Nancy+Jackson,+Blogging+with+Meaning,+Round+4

=Blogging with a Purpose=

Please identify opportunities for differentiation.
 * **Title**: ||< Blogging with a Purpose ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Any/All Content Areas ||
 * **Grade**: ||< Fourth ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< Length: On going ||
 * **Summary:** ||< TSW writing meaningful/purposeful/thoughtful comments on each other's blogs &/or TT's blog. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1) TSW leave a comment, question & compliment (optional) to a posed task. Ex. "Write a comment on what strategies you will use when reading a text."
 * Be sure to highlight opportunities for students to practice/employ an "early adopter" or lifelong learning skill
 * TSW log on to their blogs & write a post about what strategies they use when reading a text.
 * TSW visit their classmates' blogs & write a comment, question & compliment to the original post.
 * TSW also include in their comment, any strategies/ideas they got from other classmates that they will incorporate into their existing strategies. ||
 * Objectives: ||< * What TEKS or other objectives does this activity/lesson project meet? ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning?
 * Student learning will be assessed based on the comments & questions left on classmates' blogs. ||
 * Resources: ||< * What resources will be needed?
 * Teacher blog, students' blogs, computers ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

Discussion:
Use the Embed Widget tool to add a Discussion Area widget. Bump the number to 100. This will take the comments from the discussion tab and add them to the bottom of the page. This will encourage teacher reflection and modification.