Week 2

G'day all

I'm sorry I can't be with you today but I have something important to do that can't wait. Please read the post below and complete the activities. If you get stuck then ask your classmates or ask me in class tomorrow and I'll try to solve your problems.

Welcome today to Sara who wasn't here last week. Welcome too to any 'new' students. Perhaps you can help them to create a blog today???

I've added your blog address to mine but I wasn't able to open one or two of them because I wasn't able to follow your writing clearly. Can you please ask Andrew to show you the list and then make sure your writing is clear, for example is it a - or an _ or something else! I seem to remember that I had a problem with Mia's and Carolina's blogs!

Well done on creating your blogs last week! Some of you did the job with ease while some of you took a bit longer to get your blogs set up! I've written comments on all the blogs that posted something last class so please read them! ( Again, if you can't remember your blog address try the link in the side bar or ask Andrew to show you the list!)

By the end of today, you should all have:

• written an introductory post
• added a photo (ask someone who knows because I'm not available today!! Sorry)
• added a link to either information on your country or town/city
• written something about Valentine's Day
• added a link to my blog and a link to at least one of your classmates

Well done to those of you who completed the Computer Health quiz last week. If you didn't do it then please do so today.

The first thing I'd like you to do today is to post a comment to me at the end of this post! Can you find where the comments button is? Click on it and tell me what you did yesterday (Sunday) to keep cool in the heat!  You only need to write a sentence or two. Sign in first to your blog and you'll have no trouble adding the comment!

Those of you who went to have the library tour with Andrew should find the next exercise easy!
First, you should print off the library exercises and complete the answers as you listen to an interview with one of the librarians called Patricia. (Ask Andrew to get the headphones from my office if he hasn't done so already). When you have all the answers to the questions you are to present the information as a report in your blog. I do not want a list of numbered answers but paragraphs.

Please try to complete these activities today. It is very easy to fall behind with the work and then you won't have time to catch up later! All activities must be done as this work is counted towards your reading/writing portfolio!

If you finish all this within the class time, open Issues in English which is available on the desktop from the Start button! Choose a topic and complete the activities!

Happy blogging!