Instructions

 We will be creating a blog about birds in North America. You will do research and make your own blog posts.

http://mrnussbaum.com/birds-2/bird_profiles/

You will each have to read the information about the bird independently. When you are done reading, discuss what facts about the bird you found the most interesting and important. Discus how best to convey that information to our readers. You can look at my sample post about the Bald Eagle for an idea of how I want your post to look.

You will need to write a minimum of three sentences about the bird you are researching. Try to do more than the minimum. Make a post you can be proud of, remember that this blog will be visible to the public. You can use the formatting options at the top of the page. Remember to put the information into your own words! Finally you will need to add a picture. Mr. Nussbaum has given us permission to use the pictures from his website.

Here are the instructions for inserting an image:

• When you find an image that you want to use, whether from Mrnussbaum.com or from google images, hold the control key and click on the image.
• click copy image
• then go back to the blog post you're working on
• hold the control key and click where you want the image to go

Your blog post must be at least one full paragraph long, and include at least one picture of the bird you are researching. Remember that you must talk about what your bird eats, and where it lives. Once you think that your blog is finished, click preview in the upper right corner. A preview of your post will open in a new tab. This will let you see how your post will look to people visiting our blog. Decide if your post is good enough to publish. If it is, go back to the tab where you were editing your post on click publish in the upper left corner. If your post is not ready, continue to edit it until you are ready to publish.