ELAcollaborate

=Introduction to google docs and its potential in learning!=



Why it matters!

== Sign into Horizon's google docs portal

Recently we applied for division wide access to our own google docs portal. Why google docs?

@http://google.com/a/hzsd.ca or simply go to google and use the full email address as username!
 * Sign in using your given username and password.
 * Access most of Google's premiere collaboration tools here!

‍**Working with google docs**
Creating a new document and sharing it with group members. Demonstrated.

=**//1. Look and Share with "//**[]**//"//**=
 * partner up in groups of 2 or 3 and watch the Epilogue and share ... (create a document, share with your group and Mrs. Rieger)
 * Each partner contribute a word that stands out as a key idea in the epilogue. (no repeats)
 * For the word then define it and write a short paragraph that connects the word to you own personal thoughts and feelings.
 * ask yourself ... what does this word invoke in you? feelings, thoughts, images, significance

=2. Twitter and Connecting Your ideas!=

Create a twitter account.

=twitter.com=

Follow each other.

Find a weblink that connects your word to Romeo and Juliet and tweet it!

Include the hashtag #910rox ?

Check out the newspaper at: []

=3. Get a blogger blog and start blogging!=




 * 1) Access blogger under "more" in your Google mailbox area and create an account
 * 2) Name your blog something interesting.
 * 3) Choose a template!

Now you are set and ready to become an active member of a connected learning community!

**Take up the blog challenge!**



‍ Blog prompt for today?
- ?

‍ Complete your learning connection.

 * Add your elbow partners blogs to your blogroll on your blog
 * Tweet your post from today.

==‍ Take the blog challenge! ==

Post often.


 * Check in on them and provide some feedback.

Take your homework public!

Tweet your best!