While I Am Out.....

Hello My Budding Bloggers,
    As you know I will not be in these last two days of this week.  I am confident you have all the tools you need; ones I have provided and ones you are bringing with you.  I can't wait to read your rough drafts of your first blog posts.  For some of you blogging will come very naturally; as I recognize some natural story tellers in my classes.  For others, this may be a bit frustrating.  Blogging is a writing genre all its own.  As you are creating this first post, try to picture your audience.  It will be filled with people of all ages from all over the world.  How would you introduce yourself to them?  What do you want them to know about you?  Using the questions I have left for you will help you do a great job.
The Resource Packet:
At each of your workstations there is a packet of resources.  Please find and review each of the pages mentioned below.

• The first page is filled with some hints and tips.  
• When you flip over to the back side of the first page you will find the actual "how to" or steps to writing your first post.  There are 9 questions for you to ponder and answer.  You don't have to answer them in order.  Be sure to create a paragraph (or two) with your answers; not a list.
• One of the resources is a page of "sentence starters."  I found a blog with these ideas.  Try to use a couple of them.
• I included a resource with the steps for finding and saving an image for your post. It is the process we used a couple weeks ago in class.  Be sure to sign in to Novell.  **If you cannot sign in to Novell I will help you with this process next time.
• I won't be grading this rough draft, but I will be giving you a lot of feedback. You will have many revision opportunities.  Eventually I will be assessing your post with the rubric I've included so take a look at it.
• Finally, the back page is a copy of the BPS Blogging and Commenting Guidelines. 

I have added two new items to Google Classroom.  The first is an announcement containing a presentation of the BPS Blogging Guidelines. You will view this presentation and then move on to the second addition.  You have a new assignment; Creating Your First Blog Post.  Please "OPEN" this assignment and get started.  If you don't get to the image step; don't worry.  The most important part of this assignment is your introductory paragraph.  

Please go to Google Classroom and start the process of introducing yourself to the world!!!!!!

Fondly,

~Mrs. White :)