Challenge Class 2019/2020 Commences Today!

Hello Friends!

I am so excited…First, I managed to get some colour on this blog by adding a nice banner on the home page. Second, I signed our class up for the Student Blogging Challenge which is running from October 6 until the end of November. I am hoping we can learn a little and laugh a lot together.  The challenge is made up of a series of 8 weekly tasks designed to improve blogging and commenting skills, while connecting students with a global audience. It is a great way for students to develop their understanding of the world while authentically learning about digital citizenship and how to use technology safely and productively.  For more information, check out the Student Blogging Challenge website: studentchallenge.edublogs.org

And thirdly, Challenge Class officially starts today! This year we will be meeting on Monday afternoons from 1:35-2:35 pm in the Library. All students will be responsible for arriving on time and bringing their Challenge binder or duotang as well as basic supplies such as a pencil, crayons/markers, scissors, glue, etc. If you do not have these supplies yet, please bring them next class and every class thereafter.

I will be using this class blog to post all assignments and to keep an ongoing portfolio of what we are doing during our weekly sessions together. All students are welcome to comment and reflect on my posts as well as those of others. You will be creating posts of your own which will allow us to see what you are working on while giving you feedback and suggestions through our comments.  Ms. Tabata will be monitoring all posts and comments and will remove any that are not constructive or appropriate.

So let’s get started! Your first task is to create your first post on our class blog. Tell us a little about yourself.  What are your likes? What interests you? What are your strengths/weaknesses? What are your goals– personal and academic? What would you like to do this year in Challenge Class? For safety reasons, just use your first name and do not include personal details like addresses or phone numbers.

If we finish and have some time left, I have a STEM Challenge for us to try! If not, then I will save this for next week.

Looking forward to see where this learning journey takes us!

 

8 thoughts on “Challenge Class 2019/2020 Commences Today!

    • Thank you for your kind comment, Melodie! It made my heart smile. I will post again this weekend so check back. You can also follow the Student Blogging Challenge link in the the last post and take a look at some of the other class blogs and comment on their posts and/or pages.

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