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Congratulations! You have just completed our first unit of study in technology. Since we all know how to keep ourselves safe on the Internet, it is time to put what we learned into practice. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be exploring blogs. You can think of a blog as a type of online journal. People can blog about all sorts of different topics. We will use blogs in the classroom to share our thoughts and questions with one another on different topics that we will be covering in technology, your classroom, and as fifth graders. Our blogs will be safe. We will use our usernames and passwords and it will only be open to our class. That means that no one else on the Internet will be able to read what we post. Blogs are a great Web 2.0 tool and I hope you all enjoy using it!

Let's first find out more about blogs with Tim and Moby. Click this link []

Next, check out this great blog about books. It was created for kids by kids. Click this link... []

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A Cyber Hunt is a scavenger hunt on the web. There are many different types. We will be hunting for facts about the //Ice Age//. We will click on the links provided which will take us to a site full of information. We will then need to search for the information needed to complete a series of questions. Remember to stay focused on the task, good luck!



Other Resources How did the land bridges form? BrainPOP Videos: Ice Age and Glaciers