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| Your
final activity is to get your blog ready for use. You have an
idea for using the blog and connecting it to your curriculum. All
you need to do is get it ready for use. First, look back at your ideas from Activity 2. Make sure you have the idea that you are most willing to try to include in your classroom curriculum and start setting up your blog. Next, make sure based on your usage of the blog that your settings are appropriate. Have you thought of all that you needed to to make sure your students can use this blog in the best learning capacity as possible? Come back to this page to see how well you did! Finally, check how you did setting up your blog with the rubric below. |
| Category | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Content Accuracy | The content of the blog has an educational purpose that is clear to the viewer. It would appear that the use of this blog will enhance the learning of students. | The content of the blog has an educational purpose. It is not clear the use of the blog will enhance the learning of the students. | The content of the blog is not clearly tied to an educational purpose. The blog will not enhance the learning of the students. |
| Settings | The settings of the blog clearly reflect the use of the blog. The settings chosen will assist in the learning process for each student. | The settings of the blog are unclearly when tied to the use of the blog. The settings chosen will assist in the learning process for each student. | The settings of the blog are not clearly reflecting the use of the blog. The settings chosen will not assist in the learning process for each student. |
| Spelling & Grammar | There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the blog. | There are a 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the blog. | There are 5+ errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the blog. |
| Creativity | The blog post is very creative and allows the students flexibility in their comments. | The blog post is somewhat creative and allows the students some flexibility in their comments. | The blog post is not creative and does not allow the students flexibility in their comments. |
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Color
Choices |
Colors of background & fonts form a pleasing palette and do not detract from the content. | Colors of background and fonts do not detract from the content. | Colors of background and fonts create a distraction to the content. |