Thinking
A blog is a place where one learns to think, plan and reflect. A blog forces one to read in order to gather the knowledge needed for every blog post. Because of weekly blog posting, I am able to play with technology, create ideas, and collaborate with others on those ideas. I, plus many of my fellow classmates, suffered from being procrastinators in the past, but the set weekly blog post requirements have taught us the importance of turning assignments in on time. I have also learned better time management skills since AP English is definitely demanding. Over all, blogs have given me an opportunity to discover my personal interest in blogging, or writing in general. I feel a sense of satisfaction when I have finished writing a personal blog post, and I feel accomplished when classmates respond to my posts. By researching important issues and throwing my opinion out there for the public to read, I ultimately have come out as a growing reader, thinker, writer, and socialist.
Click On The Post It To Go To My Blog!
Listed below are the AP standards
that blogging meets:
Inquiring/Research
Research/Inquiry Process: Students shall engage in inquiry and research to address questions, to make judgements about credibility, and to communicate ideas in ways that suit the purpose and audience.
Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ehtical behavior.
Students:
A. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
B. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
C. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
D. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Students:
A. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
B. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
C. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
D. use multiple processes and diverse persepectives to explore alternative solutions.
Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and enviorments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
A. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital enviorments and media.
B. communication information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
C. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
D. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
When Mrs. Huff told my classmates and me that we were all going to create an ePortfolio for our semester exam in our AP English 11 class, the first thought that came to mind was what would I do to make my project stand out? My classmates and I had the option either to make our project on a PBwiki application, or to create a web page using moonfruit.com. However, I had no idea which application would help me create a more appealing ePortfolio. After giving it some thought and playing around with both moonfruit and PBwiki, I made the decision that moonfruit.com was more suited for the goals I set to accomplish with this project. With more graphics and freedom to do what I want, moonfruit helped me evaluate and select the appropriate data needed for my ePortfolio.
Which One Should I Pick?
OR
PBWiki
Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Students:
A. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
B. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information froma varitey of sources and media.
C. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
D. process data and report results.
Here is a Picture of The Facebook Homepage
During the past summer, the AP English 11 students, which include me, had to complete several different summer assignments. These summer assignments involved tasks such as commenting on a discussion board over our summer read. But how could any of us know how to properly respond to a discussion board without any previous knowledge of one? FACEBOOK. A large percentage of high school students operate a facebook, and communicate with one another through their walls. By transferring this knowledge of commenting and collaborating with one another through technology, my classmates and I were able to successfully complete our summer assignment without any difficulty.
Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demostrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Students:
A. understand and use technology systems.
B. select and use applications effectively and productively.
C. troubleshoot systems and applications.
D. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
