Learning Activity on Blog Post

Learning Activity on Blog Post

Blogs are web-based journals that typically present an individual’s thoughts and perspectives about a particular topic. Their purpose and content go well beyond an online diary. Many blogs are written to help people who may be experiencing similar situations that the blogger has endured, or in the case of the helping professions, who have assisted individuals in addressing similar issues. Blogs are also used to chronicle family or life events, post photographs, and share ideas, recipes, jokes, insights, reviews, and so much more.

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Address the following as you prepare to create an effective blog:

• Organize your information.
• Be sure your content is current, relevant, and succinct.
• Update your content by posting daily updates or routinely posted new entries.
• Use a casual, informal tone to write your blogs. However, ensure the tone of your writing is respectful to other cultures and opinions since you are presenting your blog to a worldwide audience.
• Remember to use correct grammar and punctuation to ensure comprehension.

Since a well-written blog attracts readers, use the following information below to ensure your blog is well-written:

• Attract your blog readers by beginning with an attention-grabbing title.
• Present your main point in the first paragraph. Your introduction should define your problem to the reader and provide a bit of history to put it into perspective.
• Offer solutions and strategies that address the problem in the body of the blog.
• Use paragraphs with bullets, numbered lists, multiple headings, or a combination of these to format your content.
• Conclude your blog post typically by restating the problem and the strategies/solutions involved. Your conclusion may include a call to action for the reader to further engage in research.
• Consider inviting readers to offer comments on your blog. Allowing your audience to comment on your blog posts is the best way to develop a dialogue with your readers. However, you must monitor comments closely to ensure spam or inappropriate content is not added to your comments area.
• Utilize proper citations and references for any of the source material you use to prepare your blog to avoid plagiarism.

Learning Activity on Blog Post

Background

During this lesson, you were asked to explore common childhood behavioral disorders. In this assignment, create a blog post that presents an introduction to one common childhood behavioral disorder that was reviewed this week. This blog entry should focus on the specific disorder and any information that parents would need to know about the behavior disorder. Imagine this blog post would be for the website of a parent blog such as Empowering Parents.

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Instructions

In your blog entry, be sure to address the following:

• Define and classify the progression of the specific behavioral disorder; be sure to include the symptoms.
• Explain why parents should have a good understanding of the behavior disorder.
• Explain the sociobiological influences that could contribute to the behavioral disorder (for example, what might be the role that the family environment or school may have on the development or maintenance of this disorder?).
• Explain what the current research states about the specific behavioral disorder.
• Provide a developmental progression of the disorder and place in context (for example, it is typical for a child in day care or preschool to mess her pants, but it is not typical for the child to do this when she is in third grade).

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Length of Blog Post: 10 paragraphs

Resources: Included a minimum of four scholarly resources in addition to the readings for this week.

Your blog should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your submission should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards where appropriate.