Week 3

Before class meets:

• • Watch Why digital skills matter TEDx Talk.

  • Learn about online safety and security while building a blog by completing the Creating a responsible blog lesson.

  • Watch the tutorial How to add a comment section to the NEW Google Sites! 2018 PRO tip.

Enhance your website

• • Add the Disqus comment functionality to your blog page.

  • On your blog page write a responsible blog post, that includes an image.

  • Publish your website.

  • Place the website information into the CoP Blogs shared google doc table.

  • Comment on at least 2 other blog posts from your classmates.

  • Respond to each comment left on your blog post.

Challenge Assignments: Choose at least two to complete

• • Watch Top 10 Tips for Google Sites for Beginner and Power User and improve your site with two of the tips.

  • Select new images for page headers.

  • Add a logo.

  • Add a fav icon.

  • Add an additional form of external content into your blog post, such as a YouTube video or google doc.

  • Hide a page.

  • Add a footer.

For your first blog entry reflect on...

• • What is something new that you learned?

  • How would you use these tools in your real classroom?

  • How would you improve similar projects in the future?

  • What do you still need help with?

  • Narrate your process of installing the comment functionality Disqus. Think of it as a tutorial for your classmates.

• Insert an image.

• Insert an emoji expressing your feelings about this week's assignment.