Transition Year blog challenge.
September.
Set up a Blogger account.
Email blog address to Ms. O'Callaghan.
Change the blog template.
Watch this video and then remove the Blogger navigation bar.
Change the blog template.
Remove the Blogger navigation bar.
Insert a Login button / Blogger Icon on Home Page.
Comment on 5 other TY's blogs in your year.
Change posts and comments settings so that you must review comments before they are posted.
Comment on 5 other TY's blogs in your year.
Change posts and comments settings so that you must review comments before they are posted.
Watch this video, then write a post about your digital dossier or digital footprint.
Make a minimum of one blog post each week.
October.
Insert an image in a blog post.
Watch this video and add a caption to the image and credit the owner/website of the image.
Go back and edit previous blogposts so that all images credit their owner/website.
Go back and edit previous blogposts so that all images credit their owner/website.
Capture an image on a digital camera and upload it to your blog.
Modify the template to include one of your own images like in this video. (no copy right issues)
Find copyright images using Creative commons.
Write a sentence in a blog post without using words only images, Like this blog post made by a previous years T.Y.
Create an animated photo show. Use websites like animoto . You can embed your animoto slideshow onto your blog as a post like in this video
Continue to write one blog post each week.
November.
November.
Create
and compile TWO pages on your blog like in this video – An About Me page and an About St
Wolstans/Celbridge/My Hobby or any other suitable topic.
Link to another website.
In one of your posts, link to a previous blog post.
Write a post using a persuasive style of writing.
Think about something important you have learned outside of school and write a blog post about it.
Write a post about something you are interesting in and include a link to a blog or a website about the topic.
Create a poll by going to Polldaddy and embedding your poll in either your sidebar or a post like this video
Continue to write one blog posts each week.
December.
December.
Adjust Blogger settings to Moderate comments submitted by Registered Users only.
Enable Word Verification for comments.
Make a suitable comment on any post on the St Wolstans Transition Year blog.
Make a suitable comment on another student’s blog.
Moderate users comments posted to your blog.
Create an avatar for your blog using one of these websites: buildyourwildself, weeworld, osoq
Create a voki for your blog at http://www.voki.com./
Continue to write one blog post each week.
January.
Write a post about something that you have done to help the environment.
Make a movie about an important topic like saving the environment using this website: xtranormal.
Writ a blog post about your community and school.
Write a blog post about somewhere that you would like to visit when you leave school.
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
Continue to write one blog post each week.
February.
Make ONE of your own podcasts to your blog using audioboo
Add a podcast to your blog.
Source a suitable video on YouTube and insert in a blog post.
Create a Slide Share account.
Add a PowerPoint to Slide Share, copy HTML code and insert into a blog post.
Upload your subject presentations to Slide share and share on your blog.
Write a blog post about you thought on T.Y so far.
Continue to write one blog post each week.
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
March.
Activate Total Page Views
Insert a Cluster Visitor Map on your blog.
Get HTML code for and insert a Google map on your Home Page.
Get HTML code for and insert a Google map on your Home Page.
Activate Links/Blog Roll gadget.
Add a Google translator bar to your side bar.
Write a blog post in another language.
Write a blog post in another language.
Continue to write one blog post each week
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
April.
Create a slideshow of photos from ty and upload them onto your blog.
Create and share another podcast.
Create another Poll.
Write a blog post about what you have learned about yourself in T.Y.
Write a blog post about the best moment of T.Y for you.
Continue to write one blog post each week
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
May.
Write a blog post giving advice to incoming transition years.
Write a reflection of you T.Y experience. Read some of last years T,Y'S reflections, Siobhán, Chloe, Louise, Kellie, Ailbhe, Orlagh.
Write a blog post about what you thought of blogging in transition year.
Continue to write one blog post each week
Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
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Continue to make suitable comments on other student’s blog posts.
Continue to moderate users comments on your blog.
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