Third Quarter Project--Build a Blog

Due: March 1, 2012 by 3:30 p.m.
Please email Ms Anderson when you have completed the
project. Email notification will provide the timestamp
for your project.

Assignment: to “build a blog” for use in an elementary school
classroom. Project is worth 100 points.

25 points
· Use http://www.blogger.com/
You already have an account…now click on “Create a
Blog.”
· Choose a blog title and a blog address
· Choose a template
· Write the description, goal, mission, object of your blog…find this under “Settings”
on the Dashboard
· Set your archive to daily…find this under “Archiving”
on the Dashboard
· Save your settings
Once you have set up your blog, email me with your blog address:
_________.blogspot.com See below for my email address. I will
add your blogs to the rebelcadet blog so you have links to all projects.
This portion of the project is due:  February 22, 2012.
40 points
· Compose 6 active posts (Posting)
Posts should relate to the description (topic of)
your blog.
· Use illustrations (clip art, photo, etc.) for each post--at least 3 per post
· Work with varying text size, style, color
· Incorporate 5 links to other sites relevant to
your blog—if your blog is about butterflies,
add links sending your reader to other
locations to learn more.   Coloring pages, games, activities
are ideas for enrichment.

30 points
· View the blogs of 3 other cadets and post a comment on each. These
posts will be visible when I grade the blogs.

5 points
· Email your blog address along with the assignment below.
· Write a two paragraph evaluation  of the blogging experience in your email to me when you have completed the project. Include thoughts about conducting weekly assignments for this class via a blog and about how a blog might be used in an elementary classroom.
1.17.12 canderso@roncallihs.org