If you wish to go directly to the STUBC, Week 1 – click here.
Otherwise you can follow the challenge here.
You can see this week’s challenge is about Getting to know each other.
- You will have the options of either making an Avatar, or an About Me post. You can also do both.
- You will also be invited to visit some other blogs of students in the STUBC.Watch the video below to help you understand the 4 steps to take part in the STUBC each week.
Remember to think carefully about what you share online.
Task 1. Write a post about yourself.
You might want to include:
- You first name
- Your approximate location (even just state or country)
- Your age or year level
- Some of your interests
- What your blog is all about. Tell us what might be writing about
Remember to be safe online: don’t include personal details like your YAPPY (see above).
You can get creative when writing your About page.
💡 Here are some ideas and examples that classes or students could use:
- Write a poem. It could be a traditional rhyming poem or any other style of poetry. Here is an example from Daniela.
- Rina wrote 15 things about me for her About page. Check it out.
- Write an A-Z about yourself (e.g. I am an athletic and brave child who decided that saving the environment is one of my future goals). Check out how commenter Dinah created her A-Z About page especially for the Student Blogging Challenge a few years back.
- Zaprina made a creative About post that’s an acronym of her own name. It includes paragraphs and coloured text.
- Huzzah! class included a map to show where they live.
- Student Rajyashori wrote a creative interview script.
- Year 5/6 Class at Westwood with Iford School made a Thinglink.
- If you prefer a traditional style of writing, that’s fine too. Be sure to use paragraphs like in these examples from Grace and Madison.
Task 2: Visit other blogs
Start making connections!
One important aspect of blogging is commenting on other blogs.
Remember: The more you put in to making connections during this challenge, the more you’ll get out!
This is where you can find other participants’ blogs to visit:
- Here is a page for student bloggers. These are sorted by age. Student bloggers have hobbies listed so you hopefully can find someone who is not only a similar age to you but shares some of your interests.
💡 Idea: You might even like to write a post about your commenting experiences like 7th grader Cashton did for the last challenge. He even included the links in his post.
Commenting advice
We’re going to talk more about quality commenting next week but for now, you might want to remember:
- Write your comment like a letter
- Ask a question, make a connection, or give a compliment
- Leave your blog URL so the blogger can also take a look at your blog
Don’t forget to approve your comments and politely reply to any comments as soon as you can!