Learning Blogs: December 3rd

What We Did:

In class today, during our first block of double-block humanities, we discussed and learned how to write a proper ‘Learning Blog’. A learning blog, being an online record of what work and things we learned in class.  We learned how to improve our blogging skills, and learned how to improve our overall writing. Also, how to properly reflect on what we’ve done in class and expand on our thoughts. Along with learning about how to blog, Ms. Lees, our teacher, helped us learn how to navigate through the blog, because many a person had problems in doing so. As for learning how to navigate through the blog, we learned how to troubleshoot some of the problems we had with working with the blog, and our teacher answered some of the questions we had, about the blog. Furthermore, we learned how to customize our blogs. By customize, I mean how to change font colour, the background, add gadgets, and such. In conclusion, we learned how to refine our blogging skills, how to navigate through our blogs, and reflect/think about what work we have done in class.

Why We Did It:

The learning intention behind reviewing our blog and learning what we did, is so that we will have close to no problems with using and navigating through the blog. Instead, we will use the blog with ease. Also be more confident in posting, and writing. Overall, we will be able to learn much more and get a better understanding of how to blog and write in a formal tone, as the blog is open for the public to read.

Reflections and Connections:

Skill #1) It is just as important to be digitally literate as it is to be literate. Due to technology continuously advancing and becoming more complex as time goes on, technology has become a big part of everyday life. So learning how to blog and be able to use technology to your advantage is a skill that will help you for as long as you live. Perhaps in the near future, you might need to use a program or something along those lines, which you are unfamiliar with, and you need to adapt to it quickly. Using this particular skill that we learned today, you’ll be able to quickly adapt and learn how to use the program, slowly becoming more comfortable with using it. Since technology surrounds us, and is everywhere we go, it is likely that you will use this skill in the future, whether it be during your time at university or at your workplace.

Skill #2) Another skill that we learned is how to speak and write in a formal tone. Not writing with slang, text lingo, or conversational tone. Writing in a formal tone, with proper punctuation and grammar. The way you would write an essay or such. It is likely that you will use this skill quite often as you grow older and become an adult. Whether it be, when you are writing formal writing pieces such as dissertations or a thesis, in university, or writing a speech for winning an award.

Homework Reminders:

As for what homework is due, we have our self-assessment booklet due on Friday. I’d also just like to remind everyone that we have a Humanities re-test during flex time, tomorrow. Don’t forget that we have our ‘Innovation Fair’ proposals due on December 9^th.