How to create a blog

WebQuest
Materia: Ingls

Proyecto elaborado por: Prof. Ana Mara Creppy

ES n 6 - Berazategui
Tiempo lmite:

2 semanas

Introduccin

You will have 2 weeks to work on this project. During the first week you will be working in teams of 4 students. Each team will have to research on the information from the following links and answer the questions listed below. 1. What is "a blog"? Characteristics. 2. What kind of blogs are there? 3. Why do people blog? LINKS: http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/05/what-is-a-blog/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/29/20-types-of-blogposts-battling-bloggers-block/ http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=b037033d d1149e816d52.

 You will have 2 weeks to work on this project. During the first week you will be working in teams of 4 students. Each team will have to research on the information from the following links and create your own blog. Each member is responsible for the creation of the blog. CHOOSE YOUR ROLE AS STUDENT A, B, C and D Step 1 Start creating your own blogs in www.blogger.com. a) You have to create a users name and a password. Make sure everybody remembers them. b) Choose a creative name and a nice template.(There are many options available) c) You MUST go to this link to start: http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an swer=112498 Step 2 MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE GADGETS, PICTURES AND YOUR OWN INFORMATION.

STUDENT A: You are responsible for writing the first post: TOPIC: OUR TEAM. Include your names, personal information and some pictures. Check these links. http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#write http://www.slide.com/arrange?bc=17578&fx=0&tt=25&sk=37&cy=bb&th=35&sc=0 http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#addphotos STUDENT B: You are responsible for writing the second post: TOPIC: OUR SCHOOL. http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#write http://www.slide.com/arrange?bc=17578&fx=0&tt=25&sk=37&cy=bb&th=35&sc=0 http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#addphotos STUDENT C: You are responsible for writing the third post: TOPIC: OUR LIKES AND DISLIKES: http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#write http://www.slide.com/arrange?bc=17578&fx=0&tt=25&sk=37&cy=bb&th=35&sc=0 http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#addphotos STUDENT D: You are responsible for writing the fourth post: TOPIC: SUGGESTIONS TO LEARN ENGLISH http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/advice.html http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#write http://www.slide.com/arrange?bc=17578&fx=0&tt=25&sk=37&cy=bb&th=35&sc=0 http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498#addphotos STEP 3: THE PRESENTATION By the end of this project , you will have created your own blog, written your 4 posts, included your pictures and gadgets. 1. Present in class the answers to the questions on step 1. 2. Send your sites address to your teacher: [email protected] 3. Show the whole class your blogs and posts. STEP 4. EVALUATE YOUR CLASSMATES BLOGS. 1. Check your classmates blogs. Consider: DESIGN PICTURES POSTS (4) GADGETS. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GADGETS http://ciudadblogger.com/search/label/B%C3%A1sicos http://www.flashwidgetz.com/?ro=V8HTGJ4XAI4OLC7T http://www.bloggergadgets.org/ http://www.educa.madrid.org/cms_tools/files/bd1c540a-c8b1-49e3-8e67-4d4b1b805459/Blogger/blog_blogger.pdf pdf presentation http://avalerofer.blogspot.com/2009/02/gadgets-de-blogger-para-menus-y.html

Evaluacin

Unsatisfactory

Developing The Blog is organised

Good

Excellent The Blog is well organised and easy to navigate. All the postings are marked by separate titles and all the links are conveniently placed on the page. The blog displays all the 4 required postings with relevant links and pictures. Both the grammar and the spelling of the posts are accurate. The blog displays relevant pictures and PPP from slideshare.net with a detailed description why the student chose them or how they are

Score

The Blog is not well organised ESL Blog Organisation and difficult to navigate. The postings are not marked by not visible.

according to separate posts, but they are not easy to delineate. The postings are there are no links or the links are not visible on the page.

The Blog is organised but not very easy to navigate. All the postings are marked by separate titles, but there are no relevant links.

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separate titles and the links are marked by separate titles but

Posting The blog doesn't display all the 4 required postings. The grammar and the spelling of the posts are not accurate.

The blog displays all the 4 required postings, but the grammar and the spelling of the posts need some improvement.

The blog displays all the 4 required postings. Both the grammar and the spelling is ok, but the student needs to revise the posts again. The blog displays relevant

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The blog displays only either The blog doesn't display Attachments relevant pictures from a PPP from slideshare.net. There is no podcast under any of the posts.

pictures and PPP from slideshare.net, but they are not accompanied by any description. The student has

pictures or a PPP from

slideshare.net with no description attached to it. The student has not posted a podcast under any of the posts.

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also posted a podcast under

one of the posts, but the podcast needs some improvement. All the information on the

related to his/her blog. The

student has also posted a podcast under one of the posts.

All the information on the blog is not authentic and doesn't reflect its author's personal Authenticity point of view on the posted topics. The student has used somebody else's opinion or work to display on the blog. Not all the information on the blog is authentic. Only some entries reflect its author's personal point of view on the posted topics.

blog is authentic, but the

student needs to express more personal points of view and more personal ideas related to the blog's topics. The student has not used somebody else's opinion or work to display on the blog.

All the information on the blog is authentic and reflects its author's personal point of view on the posted topics. All %25 the videos and the presentations are done by the student.

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