Unit+Goals+and+Objectives

Based on the lesson, the learner will explain in his or her own words that blogs are similar to online journals. The learner will be able to identify the parts of a blog in a group discussion. Using the school’s Cyber Safety Guidelines and Acceptable Use Policy as a guide, the learner will apply Internet Safety Guidelines and Acceptable Use Policy when blogging and commenting meeting the criteria stated in the guidelines and policy. Using the guidelines handout, the learner will discuss the guidelines and distinguish between sample comments that meet the guidelines and those that do not. The learners will express in their own words why a comment meets or does not meet the guidelines. Using individual computer workstations, the learner will be able to open an Internet browser, type [|www.kidblogs.org] into the address bar, and successfully use his/her username and password to login to the kidblogs site. Using Kidblog and the guidelines for commenting on a blog handout, the learner will compose and submit a comments on their teacher or librarian’s blog that meet the criteria stated in the guidelines. Using Kidblog and the instructions for the introduction blog post, the learner will compose a blog post that meets the criteria stated in the instructions. Using the guidelines for commenting on a blog post handout, the learner will compose and submit comments to interesting posts that meet the criteria stated in the guidelines. Following a class discussion on blogging topics and ideas and using the instructions for publishing a blog post, the learner will compose a blog post that meets the criteria stated in the handout. Using Kidblog and the guidelines for commenting on a blog handout, the learner will compose and submit a comments on classmates’ blog that meet the criteria stated in the guidelines.
 * 1.0 Read a blog**
 * 2.0 Adhere to Cyber Safety Guidelines and Acceptable Use Policy**
 * 3.0 Guidelines for commenting on a blog**
 * 4.0 Logging into Kidblogs.org**
 * 5.0 Practice commenting on a blog**
 * 6.0 Publish introduction blog post**
 * 7.0 Comment on other students’ posts**
 * 8.0 Publish blog posts independently**
 * 9.0 Read and comment on classmates’ blogs**

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