Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Famous Kiwi Blogger

I was watching Campbell Live last night and was so excited when John said the next piece was on a blogger! I thought 'great that's what we look at tomorrow in Media!' So here we are!

Did any of you see it last night?

Watch the clip from the Campbell Live website and answer the following questions by clicking the 'comments' link at the bottom of the post.

1. Why was Adam Bryce recognised as being one of the world's best bloggers last year?

2. How influential is blogging?

http://www.tv3.co.nz/VideoBrowseAll/CampbellLiveVideo/tabid/367/articleID/55032/cat/84/Default.aspx#video

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

well done

yay! you have now got a blog to write your thoughts, complete homework and keep in touch with each other.

Your first task today is to tell me what you think a blog is.

To do this you will leave a comment on this post by clicking the comments link.

Your next task is to find a blog that you really like and tell me why you like it - again using the comments link.

Have fun!

Welcome to Media in Term 2

Hi everyone

It's been awesome meeting you over the past 2 days. You're great!

Today we are thinking about blogs and creating one to use throughout this term.

To do this you need to scroll down to my first post and follow the instructions.

Have fun!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

What a week!

Im so sorry about the messy start this week. You have all been very patient and I really appreciate that. By now you should have started your profiles and tomorrow I will be taking your photos :) By Tuesday next week our profiles will be complete and we can move onto Blogs!

Thanks - you're the bestest!

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Welcome

Welcome to Year 9 Media. This class will run for Term 2 only. You will work in Room 219 and in computer labs and around the entire school.

Media is awesome! It is the best subject ever because we learn how to make stuff like blogs and tv ad's and new products. If you love Media you can take it again in Year 12 and Year 13 and you can study it at University.

This blog is just for you. This is where I can ask you questions and you can answer. This is where I can give you homework tasks and you can complete them online at home.

Your first task in Media is to set up your own blog.

Blog is short for weB LOG - a place where you write a log on the web.

People have different reasons for starting a blog.

THINK - why would someone have a blog?

PAIR - turn to the person sitting next to you - introduce yourself

SHARE - tell them why you think someone would have a blog, then listen carefully to what your partner thinks

Using the same process answer this question:

THINK - Why is Mrs Matatahi making us create a blog?

PAIR

SHARE

You are now going to create your own blog using blogger.com

BUT first we need to discuss some boundaries for using the internet.

CLASS DISCUSSION :) All eyes on me.

Back to the fun stuff

1. You need to go to File and open a New Window

2. Type in www.blogger.com

3. Follow the instructions on the website