Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Welcome to the ED271 Blog

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This blog will serve as the location for several of your ED271 assignments.  You will receive an invite to post on the blog via a gmail notification.  The blog will not be viewable by the public; it will be a closed blog only to this class and guests invited by me.  You will be graded on your contributions, so here are some points to keep in mind...

  1. We need to know who the author of a post is.  If you are using an obscure username (i.e. pika71), then you will need to include your full name somewhere in your post.
  2. You work should be in a formal academic style.  This means that your writing should have a title, an opening paragraph, at least two paragraphs in the body, and a closing paragraph.  Use proper grammar and avoid slang.  Use paragraphs in your writing and not bullet lists.
  3. Include at least two in-text links in your writing.  These should compliment your writing by providing the reader with a connection to supporting documents or explanation.
  4. Include at least one reference link at the end of the post.  Give us a gem to follow up on for more reading.
  5. All of your links should be working hypertext links.
  6. Include a photo or image with your post.  Use a small or medium size and make sure it isn't distracting to your writing.
  7. Don't forget to publish your post when you are done!
Additionally, I am asking that you provide your classmates with feedback to their posts.  For each Blog topic, read through the posts and add comments to at least two.  Let's set a maximum of three comments to each post so that everyone can receive feedback.

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