Genius Project

Hi 7th Grade!

Today,

I would like you to log in to the blog:

http://kidblog.org/Classof2015Technology/

Today, you will have a chance to read through each other's ideas for Genius Projects.

I would like you to offer constructive ideas and ask smart questions, so you can help shape each other's proposed ideas into (even more) amazing projects.

I would like you to comment on at least 10 projects (and be sure to try to balance it out so that everyone has several comments...)

First, I would like to review the Art of Academic Commenting.

I will approve all your comments before they are posted, so be sure you stay follow the guidelines.

I found a few slides from my favorite blog, Langwitches, to help us review the difference between social and academic commenting.  In school, we ALWAYS will used academic commenting...

Let's review the slides:

This is Social Commenting, and not the sort of thing we will be using at HTS:

I will expect thoughtful comments, like this:

I will need to approve all your comments, so please be sure to follow these guidelines!  You may comment on this post, or My Favorite Things post today.

Mrs. Morell