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Lesson Plan for First Blog Post after Research Gliffy
2. Use the ten step guide to compose and post to your blog, checking off each step as you complete it. 3. Use the wiki instruction page as a guide 4. conclude by commenting on other blog posts – see the last step in the 10 step guide || 2. Freewrite (google docs) about the question: student wrote about the topic and was able to connect, incorporate the snippet found in google reader and identify the source of the information 3. Focused sentence: student was able to see the gist of where the passion was taking him in the writing and identify it 4. Freewrite again and give it tags: student was able to build on the identified direction of interest and articulate the context of the thinking 5. Edit: student can edit for grammar and spelling 6. Find image: student can locate appropriate image 7. Insert image: student can publish image in writing piece 8. Freewrite again: student can incorporate image into his thinking on the topic 9. Create new blog post: student can publish 10. Respond to other blog posts: student can find and engage in meaningful conversations ||
 * Lesson || Finding a passion and finding others who share that passion ||
 * What should they end up knowing? || How you get noticed online. How you find others with shared interests online. How you act as a good community member through thoughtful response. ||
 * 5 years from now, what will they still have from this? || The ability to network successfully online. To connect through thoughtful response where blog posts and discussions reflect off each other in meaningful discourse. ||
 * Materials || Computer with online connection, account in online academic networking community ||
 * Motivation || You have been responding to interesting posts by other students. you have been doing research on a topic of interest to you. Now it is your turn to connect with other people in the community through your interest. ||
 * Development || 1. Check your google reader – what’s new and of interest to you?
 * Summary || Writing is a way to clarify and substantiate our thinking. Thoughtful text that incorporates images, snippets and has substance, can inspire meaningful and stimulating conversation. ||
 * Assessment || 1. Use google reader: student found interesting information being delivered to him in google reader and incorporated it in his thinking about the topic
 * Follow Up || Students use tagging to search for other community members who are interested in the same topic, engage in conversation with what has already been written and invite other people to engage in conversation over their new blog posts. ||