Make way the Gallo's are here!!!!!

blogging from my blackberry

I'm here!

Hello, committee...I think I am set to contribute to our blog!

The Annapolis Trip

Hey, you forgot to mention that the students who went to the US Naval Academy - Annapolis also created a blog. Here's the website/blog address:

http://sbpscience.blogspot.com/

That's the link to the Annapolis trip blog. The students wrote some very nice 'thank you' essays that describe their experiences at the US Naval Academy.

Enjoy!

Yet another posting, by Dennis, from another acoount

As I mentioned in a previous comment, I have too many email accounts.  As 'framingthelight' I have been the administrator of a few other blogs, into which students have been contributing.  Here are the blogs that have been 'completed.'  Please click on the http link so that you can view each site separately.

http://sbphistoryofscience.blogspot.com
This is the blog of the students who were in the most recent "History of Science" elective during Summer Term 2010.

http://framingthelight.blogspot.com
This is the blog of the students who were in the Digital Filmmaking class during Spring Phase 2010.

http://framingthelight.wordpress.com
This is the blog of the students who were in the Digital Photography class during Spring Phase 2009.

These blogs are now 'inactive' in that the students are no longer contributing to the sites, but as you can see, the sites still exist.

Please comment on this posting.  Thanks.

Here's my posting.

I'm adding a copy of the item "Blogging" as a measurement of improved writing (Student Performance Objective) included in our recent Middle States Reaccreditation Self-Study.

Student Performance Objective #2: Writing

By the year 2017, students at St. Benedict’s Prep will improve their writing skills as measured by:

D. An increase to 80% of students doing proficient completion of course blogs.

Baseline: 4% in August, 2010 (23 of 575 students in August, 2010)

June, 2011	30%
June, 2012	40%
June, 2013	50%
June, 2014	60%
June, 2015	70%
June, 2016	80%
June, 2017	80%

(Added by Dennis L: I just realized that I have the ability to edit "another" person's entry).

Beginning the process

On this site, we will learn how to contribute to and administer a group blog.  This type of blog is just a little different from conventional blogs, where usually only one person is the author.  In group blogs, there are several 'contributors' who write entries into the one blog 'site'.

As with conventional (one-person) blogs, there is an ability to comment on each blog entry, or "posting."  The comments can be a good record of the kind of 'conversations' that can occur referring to each particular blog entry.

As we learn how to contribute to and administer this blog, please make an effort to (1) create at least one entry; (2) comment at least once on each other author's entry.  You will see examples below.

Thanks, and good luck to all of us.  With the help of the Spirit, we shall be successful in our effort to improve student writing at SBP.