Playing Catch-up!

I understand that in the last few weeks of only coming to the library once a week, you may have fallen behind on a comment or two. Don't fret! Here is a list of things you will need to take care of today:

1) Follow the class blog - Here on this blog, there is a link on the right hand side of the screen labelled, "Follow this blog." If you have not already clicked this and became a follower, then do this! This way, you do not have to type in the class blog URL every time after you log into blogger... instead, it will be on your Dashboard.

2) Comments - You must have a comment for each post and its article (there are 4 to complete). If you have finished writing these comments, return to them and make sure that your comments are relevant to the topic and go beyond basic knowledge. They should be analyzing the major ideas within the articles and can even prompt new questions to consider. If you have any questions about how to expand on a given comment, ask Ms. Whelan or Ms. Biondi. (Note/Encouraged: respond to other student's comments)

3) Give us your information - If you have not given us your email address and blog URL (www. ? .blogspot.com), you need to do that today! With that information, everyone can explore each other's blogs very soon.

5) Publish a Post - Post about a particular topic that you find interesting. How do you do this? Look up that topic and find a site (preferably an article) that presents it and try to capture your reader's attention. Get them invested into the main ideas and make them want to read the article themselves, even though you will also be giving them a thorough explanation (2-3 paragraphs, including your thoughts).

5) Comment on THIS post - Once you have finished all of the above, comment on whatever you still don't really understand about the blog, what you're excited about, and/or what topics you're considering exploring.

6) Your blog - Work on personalizing your blog. Format and organize your page's layout and the information you would like to see on it. You can add gadgets that aid your blog (and not cause people to get off-task).

Note: We shouldn't see anyone not working or hear anyone saying "I'm finished." Again, if you're struggling with this, ask one of us for assistance.