Today you will be in the very capable hands of Mrs. Diggins. She should have instructed you all to read my blog post before doing anything else. Whether this is class number one or two, you will work on the second draft of your blog during the second half of class. My "Wednesday/Friday" kiddos will work on your Mobile Learning Assessment Study Guide during the first half of class. Mrs. Diggins will go over this with you to be sure you have the correct answers to study for your test on Friday. My "Monday/Wednesday" kiddos (a.k.a. ILT #3) will start off class with a Kahoot review, and then turn to your iPads, go to your Google Classroom app, and get the link for your assessment which you will take on your iPads. Please take your time and do your best. Read the assignment and instructions carefully before beginning.
During the second half of this class you will create the second draft of your first blog post. This time it will be digital. Mrs. Diggins will give you back your first draft with my feedback. You will open your Google Drive, create a new doc, title it "First Blog Post," and begin keyboarding your second draft. This should take you the rest of your class time. Please take the time you have been given to make changes to your first draft and use the resources I shared with you last week. They can be found in your Workstation Resource Folders. Before starting, please take a look at the general comments and observations I have shared below.
During the second half of this class you will create the second draft of your first blog post. This time it will be digital. Mrs. Diggins will give you back your first draft with my feedback. You will open your Google Drive, create a new doc, title it "First Blog Post," and begin keyboarding your second draft. This should take you the rest of your class time. Please take the time you have been given to make changes to your first draft and use the resources I shared with you last week. They can be found in your Workstation Resource Folders. Before starting, please take a look at the general comments and observations I have shared below.
My Reflections on Your First Drafts
Overall, these were the BEST first drafts I have ever seen!!! I am very impressed. I do have some observations I would like to share with you. Many of you are using very simply structured sentences; subject-predicate. Please try to vary your sentences to make your post more interesting to read. Many of you are asking for comments and feedback. You are not wording your requests properly. You do not want or need to bring up the quality of your reader's comments. Don't predict they will make rude or inappropriate comments. We will address this if it happens. Try asking for feedback in this way, "I welcome and appreciate feedback. Please feel free to comment below." You are not making blogs, but writing posts. Please be sure to check your blogging guidelines. Many of you are not using correct grammar and spelling. Frequent offenders: "going to" is correct, "gonna" is not. Got it?!! One last thought. Many of you ended your posts abruptly. I would like you to try to think of a "sign off" you will use at the end of each of your posts. Kind of like your "signature move." Try to think of something fun and interesting you would say naturally. You have plenty of time to experiment before locking in your "sign off."
Yesterday Google Drive was acting up in both Firefox and Chrome. If you are unable to load your Drive in one browser, try another. You also have the option of keyboarding the second draft of your post on your iPads. Please work hard, take the time to think, and get the job done. We have a deadline!!!
See you next class!! ~Mrs. White :)
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