Blogging Fieldtrip- Pay it Forward

Well ladies and gentlemen, you've all been working hard to establish your own little piece of the blogosphere. In today's class we will be taking a cyber field trip, to the blogs of your fellow classmates. Take some time today to explore the blogs of your classmates, investigate what they've been doing, and contribute to their blogging learning, by posting comments, asking questions, and starting conversations. Not sure where to start? Visit the sidebar (--->)to see all the students following Cre8tive Havoc, select a profile that looks...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #2

It's that time of the week again! First up your Reading Reflection (250 words): Use your post it notes to help you create a posting where you discuss your reading progress. - Your reflection should be in full sentences/paragraphs, and focus on your questions, comments, predictions and text connections. - Please don't retell the plot of your novel, instead react to it.- Please pay special attention to your proofreading. I would suggest you type your reflection in a Word document, use it to edit, and then cut and copy it into your blog posting. Next?...

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Personal Addition

I found this site called someecards.com and this e card in particular caught my eye. Mostly because I've often thought something similar about myself. I always thought that it would be pointless for me to even take part in the whole "what would I do to protect myself if the zombie apocalypse came" discussion because let's face it; I am a slow mover and thinker. I'd probably be one of the first people to be zombified! What do you think? In a zombie...

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Blogging Homework

I've journeyed into many of your blogs this week, and have to say you've all been doing a great job establishing yourself in this new digital footprint. One thing that many of you mentioned in this week's writing reflection, was that it was a struggle to find personal additions. Please remember that when it come to adding to your personal additions, you have much flexibility so FOLLOW YOUR PASSION! You can add anything of interest, created by anybody...

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Next Writing Topic: Six Word Memoirs (with a visual twist)

The next writing topic we will be focussing in on is six word memoirs.   For those of you who haven't heard of this writing phenomenon, here's a short video to explain: And on the continuing topic of our digital footprint, it seems the government has it's own interest in monitoring our digital presence.  See Rick Mercer's rant below: Comments? Concerns? Add a comment to this posting by using the comment button bel...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #1

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great long weekend.  To be honest it was a little depressing to get out of bed this morning and face the snowy and slippery roads.  Sometimes I just think it would be easier to stay in bed with a cup of tea and a good book, but alas here we are!  So today's focus is going to be the next best thing to staying in bed and reading a book . . . going to school and blogging about books! In today's...

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Long Week-end "To Do" List:

Alright ladies and gentlemen, You've got a three day week-end ahead of you.  And I am sure you wondering to yourself; "What am I going to do?  How can I keep myself productively occupied?"  Well, here's the answer! (1) Create a comment/reply to the "Digital Ethics" posting (scroll down to the posting) (2) Post your "Digital Footprint" doodle to your blog.  Add a description/reaction to it. (3) Post your "Listography" doodle...

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Congrats!

Congratulations to Katarina! She submitted a six word memoir to http://www.smithteens.com/ and it was selected as an Editor's Pick and is featured on the main page of the site! Her six word memoir was written under the pen-name princess. Want to be the next creative writing student to be published online? Click on one of the "Cre8tive Sites" links found on the sidebar, and get Cre8ti...

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Ms. McLauchlan's Digital Footprint Doodle

It's not done yet. . ...

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Sunni Brown- Doodle Notes on a Documentary

Here's a sample of what a doodle may look like. ...

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Digital Doodle

Although this is a Creative Writing class, sometimes I think of it as a Creative Ways of Writing class.  It is with that in mind that I introduce Sunni Brown and her passion for doodling. In today's class what we are going to think and doodle about is the concept of our digital footprint.  According to Wikipedia a digital footprint is; A trail left by an entity's interactions in a digital environment; including their usage of TV, mobile phone, Internet and world wide web, mobile web and other devices and sensors. Digital footprints...

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Digital Ethics

Blogging is a very public activity. Anything that gets posted on the internet stays there. Forever. Deleting a post simply removes it from the blog it was posted to. Copies of the post may exist scattered all over the internet. That is why we are being so careful to respect your privacy and using first names only. We do not use pictures of ourselves. If you really want a graphic image associated with your posting use an avatar -- a picture of something that represents you but IS NOT of you. (1)Students using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces...

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Welcome to Cre8tive Havoc!

Hello and welcome to Cre8tive Havoc, the "mother blog" for our class's adventure into blogging! This will be a common space for all students taking Creative Writing this semester, so don't be suprised if you see some new names and faces here. This mother blog will be a place where various assignments and resources will be posted. My hope is that you will be checking is here on a regular basis while also maintaining your own blog, and visiting the blogs of your fellow classmates. So what is the next step?  (1) Sign up for a g-mail e-mail account (2)...

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