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OK guys…this year we tackle blogs. 
Our goal is this – each student leaves Senior Current Issues with a fully functional working blog. This is not a facebook page – or someplace to dump a ton of prom photos, or pretty pictures of your boyfriend or girlfriend. It’s not for chatting or emailing or skyping. What we want to create is a place where you can portray yourselves professionally. Continue reading
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Hey guys check this out – an easy way for you to post a podcast to your blog. Go here for the audioboo link – register for the site. Doesn’t cost you a thing…and you already know thanks to Edward Snowden that the government listens all the time and knows everything about you – so that shouldn’t matter. Sign up. Play around with the sight. Make a 3:00 audioboo recording like the one I did above. Get the embed code and post it to your blog.
See if you can do it on your own. If not, I’ll help you out next week. We can change grades on the blog for podcasts (20 points) which may or may not raise your (MP#2 final blog grade) which may or may not raise your second marking period final grade. If it does, I’ll bump it up.
See what you can do with this thing. It’s pretty cool. And really easy.
See you soon.
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Thirty Point Assignment – due Wednesday November 6 11:59 PM.
Guys…don’t be afraid of constructive criticism. To get it or to give it.
In reading your evaluations – I am continually struck by the fact that you see imperfections in one anothers’ blogs but you are hesitant to announce that to the individual who created that blog. Don’t be! One – you need to be comfortable in presenting critiques – “in your own right.” Part of communication in the workplace and in life is being honest. So, be honest. Two – your friends need your advice. Come on…if these blogs are going to improve then people need to hear what you have to say. So say it. If you see something that needs work then say it needs work.
Finally, you can be creatively constructive. What I mean by that – couch your criticism in constructive conversation. Don’t be afraid to speak your mind…but don’t YELL – YOUR BLOG SUCKS!
Because of this… another Google Docs collaboration assignment. This one is thirty points. This one is due by Wednesday November 6 at 11:59 PM. Provide three solid criticisms to your fellow students’ blogs – THREE – each is worth ten points. Send me the copy of the post – be nice, be constructive, be explicit, but be honest. And provide the reasons that you think that this improvement will upgrade the said blog…and lets see some depth; even if that means suggesting that the blog creator take a look at another person’s work. Also, make sure to not merely repeat those criticisms that you noted on your previous evaluation. Who knows: they may be fixed by now.
And then go post it online at the appropriate blog.
If your suggested do not get posted to the blog that they are directed to, you don’t get any credit for the google docs post. And finally, do not take the suggestions personally – we are all working towards the same goal here.
So, get moving…
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Hey guys…
your blog and others as well. To do so, we need to take the evaluation assignment to the next level1 – Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Use the stuff that you see as positive off of other students’ blogs, on your own. Copy it! That’s what blogs are about. A number of you have noticed Michael’s Bucket List. Cool. Get your own bucket list. That’s what blogs are all about. Foreign guys – check the way that each of you are laying out your country – if you see an effective format, copy it. That’s the way these things get better.
2 – Don’t be afraid to be critical of your fellow students. You’ve made great insights to me into other people’s blogs – positive and negative. I have a feeling that you will not post the negatives on other people’s blogs – then how do they improve their position? You don’t have to say HEY YOUR BLOG SUCKS! but you can say – I think if you did this it might be improved or if you did that I think it would help. And positives are always welcomed – so mix things up.
That’s the way we all get better together! And make sure that spelling does not become a problem whether you are German, French, Ghanan, or American. So far so good. I did not expect to see so many quality blogs so early in the game…your efforts here are well noted.
Have a nice weekend.
mrw
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Hey guys…your blogs are coming along well. I have a concern; as I was going through all of your stuff, I got to thinking that’s a lot of personal information out there on the web. What we need to do is scale back the home info….so don’t provide a home address or a home phone on your blog…not now anyhow, not while you are in high school. I think when you graduate that is fine, necessary actually. Keep a copy of your personal resume with that information on it, to give to perspective employers. However, on your blog, and your resume, use your blog address and email address for return information.
You can also use Oakridge High School – 5493 E Hall Road – Muskegon, MI 49442.
There’s creepers out there…don’t be paranoid. Just be smart. I think these changes are probably necessary.
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