Blog Checklist

The blogs are looking great, everyone has been doing a fantastic job of finding new ways to display information and customize their sites. Here is the updated Checklist for your blog. Your blog will be checked for these items during the second class next week.

Management

  • All group members have been added as Administrators.
  • All group members have made at least one post.
  • All posts are Categorized.
  • Links to pages are visible at the top or side of the page.

Design

  • Theme – Header image and Blog title have been customized to represent your country’s culture.
  • Blogroll – Important links for your research are listed here.
  • Sidebar – You have customized several widgets on your sidebar.

Content

Post Categories

  • Current Events – You should have at least 5 posts in this category with a link to the news article.
  • Tourism – You should have 1 tourism post that includes a video about your country and a link to the official tourism site.
  • Language Arts -Each student should post their Information Text Analysis.
  • Social Studies – The Venn Diagram, Acrostic Poem and Article Summary are posted as separate posts with a title.
  • PE – The Factbook assignment is posted.

Pages

  • Country Profile – This information can appear as a separate page or on your sidebar
  • Global Citizenship – The Human Rights Report is posted here.
  • Social Studies Page- Ambassador Letter, Timeline and Key issues are posted on this page.
  • Science – The Factoid assignment is published on this page.
  • Math – Statistical Analysis and graphs, upload your document to the page.

Human Rights Report

This is a reminder that Global Citizenship students need to post their country report by May 23. The report can be posted on the Global Citizenship page. Here are some useful websites for your research:

Transparency International

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

Blog Status Checklist

At this point your blog should meet the following requirements in these 3 areas:

Management

  • All group members have been added as Administrators
  • All posts are categorized

Design

  • Theme – personalized to reflect the culture of the country
  • Blogroll – personalized with links for your research
  • Sidebar has been customized for your research

Content

  • At least 2 Current Events Posts
  • Social Studies Page – contains Ambassador Letter, Timeline and Issues
  • Country Profile – demographic information can be displayed as a post, page or on the sidebar

Expo Launch

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The Expo Launch is today in the FAT at 2:00. Teachers will be explaining various components of the project and you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of some Grade 9 students from last year.

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