A presentation by Zac Early, eMINTS Instructional Specialist February 5-6, 2009

Purpose Dispel fears of blogs and blogging Explain blogs, blogging, and the blogosphere Provide an academic and environmental rationale for blogs Share resources and ideas for blogging in the classroom

Dispel fears of blogs and blogging

Explain blogs, blogging, and the blogosphere

Provide an academic and environmental rationale for blogs

Share resources and ideas for blogging in the classroom

Facilitation Tool http://wincon09.blogspot.com/

http://wincon09.blogspot.com/

Reasons Not To Blog Is blogging safe? Who has time for a blog? How can I depend on a blog as a classroom tool? If we can't access them, what good are they to us? What if nobody reads my blog?

Is blogging safe?

Who has time for a blog?

How can I depend on a blog as a classroom tool?

If we can't access them, what good are they to us?

What if nobody reads my blog?

What is a blog? Web-Log > We-Blog > Blog Online publishing without code knowledge Interactive writing Citizen journalism Blogs in Plain English…

Web-Log > We-Blog > Blog

Online publishing without code knowledge

Interactive writing

Citizen journalism

Blogs in Plain English…

Blogs in Plain English

Questions to Consider What are some ways that blogs might expand student perspectives? How might a blog be as beneficial to the blogger as the blog reader? How might blogs also improve teacher practices?

What are some ways that blogs might expand student perspectives?

How might a blog be as beneficial to the blogger as the blog reader?

How might blogs also improve teacher practices?

Why not blog? World-wide audience Many possible uses Facilitation & Professional Growth Examples

World-wide audience

Many possible uses

Facilitation & Professional Growth

Examples

More Questions What could be some possible projects for a class blog? What are some ways a classroom blog might benefit the learning in your classroom? What are some ways participation in a blogging community of educators might enhance your facilitation of learning?

What could be some possible projects for a class blog?

What are some ways a classroom blog might benefit the learning in your classroom?

What are some ways participation in a blogging community of educators might enhance your facilitation of learning?

How To Blog Choose a free blogging service. Register. Compose a new post. Publish. But there’s more…

Choose a free blogging service.

Register.

Compose a new post.

Publish.

But there’s more…

Extending Your Blog Comments Link Blogrolls and other extras Read and comment on other blogs

Comments

Link

Blogrolls and other extras

Read and comment on other blogs

Now, Join Our Community Set up your blog. Share your URL. Add other eMINTS teachers and classrooms to your blogroll.

Set up your blog.

Share your URL.

Add other eMINTS teachers and classrooms to your blogroll.

Comment… What do you think? Ask questions. Make comments. Participate in the conversation… Here… Or online.

What do you think?

Ask questions.

Make comments.

Participate in the conversation…

Here…

Or online.

Resources Books to Check Out: Classroom Blogging: 2nd Edition by David Warlick Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson Online Resources: http://delicious.com/zacearly/bundle:Blog

Books to Check Out:

Classroom Blogging: 2nd Edition by David Warlick

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson

Online Resources:

http://delicious.com/zacearly/bundle:Blog