Assignment 8- Adding a second page to your blog

Click on the clipboard icon to the right of the orange pencil icon  (Go to post list)

Click on settings.

Click on pages.

Click new page (blank page)-  name it "Page 2"

Make sure you change the show pages as from "don't show" to display as "side link"

While on this screen edit the name of the main page to "Front page."

Assignment 7- Me in Five Years

In this blog entry, you will write about your immediate goals.  This entry will answer the questions "Where do you want to be in 5 years?" and "How are you going to get there?"  

Write a detailed account of how you want the next five years of your life to go.  If you are a Junior, the beginning of your post needs to include something about finishing your last year of high school.

After high school, be specific about what you want to do.  For example, don't just write "go to community college."  Give details.  What college?  What degree/certificate program? etc.  

Include any career goals, traveling plans, etc.  How will you support yourself?  What are you going to be doing for a job?  Are you going to be fully funded by your parents?  For most, once you hit 18 years of age, you are on your own.  How are you going to get money?

The entry needs to be written correctly (grammatically correct/complete sentences, use spellcheck, etc.)  

Minimum of 200 words.

Minimum 4 pictures related to your writing

Minimum 2 links

When you have completed this entry and posted it to your blog, then email me with a link to this assignment.  Do not email me with a link to this assignment if you haven't completed the requirements of this assignment.  Once I have received the email, I will click the link, read the post and comment with a grade or things that need to be done to receive a grade.  If you are required to revise and edit your post, then you must send another email with a link to the post when you have made the revisions.

Procedure for this class

Every day when you arrive in this class you will begin by doing the following things.

1.     Log on to the computer if it is not already logged in   Name:  app  Password:  123

2.     Open Safari

3.     go to the blog for this class  bbhs2012.blogspot.com

4.     Open a New tab and log in to your email account for this class.

5.     Open a New tab and log in to your blog for this class.

6.     Open a New tab and log in to your about.me page.

Leave all 4 of these tabs open and logged in until you are told to sign out at the end of the period.

Assignment 6- Linking your blog to your About.me page

1.  Log in to your about.me page

2.  Click on Add service (found underneath your Bio)

3.  Choose Blogger

4.  Type in the correct address for your blog

5.  Test the link to see if it works

Assignment 5- My Time at Back Bay High School

Some of you are seniors and will be moving on to bigger and better things next year.  Some of you might be returning to your home school next year.  Some of you might be back here next year.  Regardless of your situation you are here right now.

For this blog assignment you will be reflecting back on your time at Back Bay High School.  Write about your favorite things about BBHS, your least favorite things about BBHS, what you are going to miss most (if you plan on returning next year, write what you will be looking forward to the most next year at BBHS), etc.

Requirements-

minimum 200 words

minimum 4 paragraphs

minimum 4 pictures

(take pictures of Back Bay HS with your phone or a friend's)

minimum 1 link

(if writing about a teacher, link to their schoolloop page)

Use proper grammar and spelling

Do all the writing today in class.  Then take the pictures during the rest of the week before class.  Then email yourself the pictures, so you can insert them into your blog.  If you do not have a phone with internet ask a friend who does to take the pictures and email them to you.

This is a technology class.

You will be using a variety of websites and programs in this class.

Each assignment has specific directions that must be followed.

Blog posts must be written with grammatically correct sentences that fulfill the directions for the assignment.

If you are directed to include a picture(s), then you must include at least the amount of pictures asked for.

If you are directed to include a link(s), then you must include at least the amount of links asked for.

If you are directed to email specific information to me, then you must do that to complete the assignment.

You must fully read the directions for each assignment and follow them in order to complete each assignment.

Assignment 4- Writing a Resume

For this assignment you will be writing a resume using the correct format.  There are some internet sites that you can use to create a resume like this one.

You will be using Google documents to write this resume (not the example website).
Rename the google document to "resume yourlastname" (use your last name when you save the document) and share it with me brentwalske@rocketmail.com

After Completing the first 3 assignments...

...send me an email at bwalske@nmusd.us telling me to grade your assignments at your blog (include the address of your blog (ex.  bbhs2012.blogpot.com)

Assignment 3- Your favorite thing

Write about something that interests you.  It could be your favorite band, your favorite food, your favorite movie, your favorite sport/sports team, your favorite artist, etc.

In this blog post you will include at least 100 words (grammatically correct sentences),2 pictures relating to your topic and at least one link to a related website.

Be sure to include your opinions about this topic.  Why is this thing your favorite?  In addition to your opinions, include many details about your topic (the thing-band, food, movie, artist, etc.).

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More info-Assignment 2- Creating a link in a blog post

In order to create a link in a post, you must first type the word or phrase that will be linked.

for example,   link

Next, highlight that word and click the Link  button in the tool bar.

Finally, type in the correct address to the website that is being linked.

For this assignment, you will be linking to your about.me page.

Update your blogger profile with a picture

1.  Update your blogger profile by adding a picture.  It doesn't have to be a picture of you, but it must be a picture that is school appropriate.

2.  Join this site (the blue rectangular button that reads "Join this site").  Use your google account and follow this blog.  If you have done this correctly your picture (the pic that you added to your profile) will show up with the other students who have completed this task.

Assignment 2- About.me

1.  Go to the website about.me and create an account using the email address you created for this class.

about.me/firstlastname

2.  After the about.me account is created, publish a blog entry with a link to your about.me page.
3.  Send me an email (bwalske@nmusd.us) with your about.me url.

Assignment 1- Bio

You have created an email account and created a blog account.  Your first assignment is to write 5 complete grammatically correct sentences about yourself.