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www.ugcloud.ca

Use your network login to access

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Why?

1. You can't forget to save your work - google does it for you!

2. You never have to worry about where you saved it (home computer, USB, school network) - it's in the cloud.

3. You don't need to have the same expensive (or cheap) software at home as you do at school.

4. You don't have to worry about multiple versions (updates/changes)

Collaboration:

5. You can easily share work with a group - all contribute to same document (synchronously or asynchronously)

6. You can track who did/wrote/changed what

7. See number 4 above

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Google Apps

email (board wide)

document (word processor - like Word or Word Perfect)

presentation (like power point or Corel presentation)

spreadsheet (like Excel)

form (like survey monkey)

draw

Others:

sites, calendar, Blogger

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Blogging

One of the expectations for the course is for you to blog regularly.

Why???

- practice stating and supporting your opinion

- authentic audience

- creates a learning community

- discuss what you are learning with class mates - focus on issues

- learn to create an opposing argument

- learn to support your argument against challenges

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Blogger

1. Login to ugcloud account. Always opens to inbox first.

2. Under pull down menu "More" choose blogger.

3. Create your (limited) profile. (use your first name and initial of last name!)

4. Join the class blog - your invitation should be in your ugcloud email.

5. Write a post. (orange button with pencil in it)

6. Tag your post. (your name and a topic)

7. Publish your post.

8. Comment on someone else's post

Some Vocabulary:

Your Blog - a website that has a consistent URL

A Post - one piece of writing/submission that goes on your blog. Each post will be done within your one consistent Blog

Comment - space for readers to respond to your posts and you can also reply to them.

Tag - a way of labelling things in the cloud for easy retrieval

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A Good Blog Post

- states your opinion on an issue

- is written in a way that encourages your audience to respond

- may include images, videos, hyperlinks to other information.

If you are embedding an image or video make sure you introduce it and explain why you are including it. Tell your audience what they should look for. You also must cite (credit) your source.

Your teacher may supply you with recommended topics or starter phrases.

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A Good Comment

Please respond to others' blogs. Getting feedback is really great for bloggers!

Here are some phrases you can use to get you started:

I agree with you because...

I disagree with you because...

I think...

I believe...

Check...

I am confused...

I don't understand...

Have you thought about...

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Your first blog post:

Choose an image that you think says something about Canada's identity.

Insert the image into your blog (cite your source - at least the URL).

Explain why you chose this image and what it says about Canada's identity.

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Example:

This is a photograph of the Peace Tower in Ottawa. I chose this image because I think it represents a lot of things that are important to Canada and what Canadians stand for.

Let's start with it's name: the Peace Tower. Part of Canada's reputation is that it is a peacekeeping nation. But it is not just about being peaceful, it is about the sacrifices made during war to bring peace. At its dedication near the end of WWI, PM Borden said it was "...memorial to the debt of our forefathers and to the valour of those Canadians who, in the Great War, fought for the liberties of Canada..." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Tower) I think this also shows

http://finaltrnasit.com/blog//wp-content/gallery/ca/ottawa/DSC_1049.jpg

that Canadians have been willing to make sacrifices to protect the things we hold dear.

I also chose this image because it it part of the Parliament buildings which represent our democratic government system.

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