Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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/.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

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/.