Thursday, February 17, 2011

Blog a Difference Project

Blog Visitors – scroll to bottom comments and copy the URL of an interesting looking Blog Topic. Paste into a new tab in your browser. Check it out and please comment!
Students in my class - Read this entire post before beginning!

BLOG-A-DIFFERENCE PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of this project is to encourage you to think more deeply about the world in which you live. The more you seek to understand the roots or history of the many wonderful and many troubling situations around us, the more you will appreciate the amazing diversity of the human spirit. The next step is for you to inspire curiosity and help others become more enlightened about our world. Remember that controversial issues often have evolved over generations and are engrained in cultures. Check this link for Opposing Viewpoints on hot topics and great sources. Embed an audio/video clip (http://www.schooltube.org/, http://www.npr.org/, http://www.pbs.org/, http://www.cnn.com/, ...) This post (in fact, the project) provides a way for all of us to share our blogs. Feel free to show off a little. The minimum expectations are below. I expect you to really take this project to the next level.

Comment to this Post and include:
Name: First name and last initial
Blog Title: The title or topic of the blog
Blog URL: the URL or web address of your Blog (hyperlink if you can)

Example:
Name: Mr. Turton
BLOG Topic: Leadership Course Blog
URL: http://2011-acs-leadership.blogspot.com/

BLOG-A-DIFFERENCE PROJECT RUBRIC
On your Blog you will be graded as follows:
1. Comment below - Add name, title, and url in a comment on this Blog Post (see above). You want people to leave comments on your Blog, so make the title and topic interesting. (x/10)
2. Formatting and style - Make it easily readable and add some interesting images, gadgets, color, unique formatting, audio, video, and general pizzazz to match your skill level (x/20)
3. Professionalism - Keep a clean appearance. Use appropriate language and topics. All content must be school appropriate. Check your spelling and grammar. (x/10)
4. Reference your sources - Cite the sources of your infomation using http://www.easybib.com/ or use APA citation format. Each post needs its own citations unless it is 100% original words. (x/10)
5. Create at least 3 Posts - Each should be different and interesting, but still relate to the general Blog Topic. Each post needs to include some of your original thoughts and ideas. (x/30)
6. Comment Moderation - Accept at least 10 comments. Moderate your comments to prevent garbage from appearing on your Blog. Only accept clean and appropriate comments. {under settings, enable moderation always}. Encourage others to visit your blog. It helps to have an interesting titles for your Posts. (x/10)
7. Self-Evaluation - Copy this rubric and paste it into a Word document. (x10)
Project Total = XX/100

49 comments:

  1. Cearra P.
    blog topic: Addiction:Is it a choice or a disease
    url:http://choiceordisease.blogspot.com/

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  2. Lindsey B
    Blog topic: Cyber-Bullying
    url: http://lindsey-cyberbullying.blogspot.com/

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  3. Kelly T.
    Blog Topic: Driving Distractions
    URL: http://driving-distraction.blogspot.com/

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  4. Jessica I
    Blog Topic: Mental Disorders
    URL: http://mentaldisorders101.blogspot.com/

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  5. Norbert B
    Blog Topic: Censorship
    URL: http://ncensorship.blogspot.com/

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  6. Amanda N
    Blog Topic: Childhood Obesity
    URL: http://childhoodobesityy.blogspot.com/

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  7. Joey G
    Blog Topic: Leaked Information
    URL: http://leakedinformation.blogspot.com/

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  8. Name: Ashley Chevallier
    Blog Topic: Underage Drinking
    URL: http://underagedrinking101.blogspot.com/

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  9. Name: Josh Kwitowski
    Blog Topic: New York Laws and licenses
    URL: http://nylovesmoney.blogspot.com/

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  10. Name: Stacee M
    Blog Title: Body Image
    Blog URL: http://bodyyimage.blogspot.com/

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  11. Name: Delena Jagusiak
    Blog Topic: Global Warming
    URL: http://global-warming2011.blogspot.com/

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  12. Note: I checked all previous comments.

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  13. Dan B.
    Rap Music
    http://effectsofrap.blogspot.com/

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  14. Taylor J
    Blog Topic: Teen Struggles
    URL: http://teenstruggles1.blogspot.com/

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  15. Name: Nick I
    Blog Title: Energy
    Blog URL: http://energy10101.blogspot.com/

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  16. Name: Tara H
    Blog Title: All About Eating Disorders
    Blog URL: http://tara-allabouteatingdisorders.blogspot.com

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  17. Jacob G
    Cloning
    da106jg.blogspot.com

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  18. Tyler S.
    Topic: Underage Drinking
    URL: http://underagedrinking-tyler.blogspot.com/

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  19. Name: Cindy C.
    Blog Title: Artificial Intelligence
    Blog URL: http://cecartintell.blogspot.com/

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  20. John Lake
    Blog Title: Religious Conflicts
    Blog URL: http://religiousconflicts1.blogspot.com/

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  21. Name: Pauly G
    Blog Title: Drunk Driving
    Blog URL: http://drunkdriving2.blogspot.com/

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  22. Stephen Garas
    topic- Videogames
    http://steve332.blogspot.com/

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  23. Andy S
    Blog Title: Military Deployment
    URL: http://usmilitarydeployement.blogspot.com/

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  24. Name: Andy s
    BLOG Topic: New Taliban
    URL: http://newtaliban.blogspot.com/

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  25. Name: Andy s
    BLOG Imperial War on Libya
    URL: http://imperialwaronlibya.blogspot.com/

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  26. Name: John L
    BLOG Title: Democrats vs. Republicans
    URL: http://lake-politics.blogspot.com/

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  27. Name: Tara H
    Blog Title: Top Ten Disney Stars Gone Bad
    URL: http://taradisneygonebad.blogspot.com/

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  28. Name: Cindy C
    Blog Title: Juvenile Drinking, Drug Abuse, and Offenders
    URL: http://underagerragers.blogspot.com/

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  29. Heyo New Blog
    Nick I
    Internet Security
    http://bananaapplestrolo.blogspot.com/

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  30. Brandon H.
    Blog Title: Air Pollution
    URL: http://airpollution20.blogspot.com/

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  31. Ben F.
    Blog Title:War Profiteering/ Black Marketing
    URL:http://warprofiteeringblackmarket.blogspot.com/

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  32. Zach M
    Paranormal Phenomena
    http://paranormalnaturalphenomena-zach.blogspot.com/

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  33. Erik F.
    Blog Title: drunk drinking
    URL:http://erikfeitshans.blogspot.com

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  34. Name: Kayla K
    Blog Title: Abortion: Killing an innocent child
    URL: http://wouldyoukillaninnocentchild.blogspot.com/

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  35. Ryan H.
    Blog Title: Television
    URL: http://RHelmsTV.blogspot.com

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  36. Kayla G.
    Blog Title: Help the Abused Animals
    URL: http://kayla619-stop-animal-abuse.blogspot.com/

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  37. Erik F.
    blog title: drunk driving
    URL:http://erikfeitshans.blogspot.com

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  38. Gabe M.
    Blog Title: Genocide
    URl: http://gabe-genocide.blogspot.com/

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  39. Phil B
    Blog Title: Athletes and Sports
    URL:http://ahsathletesandsports.blogspot.com/

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  40. Name: Jaimie H.
    Blog Title: Child Abuse
    Blog URL: http://abuseofchildren.blogspot.com/

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  41. Emily Z.
    Blog Title: Body Piercing and Tattooing
    URL: http://piercing-and-tattoos.blogspot.com/

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  43. Mr. Turton
    Blog Title: Turton's Technical Trials
    URL: http://turton-tech-trial.blogspot.com/

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  44. Zack C.
    Blog Title: Cyberbullying - A Growing Dilemma
    URL: http://cyberbullying-agrowingdilemma.blogspot.com/

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  45. Mariah W
    Blog Title: Racism
    URL: http://mariahleaderblog.blogspot.com/

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  46. Dylan P.
    Blog Title: Nuclear Weapons
    URL: http://ilovenuclearweapons.blogspot.com/

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  47. Chris S.
    Blog Title: Concealed Weapons
    URL: http://concealaweapon.blogspot.com/

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  48. Makiah H.
    Blog Title: Eating Disorders
    URL: http://eatingdisordersss.blogspot.com/

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  49. Patrick O'Connor
    Blog Title: Nuclear Weapons and WMD's
    URL: http://nuclearweaponswmd.blogspot.com/

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