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We are now into week 8 of the challenge and it is time to make sure you have been visiting lots of blogs. In fact I am publishing this post earlier than normal so you have extra time to get organized for the game and to visit lots of other blogs.
Before you start, please make sure you have at least 5 other student blogs linked on the sidebar of your blog or in a recent post that your visitors can find easily. Make sure these are blogs from other students around the world, not just those in your class or school. Perhaps have a blogroll or link category called Global students or Global classes. Here is how to add a blogroll if using Edublogs or Blogger. If using Kidblog write a post mentioning at least 5 great blogs you enjoy visiting.
Game week is all about visiting other blogs.
Student and class blogs – new bloggers and old hands at the blogging – mentors as well as participants.
Remember one of the main aims of blogging includes commenting and carrying on conversations with the author of posts and their other readers.
A good commenter will have:
- read the post carefully,
- checked out the links in the post
- read the previous comments before they leave one of their own
- added to the conversation with a quality comment – remember that video from Mrs Yollis’ class.
Game rules
This is a game we have run for many challenges and allows you to connect globally.
Those who have taken part in a challenge before know the game of ‘Count Out Three’. Here are the instructions:
- click on a blog on the student list or class list– count one
- now click on a blog from their blogroll – count two
- finally click on a blog from that blogroll – count three
Leave a comment on an interesting post at this third blog.
Do this activity at least three times and finally, write your own post saying which blogs you visited and which posts you left a comment on. Why did you choose that post? Remember to include a link back to the post you left a comment on.
Nominate Nominate Nominate
You will notice in the title of this post the word nominate.
Every year at this time, students and classes get a chance to nominate the best student blog and best class blog for this years Edublog Awards. Here is a link to the awards blog, where you will find instructions on how to nominate in each category. Notice you can’t nominate yourself and you can only nominate once in each category. This means you need to really think that person’s blog is the very best that you have been reading this year. Perhaps you could check out the previous winners.
How to find great blogs to nominate:
- Check out the student/class lists on the challenge
- Read comments from students in the blogging challenge posts and visit their blogs.
- Check out posts in the flipboard magazine by clicking on the title of the post to go to their blog.
Once you have nominated
I would like you to write a post telling me who you nominated and why. Then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have written that nomination post.
Notice there is a time limit to when you can get your nomination in.
Next week is our penultimate week for the September challenges.
It will be a chance for you to show what you have learnt about blogging in the last three months. You will be asked to write a post, including an image with attribution, links to at least two other websites where you found your information to use in your post as well as use another web tool. The topic will be set next week. See you then.
Hey Mrs.Wyatt my names Alyssa, I was wondering if you could come take a look at a blog post that I just posted? http://alyssa2am.edublogs.org/2014/12/03/hunger-stops-now/ I’m so proud of the post, I personaly think I did a pretty good job! Thanks for your time(:
Hi Miss W,
I am writing to tell you that I have finished challenge number 9. I had so much fun making links and playing the game.
Isabella
Hi Miss W,
I have completed the Week 8 Challenge, but missed the deadline for the nominations. Anyway, if you are interested in reading my post here is the URL – http://iutlibqny.global2.vic.edu.au/2014/11/30/student-blogging-challenge-week-8/.
From,
Joseph
http://calvinonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/25/edublog-nominations/
Hi I`m Calvin and I nominate Danica and Sean.
Thanks
Mrs. Waters,
I have completed challenge #8. I really enjoyed exploring the different blogs through the game Count Out Tree. Here is the link to my post; http://jazzy2am.edublogs.org/2014/11/22/count-out-three/.
I also nominated four blogs that I thought were worthy of that specific title. I hope you have time to look at My Nominations post as well; http://jazzy2am.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/my-nominations/.
Thanks!!!!
~Jazzy 😀
http://daveonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublogs-nominations/
Hello, I am Dave and I nominated two blogs.
Thanks,
Hello, This is Dan`s second try at voting because his last one was mistakenly posted at another blog –
http://danonline.edublogs.org/
Dan is voting as follows:
Best Student Blog Corey Online
Best New Student Blog Neil Online
Thank you!
http://coreyonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublog-nominations/
Hi my name is Corey,
Today I am nominating for the best newest student blog Edward and for the best student blog I am nominating Dan.
Have a nice day!
http://neilonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/drop-everything-youre-doing-and-go-look-at-this-blog/
I’m Neil and I voted for the best student blog and the best new student blog.
http://evelynyvonnetheriault.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublog-nominations/
Hi this is Dan and I posted my favorite blogs.
http://roxyonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublog-nominations/
Hi this is Roxy I voted for Sofia and Christina’s blogs.
http://sionraonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/20/bobs-gaming-blog/
Hi, this is Sionra!
I`m voting for:
***Best Student Blog***
Bob Online http://bobonline.edublogs.org/
***Best New Student Blog***
Sofia Online http://sofiaonline.edublogs.org/
http://seanonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublog-nominations/?preview=true&preview_id=203&preview_nonce=46dcd2cb9b&post_format=standard
Hi my name is Sean I’ve nominated 2 bloggers there names Calvin and Paul. They have great blogs.
http://tomonline2014.edublogs.org/
This is Tom and I voted for Paul Online and Calvin Online.
Hey! I nominated Paul Online for best Student blog and Edward Online for best new Student Blog. The link to the post is below!
http://bobonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/shout-out-to-paul/
http://paulonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublog-nominations/
Hello I`m Paul from the Edublogs challenge. I have a lot of interesting posts that people like and I have also a lot of posts.
I also nominated 2 Student blogs for the Edublog challenge. They both have a lot of posts and all of them are interesting for everyone.
http://rajeshonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/24/edublog-nominations/
Hi I`m Rajesh and I`m nominating Bob and Edward for best blogs.
http://edwardonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/20/make-sure-you-look-at-this-blog/
Hi my name is Edward Online and I have voted.
http://danicaonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/christina-online-best-blogger/
Hi I’m Danica Online and this is who I voted for best student blogs.
Hi fellow bloggers and readers my name is Christina Online and I nominate Corey online for best blog http://christinaonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/edublog-nominations-%f0%9f%92/
http://calvinonline.edublogs.org/2014/09/24/an-awsome-football-blog-for-football-fans/
Hi this is Calvin and this is my post of nominations.
Hi my name is Lauren Online and here is where the post is for my nomination.
http://laurenonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/%f0%9f%8cedublogs-nominations%9f%f0%9f%8c/
Hi my name is Beatrice. I just nominated a blog from my class, her name is Lauren Online. She is a very good writer, and she deserves to win. You can come look at my post on my blog over here: http://beatriceonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/lauren-the-super-writer/
Have a great day,
Beatrice Online.
Hi Miss W,
My name is Elena. I did the student blog nomination. Feel free to come see my post at
http://elenaonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/sofia-online-the-coolest-blog/
Have a great day Miss. W.
Hi, this is Florence and I just nominated student blogs. So you should go to my blog and check out the post that connects to her link! Here is the link to my post:
http://florenceonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/go-check-out-danicas-awsome-blog/.
Thanks!!
Florence 😉
Hi, this is Sofia Online!
I just wanted to tell you that I have voted for a best student blog. Here is the link to my post: http://sofiaonline.edublogs.org/2014/11/19/quick-go-see-sionras-the-artist-blog/ Quick, go see the post!
Thank you!!!!!
Sofia 😉
Hi again,
This is Tatum and I just left you a comment. I forget to tell you that I wrote a post on the “count three” game. Here is my URL;http://tatumtle.edublogs.org/.
Hi,
I have just nominated some blogs. Here is my URL if you would like to visit my blog; http://tatumtle.edublogs.org/.
Hi Miss W,
I have finished my nomination post. You can visit my blog and read that post at: http://ericadle.edublogs.org/
Thanks!
G’day Erica,
You did a great job with the nomination post explaining why you nominated a certain person in that category. I also enjoyed your count out three game post.
Hi Miss W,
I did my nomination/game posts on one post. I hope you enjoy reading them! (the post is very long just for your warning! 😉 )
Here’s my blog address: http://vgatbtitw.global2.vic.edu.au/
Hello ms.W I completed the activity
For week 8. I went to Hayden’s blog, Riley’s blog, and cloies blog.
Hi, Miss W.
I had some trouble doing the activity, because there are some blogs doesn’t have any blog rolls.
Hi I completed this weeks challenge here are the links of blogs I went to
http://oceanl2014.edublogs.org
http://graces2014.edublogs.org
http://cameronh2014.edublogs.org/2014/10/27/the-night-of-halloween/
I really enjoyed this weeks challenge!
Dear Miss W, I finished this weeks challenge. I had a lot of fun. Please see my blog at http://ramlog.aisgz.org/11vohraa/
He I completed the challenge for this week these are the blogs I commented on
http://iamablock.global2.vic.edu.au/2014/10/14/a-little-challenge/#comments
http://ccbwcsot.global2.vic.edu.au/2014/10/15/my-amazing-creations/#comment-23
http://jyed2014.edublogs.org/2014/10/27/the-story-of-the-big-fatty/#comment-34
Hello,
I have nominated in 6 different categories. Please visit my blog here:
http://bloggingwithsophie.edublogs.org/
Thank you,
Sophie
Hi! This is Erica.
I have finished the count out three game and I wrote a post about it. Please visit my blog at: http://ericadle.edublogs.org/
Thanks.
I am delighted to let you know that I have nominated Sophie’s blog in the annual Edublogs Awards #eddies14 She is the only student in my class, 6T, to participate in the Student Blogging Challenge this year. Her blog has been consistently excellent, well written posts, clear layout, categories and tags. What more could I ask for? Sophie has continued with the Blogging Challenge since September without fanfare or much recognition. That impresses me as a student who is determined and persistent even when things may be hard or seem unnecessary. So well done Sophie.
http://bloggingwithsophie.edublogs.org/
Hi,
I just nominated two blogs. 🙂 Please visit my blog to see them at:
http://www.hannahsreadingblog.edublogs.org
Thank You!
Hannah