32 blog assignments + 1 for Weebly Website

There have been 32 blog assignments, the google docs assignments, the about.me website and the weebly website.

In addition to the 32 writing blog assignments, you need to have a blog post that includes a link to your Weebly Website.

Your brand new Website

The about.me webpage needs to have all the information visible without scrolling especially the link to your blog.  You need to have your name and at least 5 complete correctly written sentences about yourself.  All of the writing needs to be legible (adjust font size and color so it can be read easily).


So, in order to get 5 credits for Intro to Technology, you must 


1) have the google docs assignments completed and shared
2) the about.me website completed correctly
3) the weebly website completed correctly and linked from a blog post
4) at least 30 blog assignments completed correctly.

32 Blog Assignments

Some blog assignments have an assignment number other blog assignments just have a name and some have both.  Make sure you have titled each assignment correctly.  When I am calculating your grade and credits earned, it will be based on correctly completed assignments.  In order to earn 5 credits you must have at least 30 correctly completed blog assignments.  The assignments are listed here.

Make sure you have the assignment # in the title (if one was given) or the name of the assignment in the title (examples- Motivation, Me in Forty-Five Words, etc.).  Make sure each assignment fulfills the minimum specifications for the assignment (minimum 150 words, etc.)

There will be no new assignments for these last 3 days.  You are to use this time to make sure you have all your blog assignments done correctly and titled correctly.

Assignment 1- Bio
Assignment 2- About.me
More info-Assignment 2- Creating a link in a blog ...
Assignment 3- Your favorite thing
Assignment 5- My Time at Back Bay High School
Assignment 7- Me in Five Years
Assignment 9- My Dream School
Assignment 12- Using your brain
Assignment 13- My Spring Break
Assignment 14
Assignment 16
Assignment 17- Read the article and respond
Assignment 18- Being Charitable
Assignment 19
Assignment 20
Assignment 21
Assignment- Motivation
Me (you) in Forty-five Words
Assignment 22
Blog Assignment- Current Event
Teen Issues
Where is the happiest place on earth?
Flyer Assignment
My Summer Vacation
Blog Assignment- Domestic Violence
Role Model
3 Wishes
Personal Mission Statement
Career Day
200 words about ???
Expertise
Make it interesting

Make it interesting

Any school appropriate topic written by you is acceptable.

Minimum 200 words
Minimum 3 paragraphs
Minimum 3 pictures
If it is an informational blog post include a link(s) to a related website(s)

Expertise

We all have things that we do well and things that we might not be able to do at all.  The same goes for knowledge (not just academic knowledge).  I know a lot about beach volleyball, but know next to nothing about World of Warcraft.

This post is for you to show off your knowledge or expertise of a particular subject (hobby, interest, etc.)  You can describe in detail a topic of interest that you know a lot about.  You can describe in detail a hobby or special skill that you are good at.

Include at least 3 pictures
Include at least 1 link
Minimum 200 words.
Minimum 4 paragraphs.  Including a space between groups of sentences is how to separate paragraphs in your blog.

200 words about ???

Pick a topic, any topic as long as it is school appropriate.  Write at least 200 words in complete sentences in at least 3 paragraphs.  Make it interesting or dramatic or funny or thought provoking or all of those things.  Don't make it boring.  You are to write this yourself (original writing).  Do not include writing done by someone else.  Include pictures (at least 2) and a link(s) if it relates to your writing.  Title the blog post something that relates to what you are writing about.

Here are some different kinds of writing that would work for this assignment.

Modes of Writing

(Adapted from the Oregon Department of education Spring 1991)

Narrative: recounts a personal experience based on something which really happened (or might really have happened). All details work together in an integrated way to create a complete story with beginning, middle, and end.

Expository: gives information, explains something, clarifies, or defines. The writing teaches, reveals, informs, or entertains the reader's understanding through a carefully crafted mix of key points and critical support.

Persuasive: attempts to convince the reader that a point of view is valid or to persuade the reader to take a specific action. It is based on a topic that is limited in scope, and that is debatable-a topic about which there could be more than one point of view. Persuasive differs from expository writing in that it does more than explain; it also takes a stand and tries to persuade the reader to take that same stand.

Literary Analysis/Book Reports/Movie Review: a personal response to literature (film), may be formal or informal depending on the assignment.

Descriptive/Sensory: presents an object, feelings, a place, or a person in a way that creates a vivid impression in the reader's mind, enabling the reader to readily picture what the writer is talking about.

Imaginative: invents a situation or story based on the writer's imagination. The writer may create a scene, situation or character, may predict what might happen under hypothetical circumstances, or use his/her creativity to solve a hypothetical problem.

Career Day

Every year at Back Bay High School we have a career day.  Students experience a number of different 20 minute presentations designed to help you as you proceed out into your adult lives.

Some of you might already have a clear idea of what you want to do as a career, while others of you might still be thinking about your individual options.

In today's blog assignment you will address the following questions.  Make sure you address each question in your blog.

Was career day helpful for you?  Why or why not?
Which presentation(s) did you like the most?  Describe why.
Which presentation(s) did you not like?  Describe why.
Do you have a career goal right now?  If so, what is it?
If not, what are you doing to find out what you are going to do career-wise?
Do you have a job now? If so where?  Describe the job.
If you are not working now will you be working over the summer?  If so where?  Describe the job.
What are you going to do after you graduate high school?  You won't be coming here 5 days a week anymore, so what are you going to do?

Minimum 150 words.  Answer all the questions from above  
If you answer all the questions and don't have 150 words you need to write more.  If you answer half of the questions and have a 150 words, you still need to answer all the questions.

Personal Mission Statement

Go here and read about personal mission statements.

Using the information in the article and any related google searches for "personal mission statement,"  write a 150 word personal mission statement.

3 Wishes

If you were given 3 wishes by some "powerful being capable of granting said wishes" of your choosing (genie, fairy godmother, Rumpelstiltskin, etc.), what would you use those wishes for?

Write at least 1 paragraph and at least 50 words describing each wish.   Include at least 1 picture relating to each wish.

You can not wish for more wishes.  It must be 3 specific things that you wish for and describe in detail including your reasons for making each wish.

The answer is "no."

So that means...
At least 150 words
At least 3 paragraphs
At least 3 pictures (at least 1 per wish)
Include any links that would relate to your wishes.

Very Important

Defiantly go here.

Role Model

A person's character is made up of many different traits, some good and some bad.  A role model is a person that embodies the traits, accomplishments and status that you aspire to.

What real living human being do you look up to as a role model?  What are the character traits that you value?  If there isn't a real living human being that embodies the character traits that you aspire to be like, then list the character traits that are important to you and give some examples of real living human beings that come close to living up to those traits.

Minimum 200 words.
Minimum 4 paragraphs.
Minimum 2 pictures.
Include any links that might apply.

Blog Assignment- Domestic Violence

We had a school wide assembly today.  The woman speaking was from Laura's house.  In this blog assignment you are to write about your true feelings and reactions to what you heard.

Some students in the room weren't really focused on the topic.  Talking, laughing and being disrespectful while someone is talking about violence, injury and death is pathetic (my opinion).  Personally, I don't think there was anything to laugh about.  Domestic abuse/violence is very ugly, and the stories of the victims were disheartening, to say the least.

You are to write a 150 word (at least 4 paragraph) personal take/reaction to today's assembly.  Include any relevant details to the topic.  Also, include any pictures or links related to your writing.

Business Cards

Another piece of the Technology proficiency section of this class is creating business cards.  We are going to do this in Google documents.  You will share this file with me at brentwalske@rocketmail.com.

Updating your About.me page

Today you are going to redesign your about.me page.  You will do this by updating your biography, changing the background photo and changing the fonts and colors.

Make sure that the text is visible and the link to your blog can be seen without having to scroll the page.

My Summer Vacation

Read all the following instructions and follow them.

In today's blog assignment, you will write about your "big" plans for the summer.  Include many details when describing your plans.  Be very descriptive!  Include at least 3 pictures related to your writing.  Place the pictures in between the paragraphs.  Do not have all the pictures at the beginning or all the pictures at the end.

Minimum 4 paragraphs
Minimum 150 words
Minimum 3 pictures

If you write about visiting a specific place or doing a specific activity that has a website, then include a link to that website.