December 6 - Welcome Year 9

Welcome Year 9. I am Ms. Dietrich and I will be your tech teacher for Term 2. This is going to be a great time and you are going to become proficient using Microsoft Publisher. That is a program that is used for creating Newsletters (among other things). Our Unit of Work will culminate in your class creating a Community and Service Newsletter which will be uploaded on the school's server.

The first thing that we will need to do is to create a blog using Blogger. Blogger is a free online service that let's you create and maintain a blog. A blog (which is short for web log) is an online journal and meets our requirements:-) As part of our coursework we need to keep a Process Journal which will house all the research, reflections, and references that we amass for documentation purposes. Since we are in a computer room, a cyber notebook will suit our needs.

Let's check out this video that shows just how easy it is . . .



Now it's your turn. Go to: http://www.blogger.com

That was easy, wasn't it.

Now for your first post please welcome your cyberaudience. Then reflect on the process of creating a blog. (Was it easy? Did you encounter any difficulties? Would you be able to show someone else (family, friends) how to create a blog?).

Welcome to the blogosphere! Remember while this is your personal journal, that it is still part of a school project. You may personalize it, but don't put too much personal information about yourself on the blog - let your work speak for you!