Two Blogging Ideas

     After watching a video about relishing unusual foods students might imagine they are one of the guests present  at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel eating one of the "delicious" foods being served and blog about their experience.  By blogging, students might also imagine they are writing food stories about one or two  foods at the hotel.  Maybe some  of the foods served at the hotel are already common in a student's home culture. Blogging might also be about other delicacies which could have been served at the Waldorf Astoria.   As closure, we could have classroom food party. 
     Another blogging idea would be to debate whether it should be considered free speech to warn other drivers of a speed trap.  Should it be considered free speech to warn anybody of anything?   Why would law enforcement officers  have not wanted drivers to be warned?  An additional  blogging opportunity would be  for students to compare this scenario to an experience in their own lives..  Another idea would be to blog  about dangerous situations and/or survival scenarios  in one's own life when a warning would have been appropriate.  Closure might be to perform a play about a potentially dangerous situation such as driving, drinking or smoking.  The characters in the play have a dilemma about whether it is right or wrong to keep a fellow citizen out of trouble by warning him.  The subsequent assignment would be to  blog about the thoughts/insights of one's character in the play.
     The aforementioned blogging ideas are in accordance with ISTE Standards    Teaching Standard 2: Communication and Collaboration. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively including at a distance to support individual learning.   Students would develop a cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures when students read  blogs by  peers and comment.