Class+Blogs

= Our Classroom Blogs = Your ‘About page” is like meeting someone for the first time in a new class. Tell them a bit about who you are and your interests. Also share the reasons for the blog (Why have you been given individual blogs rather than staying with the class one).
 * Blogs have an About page.**

Remember you need to be Internet savvy — follow all your teacher’s guidelines!
 * Only ever use your first name
 * Never use any other student’s last name
 * Never post personal information such as your home phone number, home address, e-mail address
 * Remember online is forever – Don’t write anything you wouldn’t say to your grandmother
 * Don’t write anything that could hurt anyone else
 * Don’t post photos or videos of yourself unless your teacher and parents have given you permission

Examples of student blogs:
 * 1) [|Lauren’s About page]
 * 2) [|Abbey’s About page]
 * 3) Gabriel's About page
 * 4) [|Alex's About page]

Think about who is your intended audience for your ‘About page’? Your students, parents/family, or to help connect with other classes? Below are examples of the type of information you might include for each audience — remember you can add more pages if needed (e.g. a Welcome parents page, blogging rules). [We'll learn how to do this.] For other students and/or parents:
 * For your About page on your writing blog:**
 * What is a blog
 * The goals of the blog
 * [|How to interact with the blog] e.g. subscribe to blog, comment on posts, guidelines for writing appropriate comments

For an example of a class blog, check out [|Mr Toft’s.ca ‘Welcome page’]


 * ~ =Below are links to our classroom blogs:= ||
 * > Dammy ||> Matthew ||> Georgia ||> Zachary ||
 * > Leah ||> Mihito ||> Sasha ||> Sharney ||
 * > Thomas ||> Georgia ||> Oliver ||> Julia ||
 * > Yaren ||> Louise ||> Joshua ||> Aaneel ||
 * > Oliver B ||> Isabella ||> Jack ||> Travis ||
 * > Kyle ||||>  ||> Jake ||