Friday, May 21, 2010

Conference Presentation

WAC 2010 Conference Presentation at Indiana University
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Words can hold power






On November 13 and December 7, 2009, one of your classmates blogged about Joseph Kony, a man responsible for kidnapping and forcing into military service 30,000 children in Uganda. Your peer introduced me to the organization Invisible Children. This organization was created by three American men in their early twenties who would work to bring together people from around the world to speak on behalf of these kids who have no voice. I was inspired to sign the petition and donate money to the cause. She and I were both part of the solution. So were 253,512 others. Using their voices and their words, young people convinced Congress to pass a bill TWO DAYS AGO (May 12, 2010) that would help stop Joseph Kony.


For enrichment, read the press release and watch the video on how they did it and the video on the bill. Then, write about what you learned about the power of words to create change.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Blog Post #8

Post to your blog by creating a question about Ch 1 of Animal Farm using the question bookmark. Feel free to connect it to your life or your experiences, but talk about the book as well. Send your post through Word Counter, and PROOFREAD!

Also, comment on one other student's blog from a different class.

When you finish, log in to Compass Learning and complete as many Language Arts or English I activities as you have time for. Or, if you don't have much time, go to Free Rice or a Parts of Speech review game.
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Tips for Searching the Web

Watch this video on web search strategies!

Or, for more in-depth info, find out about 15 tools to make searching more effective.
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Monday, January 4, 2010

WordCounter

Before your next post, send your text through WordCounter to see if you can achieve more word variety.
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Tech Survey--End of Semester 1

Please take the following TECHNOLOGY SURVEY before you blog this week. All responses are anonymous, so be honest and take your time.

For Blog #6, you are writing on the SAME TOPIC as last week . . . with a new question and answer. If you are using another source, hyperlink us to it! Include pictures if possible.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

New Links to the RIGHT

Now you can access Skyward for grades/missing work AND Compass Learning for extra practice on skills.

You can also click on Free Rice to practice your grammar, math, and geography skills while also helping to fight world hunger! Change subjects and level of difficulty to test your knowledge.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Weekly Assignments & Activities

Click HERE for weekly assignments and activities.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Student Blogs


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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Introductions

All students are expected to blog once every two weeks in English on the topic of co-existence in their chosen "community."

Each post should be at least 150 words and should begin with a question you want to answer. To answer the question, you will need to:
  • Do research online
  • Evaluate and summarize websites
  • Interview and/or survey others
  • Ask questions
  • Think critically about the subject
  • Form opinions
  • Cite what you've found (see class notes)
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How to start your blog

1. Get a Gmail address. (We will use this all semester.)

2. Start your own blog by going to Blogger.

3. Hand in your blog address so I can link it to this one.

Never include any personal detail that might get you in trouble. This includes your address, phone number, or any incriminating photos. If you don't want your teachers, parents, a scholarship committee, or your future employers to find it, don't post it!

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