Wednesday, September 8

Objectives: To mine for ideas for writing.
To set up RSS feeds in Google Reader for student use in writing and research.
Freewrite:NONE
Lessons:
1. Go to google blog search and search 1 topic that interests you. For example.
Bmx. Choose two or three blogs to follow. Click on the RSS subscriptions box.
Play with the settings in Google Reader. **demonstrate with own blog.

• Like
• Star
• Tagging.
• Recommendations

2. Search 5 topics and add at least 8 blogs to your reader by the end of the day.

Show them how to tag them with their hour and type of writing and topics.