Hello Activity

1. In this activity, you will prepare a short message in a blog introducing yourself to everyone else in the module.
   
   Note: Click here to go to the course guidelines which will explain to you how to create a blog and how to upload a link to the community.
   
   
2. Create a blog and write an opening entry in which you introduce yourself. Mention:

• who you are
• which school you are from
• which region you are from

  You may want to include other information that you consider important such as:

• what subjects you teach
• what your students are like
• what your interests are
• what you hope to gain from the course
• what access you have to computers (one computer in the staffroom, a computer lab with 20 computers, computers in your classroom)
• or any other interesting piece of information about yourself or your school. (You may want to post photographs of yourself, your school and the surrounding area to your group)

3. Join the module community. Your facilitator will have created such a community and will indicate the name of the community. Use this course resource:
   

Join a Community

4. Include details of the web address of your blog when you introduce yourself in the community.
   
   
5. While you are waiting for others to post links to their blogs, please read the following article on online learning communities.

6. Read the blogs of your group members on this course and post a message on their blog if you wish to and are able to. 

We hope that you will enjoy the module. Please remember that:

• the tutor is your partner
• your group is your learning community
• please interact with them by writing to them regularly and
• write to them whenever you are directed to do so throughout the activities.

You may proceed to the first activity in your module when you are satisfied that you have "met" most of your group.