November 27

CyberKids!

Today we are going to produce an image with a "catch-phrase or keyword". This image will then be uploaded onto your blog. The keyword should be associated with the theme of your blog.

1) Think of a "catch-phrase" or "keyword" which can be associated with your blog.
2) Go to this site: http://www.glassgiant.com/custom_keyboard/.
3) Type the word(s) and produce the image.

November 20

Good Afternoon Cyberkids!

Thursday is an important holiday in the United States. It is Thanksgiving Day. This is a day for reflection and a time for being thankful for what we have. People celebrate by having a big dinner for friends and family. The main dish is turkey and it is served with mashed potatoes and all the trimmings (stuffing, yams and cranberry sauce). Yum.

Below are some links for you to learn about this wonderful holiday.

History of Thanksgiving: http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

More about Thanksgiving: http://holidays.net/thanksgiving/

Thanksgiving jokes and games: http://holidays.kaboose.com/thanks-games.html

More Thanksgiving games: http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/games.htm

Even more Thanksgiving games: http://www.history.org/kids/games/

November 13

Cyber Kids! Hooray! Each of you now have a blog of your own. Fantastic!

But now is the time to think about what you are going to include on it and how can you really use all the features that Blogger.com has to offer?

Check out Rory's blog for ideas - it is first rate:-)
His blog is located here: http://irelandforkids.blogspot.com/

The first thing that we are going to add to our blogs is a virtual pet! It will be a great addition/friend to your blog.

To adopt a pet follow these instructions:
-Go to http://bunnyherolabs.com/
-Click on the words Cyber Pets and follow the steps.
-Step 1) Choose a pet
-Step 2) Give your pet a name, Type your name, Choose a color for your pet:-)
-Step 3) Copy the code
-Click on Template in your blog
-Click on Add a Page Element and a box will open
-Choose HTML/JavaScript and click on Add To Blog (this will allow you to add the virtual pet)
-After the box opens PASTE the code into the box
-Click on Save Changes

Now open the blog in a new window and admire your work!

You are done! You did it! You have added a cyber pet to your site. Don't forget to feed it (hahahaha).

November 6 - Creating Individual Blogs

Welcome Back CyberKids! I hope you had an enjoyable break and are rested and ready to take a journey into cyberspace.

The time for each of us to join the millions of people in cyberspace and create his/her own blog has arrived (hooray). But what is a blog and why should you create one? Let's discuss that first. Blogging is a great way to explore a topic or interest and share it with others. In doing this you will using English as your communication tool so you will be practicing reading and writing in English without even knowing it:-)

In order to create a blog you need an email address. We will use Blogger (www.blogger.com) as our blog provider.

*Remember, it's really important to keep a record of your email address, your password for your email address, your blog username, and your password. Write this information in your diary so you won't forget it.