Good Morning!

I would like to continue reading your blogs as we continue with our next module which is Debating. Do you know what a debate is? If you think you do, come up with some awesome debate topics for our class on Monday, March 31, 2009. We will start learning all there is to learn about debating and more. We will spend some time in the computer lab as well for our next module. Please continue to check this blog as I will be asking you questions on debating and hopefully you will be posting your own reflections as well.

Only one day left!

You have two days to finish your assignments. I am looking forward to reading all of your postings. I would like to spend more time on this module as soon as our Internet and computers are working properly. I don't want to waste any more valuable school time sitting idle waiting for the Internet to kick in when we could be doing some hands on work in the classroom too. You are more than welcome to continue blogging and I will check your blogs every day as long as you are posting. We will be using the computers for research for sure and we will be in the computer lab as often as we can.

Good Morning Classbloggers!

As you may know already, I have been away at a funeral and therefore have not been posting on this blog since last week. I am back now and we are going to use today's class and tomorrow's as a time for you to catch up on your assignments for Module 11. We are going to start a new module on Monday, March 30th. Our next module is on debating. So be ready by thinking of issues that may be excellent for debating. See you all in class.

Good morning bloggers!

Heads up! I am giving you time all week to finish as many assignments as you can, plus, I will not post any new assignments until as least half of you are done the first six. I know you must be feeling overwhelmed with some of the assignments especially if you have not been in class in awhile. I just want to say, you are all doing a great job at blogging and keep up the great work. I am receiving a few comments too. WOW!!

Hello out there!

This is your teacher speaking to you through this blog. Welcome back Jorden C. I am glad to hear that you are feeling better and that your surgery went well.

As for the rest of the class, don't forget, I will be available for those who need extra time on the computer after school today.

Good Morning Class!

I checked your blogs and it seems that most of you are not posting any comments or reflections on your assignments in your blogs. I would like to see some interaction amongst your classmates as well by posting comments after reading their blogs. If you need extra time on the computer at school, please let me know so that I can make arrangements to have the computer lab open for you after school this week. Please feel free to comment on my blog if you are experiencing any difficulties with assignments or with your blogs. Have fun blogging!!

Assignment 6

Activity: Please find three of your favourite web sites and analyze it using the handout that I will be distributing in class. Your analysis can be handed in on Wednesday, March 17.

For those of you who are keeping up with their assignments, you are on your way to completing this module. If you are still working on your assignments, please try to complete some of your assignments at home if at all possible. I will be in the school until 5:00pm on Wednesday and Thursday this week. If you are still unable to finish your assignments, please make arrangements to see me when I return.

Greetings from your teacher!!

I am hoping that a lot of you are keeping up with the assignments from this blog. If not, please try to complete them before Monday, March 16, 2009.

I will post your assignment 6 this weekend. If you feel energetic, please try to complete your assignments on the weekend as well.

I would like to congratulate you on surviving the first five assignments on the internet. Most of you have done excellent work. Those that were absent from class this week, should check this blog daily for updates.

Have a great weekend gang and see you all on Monday!!!

Assignment 5

Activity: The Internet and Politics

Research for information on a political issue or topic using the Internet. Please make summary statements about how the Internet may affect Journalism and the role of the journalist. Try to access a newsgroup for this activity.

Assignment 4

Activity: Consumer Information

Choose a consumer issue and research it using the Internet. Please include summary statements about how the Internet has affected the availability of consumer information.

Here is a link to one site that you may be interested in reading
http://cmcweb.ca/epic/site/cmc-cmc.nsf/en/fe00116e.html

Assignment 3

Activity: Reports

For this assignment I would like you to explore a broad topic such as "How the Internet has affected world-wide communication" or "How e-mail has affected personal communications." Please present your findings in written or oral reports. Oral reports can be presented during class time. Your written reports should be handed in by March 13th, 2009. If you have any questions, please talk to me during class or after school any time.

I am happy to see that some of you are posting your reflections on your blog which is exactly what I want to see. I have also commented on some of your recent postings. And just a note or reminder, do not use language that is not commonly used in our classroom. Thanks. Happy blogging to you all.

Fun at Cultural Camp

Assignment 2

Great job gang! You are all doing an awesome job at blogging. The only thing I need to see now is your reflections on the work we have done already in assignment 1. I will read each of your reflections on your blogs and I will comment on it. You too can comment on each other's blog as long as you do not include any profanity of obscene language.

Assignment 2:

Activity: Using the Internet as a Source of Information

Please select a country and/or specific area that you would like to visit. Find travel information using the Internet (how to get there, where to stay, what to see, etc.). You can finalize your assignment for evaluation by posting your country in your blog for all of us to see and read. Maybe it will be a place you will visit one day. Have fun and stay focussed. You can have "play time" when you have completed both assignments and reflected on your blog.

Assignment 1 continued...

If you have already created a blog and a gmail account, please continue reading the rest of the assignment. If not, you will need to see me for directions on how to creat a blog and a gmail account.

1. a) These are a few sites I have found on the Internet to help minimize your search.
http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/Contact
info@saskrecording.ca
Ile a la Crosse CanSask (for summer jobs in saskatchewan)

Assignment 1 continued....

If you have created a blog and a gmail account, you can continue with the email assignment. Please use google search to find an email account that is available. Check one of the following sites to help with your search.

Welcome to Module 11

Welcome to module 11.
If you are reading this, you have successfully started a blog.

1. Your first task is to set up an email account using gmail. To do so, go to gmail on the google homepage. Please read the handout if you are still not clear on how to set up an account.

2. If you have not set up a blog yet, do so now by going to this website, http://www.blogger.com and post the link to my blog. http://www.communicationstudiesclassblog.com NOTE: For those who have set up a blog already, please post the link to our new class blog at the address above.


3. When you are done setting up, choose of the following tasks and email a copy to my gmail account which is naghaye@gmail.com

Write to a music production company asking the date of the next release by a band they like.
Write to a music production company asking for the touring schedule of a band they like.
Write to a clothing manufacturer asking for the names of retail outlets in their vicinity which sell the company's clothing.
Write to a province or state tourism department for information on camping or hiking spots.