Weekly Benchmarks

Week 1 (Jan 14-20)

I have...

• added myself to the group database
• added my photo to our Yahoogroups album and set my mailing preferences

• posted a message to the group introducing myself
• replied to at least two introductions posted to the group
• learned who make up The Blogging Team.
• added my photo and message to the group attendr.
• answered the introductory survey .
• read What Exactly is a Blog Anyway?.
• posted to the group blog explaining how I understand the difference between blogs, wikis and websites.
• reflected upon my experience and my future blogging on our group blog.
• chatted with some of my partners in WiziQ.

Week 2 (Jan 21-27)

I have...

• checked the Blog glossary.
• succesfully completed the Crossword Puzzle on Blog Jargon 
• watched the video Blogging in Their Own Words and posted a comment to the group blog
• created an account in Blogger  or Edublogs
• written my first post and included my blog URL in the Yahoogroups Links Area. (Participants'Blogs)
• checked the suggested Blogs and links of the Week at pageflakes 
• attended Bee Dieu's Presentation - Social Media in English Language Teaching 

Week 3 (Jan 28 - Feb 3)

I have...

• watched the video "RSS in Plain English"
• read the article The Technology of Reading and Writing in the Digital Space: Why RSS is crucial for a Blogging Classroom by David Perry
• reflected on my understanding about RSS in my blog. 
• checked our Participants' blog posts on Pageflakes and commented on the RSS topic in, at least, one blog. 
• set up my Aggregator - Google reader or Pageflakes
• added other participants' blogs to my aggregator
• checked some participants' blogs and commented on them
• read the the reasons for tagging by Ms. Durff and the concept behind the Writingmatrix project
• watched the video Writingmatrix and asked any questions related to tagging in our group blog
• written a post in my blog and tagged it blogging4educators and  b4echallenge
• checked Technorati for new posts that had been tagged blogging4educators and b4echallenge
• attended the live session Tags, RSS and the writingmatrix at WIZIQ

Week 4 (Feb 4 - 10)

I have...

• watched Konrad Glogowsky's presentation
• visited our blog to read Konrad's introduction and the post has written for our session
• read Paul Allison's experience with his class
• written a post or inserted an audio file in my blog with my reflections on the topic
• tagged my post edublogtalk
• added a sound file to my blog
• edited my blog sidebar links
• added a widget to my template
• shared my favorite tools on our blog
• attended the live session Blogging with the WoW2.0 at WIZIQ 
• attended the live session Edublogtalk at WIZIQ 

Week 5 (Feb 11 - 17)

I have...

• read the following blog posts Rationale for Educational Blogging , Why Comments Count and Creating Passionate Users
• annalyzed the suggested blogs and blog entries and shared my reflections in the group Blog helped the group improve the list of Blogging Principles and Practices
• written a blog post with an idea for a blogging activity for my students
• accessed other participants' blogs and left comments about the suggested activities
• watched the live session with guest speaker James Farmer  

Week 6 (Feb 18 - 24)

I have...

• made a blog project plan for the year 2008
• posted my project plan to my blog
• replied to two projects posted by other participants
• made adjustments in my blog project when necessary
• answered the session evaluation survey
• answered the EVO final survey
• joined the session graduation ceremony