Welcome to Brain Science Literacy!

Aim: How do we create a blog so that we can write to learn?

Do Now: Sign onto your laptop and go to this site:
    www.brainiacsofcrotona.blogspot.com  
Bookmark the page and write it down because you will be using it each day.

Welcome to Brain Science Literacy! 

In order to get started on our exploration of the latest and greatest in brain science, you will need to create your own blog. Your blog will be your "virtual" portfolio for this course. Do Nows and daily Writing Workshop activities will all be posted on your blog. In order to get some great online discussion going, we also will link all of our blogs together.

You must have a gmail account for blogger. If you don't already have one, create one now. Please give yourself a professional email address that you can use your whole life.

Here are the steps for creating your own blog:

1. Go to google.com
2. Under "more" at the top of the page find and click on "blogger."
3. Sign in on your gmail account to create your own blog.
4. Click on "Create a blog."
5. Choose a title for your blog.
6. Choose a design and template for your blog.
7. Create your profile. (Add a photo if you want.)
8. When you are done, write your first post. Introduce yourself in your post. Explain a little about yourself, where you live, and what you hope to explore in this course. Be detailed. Finally, write one open-ended question (can't be answered with yes or no or one word) that you have related to brain science. 
9. Send an email to msbecker4@gmail.com with the link to your blog so that I can follow it and share it with the other students in the Brain Science classes.

Congratulations! If you reached this step, you have created your own blog and filed your first post. Don't worry--your design, template and even your first post can be edited.

I welcome your comments. (It all counts toward participation!)

A reminder that you are responsible for grading your "Where I'm From" poem using the rubric that was given to you last week along with the assignment. If you lost this paper, you can get it either below or by clicking on the assignment on Engrade. You will not get credit for this project unless you evaluate your poem using the rubric. Be sure to include supporting comments to your score.

***Editing sheets must be turned in with the final draft in order to receive full credit for the "Where I'm From" project***

"Where I'm From" assignment

Rubric for Where I'm From poem.

Before Exiting: Write your first posting. It should be a well-organized paragraph explaining what you hope to explore in this course. Be detailed. Then write one open-ended question you have related to brain science.

Today's Agenda
I. Do Now
II. Mini lesson: Blogging Rubric
III. Writing Workshop
IV. Posting/ Closing

What's due

• Editing sheets
• "Where I'm From" poem
• Where I'm From self-evaluation
• Engrade account and message
• Link to blog and first posting

Always check Engrade for your up to the minute progress in this class.

Publishing Day for "Where I'm From" poems is Friday!!!!!
Final drafts of  poems are due. This is your first project of the semester so it will count as 33% of your grade so far in this class.