tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115491462011-12-01T08:35:56.559+04:00Links to blogs created by students as part of project assignments.Bruce Dauphinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191203521392928709noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11549146.post-1111466935537519102005-03-22T08:38:00.000+04:002005-03-22T09:18:46.490+04:00<B>Hey Guys, Check This Out</B><br /><br />Gulf News writes about bloggers in the UAE. One blogger, Khalid, says about a friend he made through blogging, “We already knew each other through reading each others’ blogs. We knew we were both committed Muslims and we knew we agreed on all the serious issues.”<br /><br />Go to <a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/FeaturesNF.asp?ArticleID=156603">the article.</a><br /><br /><B>TASK:</B> Answer the following questions...<br /><br />(1) What was the result of Khalid's blog friendship?<br />(2) How many blogs are there in the UAE?<br />(3) Which Iraqi became famous from blogging?<br />(4) How many blogs are there in Iran?<br />(5) Are most bloggers in the UAE male or female?<br />(6) What kind of blogs does Arif have?<br />(7) What is one place to search for blogs?<br /><br /><B>Challenge Question:</B><br /><br />(8) What is the difference between Iran's and the UAE's blogs?<br /><br />We'll discuss this article in Lab class over the next couple of days. You can <B>post your answers</B> as comments.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11549146-111146693553751910?l=bdauphin-02.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bruce Dauphinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191203521392928709noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11549146.post-1111206197440894962005-03-19T07:56:00.000+04:002005-03-19T11:24:27.650+04:00As Paula Abdul of American Idol would say, "I'm so proud of you!" These are my thoughts about students in two classes, E5 and E6, who worked diligently on projects over the past 3 weeks. The process started with choosing a topic. They were required to create a travel brochure about a city or Emirate in the UAE. Most chose the city or emirate of their origin and completed a draft writing on 3 specific sub-topics--the most common of these being "Where to Stay," "What to See," and "What to Eat."<br /><br /><B>The Process</B><br /><br />The students had already created email accounts at Excite.com or Yahoo.com, as having an email account is the first step required in setting up a blog online. They next set up free user accounts with Blogger.com and Photobucket.com. Blogger.com would be the site to build and host their blogs. Photobucket.com was necessary for storing photos online to which links could be placed in their blogs. The remainder of their project task was spent revising their drafts and sourcing information, photos and relevant links from the internet. Finally they filled in a brief profile which can be viewed at the About Me heading in the sidebar of their blogs. These profiles are set up within Blogger.com to enable fellow bloggers to find and contact others with common interests.<br /><br />Below are links to the students' projects. As they describe places very familiar to them, the information should in deed be of value to travellers. The students were encouraged to write from a personal perspective, although most pictures and some of the information was gathered from other sources online. They were instructed to provide only the most useful links for further information on the topics covered. I encourage the prospective traveller to explore these links as well.<br /><br /><B>Teacher Interviews</B><br /><br />As an alternative project a few students chose to interview a favorite teacher. This involved first making a list of questions to ask on topics including personal background, educational qualifications and work experience. They next interviewed the teacher and used this recording to compose their documents.<br /><br />Without further ado...<br /><br /><B>E5 Blogs</B><HR><a href="http://alain11.blogspot.com/"><B>Greeen City</B></a> ...by Abdullah Ali Al Hasani<br /><a href="http://buhanan2.blogspot.com/"><B>Hatta Village</B></a> ...by Abdullah Rashed Naseeb<br /><a href="http://mli2005a.blogspot.com/"><B>An Amazing City, Dubai</B></a> ...by Abdullah Salem Al-Tumari<br /><a href="http://alsnaaafi-2.blogspot.com/"><B>An Amazing Emirate, Abu Dhabi</B></a> ...by Abdulmonem Saleh AlMusaabi<br /><a href="http://greeneyes969a.blogspot.com/"><B>Wonderful RAK</B></a> ...by Ali Saeed Al Naqbi<br /><a href="http://jasim11.blogspot.com/"><B>The Best City Dubai</B></a> ...by Jasim Mohammed Al-Housaini<br /><a href="http://alaincity.blogspot.com/"><B>The Most Beautiful City in the UAE (Al Ain)</B></a> ...by Mahmood Mohammed Al-Houqani<br /><a href="http://sharjah11.blogspot.com/"><B>Wonderful Sharjah</B></a> ...by Matter Salem Al-Qaidy<br /><a href="http://government992.blogspot.com/"><B>An Amazing Place, Sharjah</B></a> ...by Mohammed Ahmed Al-Ansari<br /><a href="http://boy-2000-a.blogspot.com/"><B>Modern City-Abu Dhabi</B></a> ...by Saeed Hadi Al Mansouri<br /><a href="http://saeedalhabsi1.blogspot.com/"><B>Ras Al Khaimah</B></a> ...by Saeed Rashid Al Habsi<br /><a href="http://uae2forever2003.blogspot.com/"><B>An Amazing City, Al Ain</B></a> ...by Tarek Sharaf Naji<br /><br /><B>E6 Blogs</B><HR><a href="http://shis3001.blogspot.com/"><B>Khorfakan City New and Old Places</B></a> ...by Mohammed Abdullah Al Naqbi<br /><a href="http://aljwhra777.blogspot.com/"><B>Tourist in Abu Dhabi</B></a> ...by Mohammed Ahmed Al Shehi<br /><a href="http://gamda96555.blogspot.com/"><B>Dubai City</B></a> ...by Mohammed Sultan Al Shehi<br /><a href="http://mar25104a.blogspot.com/ "><B>Dubai City, New Dubai</B></a> ...by Marwan Awad Al Yamani<br /><a href="http://alrams76.blogspot.com"><B>Dubai City</B></a> ...by Ali Salem Al Tonagyi<br /><a href="http://alkindi4.blogspot.com/"><B>Nice Fujairah</B></a> ...by Mubarak Saeed Al Kendi<br /><a href="http://uae2.blogspot.com/"><B>The Welcoming City</B></a> ...by Mohammed Ahmed Al Jumeiri<br /><a href="http://yousef99.blogspot.com"><B>Khorfakkan City, Nice Places</B></a> ...by Yousef Mohammed Al Naqbi<br /><a href="http://wolf-007a.blogspot.com/"><B>My Bountiful City</B></a> ...by Tarek Rashed Saeed<br /><a href="http://uaeredbull2.blogspot.com/"><B>Abu Dhabi is a Tourist City</B></a> ...by Khaled Seif Hassan<br /><br /><B>E6 Interviews (Word Docs on MLI Server)</B><HR><a href="Z:\user252\Term 2\project2E\Project2-final.doc"><B>Interview with Teacher</B></a> ...by Mussallam Ashour Mohammed<br /><a href="Z:\user280\Projects\Term2\interviewe\MR-TIM.doc"><B>Nice Teacher In The Eyes Of Men</B></a> ...by Fayez Mohammed Al Habsi<br /><a href="Z:\user286\Term2\Projects\project2\Interview_with_a_smiling_teacher.doc"><B>Interview With a Smiling Teacher</B></a> ...by Mohammed Salem Al Mazroui<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11549146-111120619744089496?l=bdauphin-02.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bruce Dauphinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191203521392928709noreply@blogger.com0