Auste's+Lesson+Plan

Objective: To demonstrate an understanding of concepts through journal entries.
 * __7-D-1 Teaching Safe Behavior__**

Technology: Students will use a blog to respond to prompts given in class. Students will be assigned one prompt a week to answer on their blog that are related to the topics being covered in class and they will respond to a classmates’ post once a week. They will work on this assignment on their own time and the only in class time will be given initially as an introduction and to make sure students have their blog set up correctly.

Behavioral Expectations: Students will be asked to post and respond to one of their classmates entries once a week. I encourage the creation of dialogue that is thoughtful and open. At times, some of the students many not agree with the positions that are taken in the forum. This diversity is welcomed, however, each student must exercise respect for the thoughts and comments that are posted by their peers. If any posted comments are inappropriate or of an offensive nature, they will be removed from the forum and I will address the issue with the author of the offending content. Please follow the following guidelines: -Never post, transmit, promote, or distribute content that is known to be illegal. -Never post harassing, threatening, or embarrassing comments. -If you disagree with someone, respond to the subject, not the person. -Never post content that is harmful, abusive, racially, ethically, or religiously offensive.

Procedure: 1. Help students create a blog account. Make sure they check the setting box for “user must be registered and logged in to comment.” 2. Post a list of all of the blog addresses on my teacher website. 3. Once a week (Monday morning) assign a prompt or a choice of prompts for students to respond to by Friday at midnight.

Inappropriate content: Students will be expected to report inappropriate content or responses. Each case will be handled on a case by case basis and in extreme or repeated offenses, parents and/or school administrators will be notified.

Sources: https://my.arcadia.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp


 * __7-D-2 Permission Letter__**

Dear students and families of Algebra I, During the 2009-20010 school year, Mrs. Joost's class will be taking part in a pilot writing program designed to help them communicate their knowledge and explore their ideas by sharing their writing with a real audience. Students will be using personal weblogs to post their writing on the internet. A Weblog, or blog, is a special type of web page that can be created and easily updated using a web browser. Each new entry has its own date stamp and also has a comments section where visitors to the blog may leave comments for the author. Students will be assigned one prompt a week (on Monday) to answer on their blog that are related to the topics being covered in class and they will respond to a classmates’ post once a week (all posts are due by Thursday and comments are due by Friday at midnight). They will work on this assignment on their own time and the only in class time will be given initially as an introduction and to make sure students have their blog set up correctly. The weekly blog assignments will be part of your child's Algebra grade each marking period. Students will receive a scoring rubric that explains the expectations for these assignments. The rubric will include a section for the comments they leave in other students' blogs. 1. Students using blogs are expected to act safely by keeping personal information out of their posts. You agree to not post or give out your family name, password, username, e-mail address, home address, school name, city, country or other information that could help someone locate or contact you in person. You may share your interests, ideas, and preferences. 2. Students using blogs agree to not share their username or password with anyone besides their teachers and parents. You agree to never log in as another student. 3. Students using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for the class is not appropriate for your blog. While we encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, we also expect that you will conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of this school. 4. Student blogs are to be a forum for student expression. However, they are first and foremost a tool for learning, and such will sometimes be constrained by the various requirements and rules of classroom teachers. Students are welcome to post on any school appropriate subject. 5. Students blogs are to be a vehicle for sharing student writing with real audiences. Most visitors to your blog who leave comments will leave respectful, helpful messages. If you receive a comment that makes you feel uncomfortable or is not respectful, tell your teacher right away. Do not respond to the comment. 6. Students who do not abide by these terms and conditions may lose their opportunity to take part in this project. I have read and understand these blogging terms and conditions. I agree to uphold them. Student signature and date: Parents/guardians signature and date:
 * Security:** This blogging project is desi gned to minimize risk to your child. The only personally identifying information included in the blog will be their first name. There will be no mantion of o ur school name or location. Students are allowed to post their interests and opinions, but not their age, e-mail address, photographs of themselve s, or other sensitive information.
 * Permission:** Before your child may start posting to their blog, we are asking for you and your child to discuss and sign the following form.
 * __Blogging Terms and Conditions__**

Resources: Richardson, Will. __Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms__. Corwin Press; Thousand Oaks, CA. 2009.