Blogging

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Web Tool:

• Blogger

Industry:

• Oil and Gas

Projects:

• Project 1: Oil and Gas Safety Wiki
• Project 2: Pipeline Project

Alberta Oil Sands Blog

“Alberta Oil Sands Blog” is an activity that utilizes both reading of blogs as well as writing in one's own blog. Skills focussed on include summarizing and paraphrasing readings for the purpose of writing about Alberta oil sands.

Outcomes:

The learner will be able to:

• Learners can write a summary related to the Alberta Oil Sands and post to a blog
• Learners will read blogs as a research tool

Preparation:

• Review how to write a summary
• Discuss and list key vocabulary related to the topic

Delivery:

For this activity, your learners can use Blogs to learn more about Alberta Oil Sands by following these steps:

1. Join professional blogs regarding Oil and Gas industry blog
   • See AlbertaOilMagazine.com
   • Find a variety of blogs to enrich the experience for the class
2. Check the blogs they belong to on a weekly basis for updates
   1. Read and share with one other classmate
   2. Create list of 3-5 vocabulary words from blog
3. Respond to the reading of the postings
   • Summarize (paraphrase) in 1 - 2 paragraphs the blog’s content
   • Post summary and vocabulary list to personal blog
4. Compare summary and vocabulary list with one other classmate

Activity Reference Links:

• Project 1: Oil and Gas Safety Wiki
• Project 2: Pipeline Project

The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) skills addressed by this activity are:

• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing