Think+6

Add Content to Your Blo g toc  

Discovery Exercise
Some information about using your blog:

 Your blog will be as meaningful as you make it. Invest in your reflections and spend a little time crafting your posts. Take time to link, format your text and add images. Feel free to go beyond the minimum posting requirements. The blog is truly yours.  Be brave when posting and celebrate your learning. We all struggle and experience frustration and can benefit from hearing about others' experiences. We also want to hear about your discoveries and problem-solving triumphs!
 * Tips for a Richer Blogging Experience **

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Be generous in commenting on other blogs. Blogging is meant to engage readers in two-way communication. We are a community of learners. If you take a little time to encourage and respond to others' posts, they will respond in kind. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">

**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[[image:thinking.jpg]]Task **
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> After you have set up your blog, write the following **posts**. Be sure to include the **Think # in the Post Title**.

Write a reflective blog post based on the //Habits of Effective Lifelong Learners//. You may write about anything related to your own experiences or beliefs about Lifelong Learning, and your thoughts about this course. The three things you were asked to consider were: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Which habit(s) may be __most challenging for you__ to employ as part of your experience? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Which habit(s) will be __easiest, or are most resonant for you__ as a lifelong learner? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Which habit do you think will be __most important for you__ as you work through this course, and why? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Complete a blog post reflecting on your initial thoughts about Web 2.0 and its role in 21st Century teaching and learning. Consider the ways in which Web 2.0 tools might change (or have already changed) your professional practice. How might you be able to use these new tools to to engage today's "digital learners?" Why would you want to? How might you be able to use these tools to support your own learning?
 * POST 1: Think 1 - Reflections on Lifelong Learning**
 * POST 2: Think 2 - Thoughts about Web 2.0**

Complete a blog post with your thoughts about RSS. How do you see RSS helping you to navigate the world of Web 2.0? What questions do you still have about RSS?
 * Post 3: Think 3** - <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Write a reflection about RSS** -


 * POST 4: Think 4** - <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Write** **a reflection on your experience using your Google Reader** and share one or more items of interest from your reader. Include links to any posts you refer to.

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 * HELP Video**: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[| How to write and publish a basic blog post] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">

**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Many other Edublogs help resources available [|here] **

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