from September 5 which is the introduction for our first unit.
6. Complete the blog entry on the video (instructions found on September 5 below the video link).
7. Read and respond to the blog posts of others. First you need to know HOW to write good comments. Yes, this seems obvious. But with student blogging, it's the area which always disappoints me the most. Even first graders seem to know how to do this better than middle school students. Case in point: Watch the first grade video on commenting, and PAY ATTENTION to what these kids are talking about. I know this is geared for elementary kids, but have fun with the Panda and learn from the younger generation about how to write a good blog post.
8. Now actually read and respond to other blog posts. Look at the righthand margin of this blog to find all the GOAL student blogs. Read and respond to at least 3 posts about goals for the new year and at least 3 posts about the Temple Grandin video. Try to find blogs that don't have any comments yet. Read and edit before you post to avoid silly errors. You may comment on GOAL blogs from any grade.
9. Go back to your blog and see what others have said. Respond to their comments if/when necessary.
10. If there are any design modifications you'd like to make to your blog (background colors, margin widths, etc.), you may do it now.
11. When you're done with everything, you may go to any of the sites on my blog along the lefthand margin under the category: Idleness Prevention Society.
11. When you're done with everything, you may go to any of the sites on my blog along the lefthand margin under the category: Idleness Prevention Society.
Nicely done Mrs. Nelson
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