"Williams' GeoWorld" is the page I have created on facebook for my students to blog, comment on other students' blogs, post pictures, and post videos onto. My students have had a blast creating academic and school appropriate facebook profiles connected to their mysbisd gmail accounts!
Step 1: Sign-up for facebook (www.facebook.com ) using mysbisd gmail accounts
Step 2: Open mysbisd gmail account to confirm e-mail before (open e-mail from facebook, click on blue link, this will get you back to the facebook site)
Step 3: Create facebook profile (Make sure to have a conversation before students begin sharing too much information on facebook about what is appropriate a.k.a. do not put things like phone numbers, address, cuss words, inappropriate pictures, etc.)
Step 4: Take a facebook profile picture using the webcam on the Asus
Signing up and creating their profiles took a full class period and a little of the next class for some. Most, however, were able to get write into blogging, commenting, and posting the next day.
The first question I asked them to blog is below. I also asked them to thoughtfully comment about at least two other student's blogs. This was a lot of fun! I put the Williams' GeoWorld page up on my Activboard screen, which they liked because they could see when people posted and all that good stuff!
Williams' GeoWorld
If you were a photographer for the book called “A Day in the Life of America” or the video “America Through My Eyes” what 10 things would you photograph? Give a brief explanation of why for each of your choices.
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