Sep 06 2007
Blogs? What’s a blog?
We begin the year with blogs (using Learnerblogs), and we’ll use them throughout the year. But here I’ve started you on a blog in the first days of school, and I haven’t even explained what they are!
So I want you to begin by telling me what you think about all this – before I even really explain all this at all. Use the questions below to fuel your writing about the beginning of the year.
- What is a blog?
- Where have you ever heard of blogs?
- How comfortable are you with computers?
- What kinds of things do you do with computers typically?
- What is your opinion of writing?
- What kind of writing do you like to do?
- Why are people so concerned about kids’ safety when they’re using the Internet?
- Is the Internet dangerous?
- What do your peers generally do with computers and the Internet?
- What do you think/how do you feel about the year ahead, knowing that you will be using a blog a lot in English class?
Write this reflective paragraph to give me a feel for how you feel today. Make it at least 10 sentences, but for high quality reflection, I’d like to see 12.
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