Learing Log. Jan.4

What we did
Today in the first block, we started with the Geography Challenge practice rounds. We did 3 rounds on Canadian history,and world “people and places”. Some of the questions were quite hard. Next we finished viewing the video on history of the Middle Ages and take notes while watching it. It was a twenty minutes video and in it we learned about the early, high, and late Middle Ages. After that, we looked at our blog criteria because some of the recent blog posts were not up to standard. During second block, we went to the library to critique and look at our blog’s consistency and quality. First, we looked at who posted when, and who commented where. Next, we had to pick out two posts by
each of us. Then we had to critique it based on the criteria given in the previous block. We (in pairs or group of three) had to mark it out of five and give five reasons for that grade given.

Learning Intentions
We did the Geo Challenge to prepare us for the Geo Challenge that is coming up in two weeks. It also broadens your knowledge.We looked at the video because it introduces us to the new unit in history. It was also to practice our note taking skills. We looked at the blogs to refresh our memory of the criteria and to let us think about whether we have been following it or not. We checked for consistency because if someone in the group missed a lot of work then they can catch up. The critiquing was to let everyone know where they are at and what they should work on. It also lets the better bloggers to show and explain to those who are not as confident in the blogging how to write the post better.

Connection/Reflections
I think that today was quite interesting
day. First the Geography challenge was quite challenging yet fun as did not fail after trying, though I have never heard of some of the questions, especially Canadian history because I was not in Canada for three years. L These questions are actually quite useful because they tell you a
lot of interesting facts that I’ve never knew before. The video was an interesting one though it was quite quick and I had to rush through some of the points. The blogging part of our day was easy but time consuming because we had to really think about the five reasons. I am quite happy about the fact that our group is mostly consistent with our posting and commenting. Blogging is a really good way to share your ideas on the internet with everyone, not just your friends. It also lets other people look at your ideas and comment on them, whether it is agreeing or disagreeing.
Homework

post!