Samantha+M's+Identity+Work+8-24-2012

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10/11/2012 **Homonym activity**: [] Based on the Write to Learn article of homonyms on their Tumblr feed, the students will do an activity where they create sentences using the correct forms of the homonyms. Their sentences should be related. Once the students have created their sentences with the correct spellings of the words, they will share out and allow the other students to see their ideas.
 * Jade Garrett & Samantha Melton**

//8/23/2012- Identity Follow Up Wordle//



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//8/30/2012- Timeline//

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9/7/2012- __#|Web Identity__ Presentation

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**Comment:** //Good survey of your status at the beginning of the semester, Sam. I hope our work in seminar has given you additional ideas for crafting your online professional identity going forward! Best, Dr. Y//