Technology/Computer Scholarship available for GIRLS

Attention GIRLS (grades 9-12) in CA1: 
There is a scholarship available for girls that excel in computer classes.
National Award-winners receive:

• $500 in cash
• A laptop computer, provided by Bank of America
• A trip to attend the Bank of America Technology Showcase and Awards Ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina
• An engraved award for both the student and the student's school
• Affiliate Award-winners receive an engraved award for their home and school, and a range of great prizes from local sponsors.

 Candidates for this scholarship should have the following:

• 3.0 GPA
• Outstanding aptitude and interest in computing
• Demonstrate leadership ability

If you feel you would be a good candidate for this scholarship, talk to me about it ASAP! Online applications are due on April 12th by 11:59 pm!
Click on the following link to read more about it:
http://www.ncwit.org/work.awards.aspiration.html  (click "find an award competition" to fill out application)

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Create your OWN BLOG!!

Okay, the time has come for you all to create YOUR OWN BLOG! I want you to put some effort and time into planning your blog before you create it. Planning your blog is key to creating a successful blog. I want you to keep the following things in mind when you are thinking about your blog:

1. What will be your main topic? Choose something you are interested in (sports, beauty, fashion, short stories, cooking, etc...) If you choose a broad topic, try to narrow it down (ex: instead of sports, blog about only football)

2. Who will be your audience? You will be required to have at least six followers to your blog. They could be friends or family, but no creepy strangers.

Today I want you to click on the links below which will take you to different blog search engines. I want you to use this time to browse through the different blog topics to try and get some ideas for your personal blog. You may want to get out a piece of paper to take notes on the blogs you find interesting.

www.blogsearch.google.com
www.icerocket.com
www.blogcatalog.com
www.bloggernity.com
www.technorati.com
www.blogpulse.com

or, you can do a search for your interest + blogs (ex: "sports blogs" or "movie blogs")