Reminder - Home Study Project

Week 1: Set up your blog. Research the history of the ancient Olympics. Write a blog post about this in your own words. Include a hyperlink to the web pages you used. Upload an image from the web or google images.

Week 2: Research the beginning of the modern Olympics. Who was responsible for starting them up again? Write a blog post about this in your own words. Use hyperlinks to the sites you have used and add an image.

Week 3: Research the Olympic Motto. Include the Latin and English version in a blog post. Include the history of the motto. Hyperlink your sources, upload an image.

Week 4: Research the symbolism of the Olympic rings. Write a blog post in your own words, add hyperlinks and images.

Week 5: Research the history of the Olympic torch. When was it first used in modern times? By whom? Why? Answer these questions in a blog post, use hyperlinks and images.
Week 6: Research the tradition of the gold, silver and bronze medals. What was awarded in ancient times? Write a blog post and add hyperlinks, upload images.
Week 7: What sports are included in the 2008 Olympics? Who decides what is, or is not, an Olympic sport? Write a blog post, include hyperlinks, add images.
Week 8: Choose one sport that is included in the Beijing Olympics. Research that sport and the athletes involved in it and write a blog post. Include hyperlinks and images.

Week 9: Current Issues: Choose an issue affecting the Beijing Olympics. Write a post about it (include hyperlinks & images) AND prepare a short talk for the class.

Welcome to the blogosphere

We now have 24 blogs on our class blogroll. I am very impressed with the information you have found, and the way you have presented it. It is only week 3 - remember to keep adding information each week. If you have lost your home study sheet, I'll post it on this blog over the weekend so you can just check here to find out what to do next. 5/6S rocks!

Hyperlinks

You can highlight a word and make that the link to your website. Just choose the word to highlight, click the icon on the right of the T, and paste or write the URL into the box which will appear. Then people can just click the word, and there is the website!

Our Blogroll

Our blogroll is increasing every day. Remember to be creative and use hyperlinks (use the icon at the top of the posting box. It is next to the capital T icon.) The icon to upload a picture is next to the ABC and looks like a picture. It will ask you to choose where to get the picture from. I always copy the picture from the web into a folder on my desktop named "blog". So I just click on "Desktop" "blog" to upload.
Happy blogging - and remember, use correct grammar and punctuation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning 5/6S...

Great to see so many of you starting blogs to present your Olympics project. As you get used to blogging I think you will begin to enjoy it. It is interactive - you can click on each others blog address from the sidebar here.

Happy blogging!