Final - MY BUSINESS - Project BLOG

The purpose of this Post is to collect links to each student's NEW Blog they created for their My Business Final Project. The blog is worth 10 points of your Final Project Grade. The points (in parenthesis) are earned as follows:

• Set up a new Blog to collect feedback, opinions, input, ... from your employees or customers. This Blog will be specific to your Business and your role in the business. Create multiple Posts on your Blog if it is appropriate and you have time. (2)
  
• Add a link to your new Blog as a comment under this Post. (1)
  
• Create content and formatting on your Blog that accurately demonstrate your current level of Blog skills. If you are a wizard (you know who you are), then you need to amaze me with your Blog in order to get full credit here. (7)
• Hints and Tips:
  
• you could make this great and use it as part of a portfolio for a college or a job
• see if you can upload and efficiently integrate your PowerPoint presentation and Excel spreadsheets into your Blog.
  

Tips and Sites for Blog Enhancements

If you find a useful site for enhancing your Blog, leave a Comment on this Post that includes a brief description and the URL. Always remember to keep it kind and school appropriate.

Examples
Animated Text
http://coolspacetricks.com/animated-text/

Animated Text
http://myturbospace.com/#

Your Favorite Blog

1. Comment to this Post after visiting the Blogs and Posts of other students in this class.
   
2. Check their Blogs every few days, or when they ask you, to see if new Posts have been added.
3. Comment to their Post and leave them some positive feedback and perhaps some constructive ideas or ow they can improve their Blog.

Example:

My favorite Blog is Mr. Turton's for his Engineering Design and Development course. His students share some cool ideas and projects they are working on. Dude - those kids are wicked smart. The URL is: http://turtonedd.blogspot.com/.

Create a Blog and Show Us All

Comment to this Post and include:

Name: First name and last initial
Blog Title: The title or topic of their Blog
Blog URL: the URL or web address of your Blog

BLOG Rubric
On your Blog you will be graded as follows:

• above info in a comment below (20) - list all 3 things.
  
• unique formatting (30) - fits your skill level. Spelling and grammar matter.
  
• at least 3 Posts (30) - each should be a different and interesting topic.
  
• at least 10 comments from others (20) - you may want to encourage others to visit your blog. It helps to have an interesting title and Posts.
  

Example:
Name: Mr. Turton
BLOG Topic: Old Computer Applications
URL: http://turtoncompapps.blogspot.com/

1. After a while visit this site again check the comments with links, and go to someone else's Blog.
2. Comment to their Post.
3. Go to the Favorite Blog Post of my Blog and comment to tell us which one is your favorite Blog.

Example:

My favorite Blog is Mr. Turton's for his Engineering Design and Development course. His students share some cool ideas and projects they are working on. The URL is: http://turtonedd.blogspot.com/.