Welcome to 2nd Trimester!

Hello, students!  Welcome to your second trimester of blogging.  We have a few changes this trimester in regards to blogging, which can be found on the sheet provided in class.  But first and foremost, we are reducing the required number of blog posts to one per week.  We are also going to provide you with  multiple blog post topics, so you should never say, "I don't have anything to blog about."

Since today is  the first day of the new tri, you have a couple of tasks with your blog:
1)  On my blog page, you need to click on "Enter your blog information here" located on the right-hand side near the top.

2) Enter your blog information.  (To do this you need to log in to google, go to blogger, and click VIEW BLOG).  Your URL is what you see in the top window.  It should NOT look like this:
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1859117182435443424#editor/target=post;postID=1296302557718526434
If your URL has the word "blogger" in it, you are in edit mode.  Your URL should look something like this:
http://masonmrspalmer.blogspot.com/
Enter the information and your class period, EVEN if you had me last trimester.  I deleted the old document and started fresh so everyone must enter their blog information.

3)  Log in to goodreads.  Enter what book you are currently reading and update the page number.  Also, update your reading goal if needed.  (You may still be working on your reading goal from last trimester, and that is okay.  But if you exceeded it, please set a new one).

4) Friend Mrs. Palmer in goodreads.  To do this, click on the drop-down arrow to the right of your name.  Select "Friends."  Then,  on the right-hand side go to "find by name or email."  Type in "Laura Palmer."  Last time I checked (just a couple of days ago), I was third from the bottom.  My picture is next to my name, so you should recognize me.  Friend a few other people in the class as well.  I LOVE seeing your updates.

5) Your final task: write a new post!  Your topic idea can come from the handout provided to you yesterday in class.  Or, you can tell me what your favorite book was from last trimester and why you liked it so much (could even make it like a book review for your peers).  Aim for a solid two-paragraphs and show me that you can do at least one of the following: insert a hyperlink to a webpage, article, etc.; insert a video; or insert a picture.

Once you have accomplished all of the following, I would like you to spend the rest of the class time exploring goodreads, especially checking out your recommendations and adding books to your "Want to read" list.  If you don't have recommendations yet, spend some time going back and rating books you've read in the past so you can get recommendations.