Blogging June 23, 2009 SummerTech Belfast Sarah Sutter

Quick Poll Do you: Have a blog? Read at least one blog? Read 5-10 blogs? Read more than 10 blogs? Are you: Interested in one for Education use? Interested in one for Personal use? http://static.flickr.com/2244/2263984448_3a20f3837e_b.jpg

Why blog: There is a whole world out there You need to establish a base camp <http://xkcd.com/c256.html>

Blogs to share content

Open Blogs for Conversation

Closed Blogs

“ Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. Mark Prensky, “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”

It exposes the process <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jess2712/348750797/ jess2712>

Increased Reflection http://www.flickr.com/photos/pichl/420032874/ bohem2020

Engagement with Others < http://www.flickr.com/photos/54785872@N00/306718042/ peikko06>

Platform for engaging other technologies <http://www.eboy.com>

Time saving Direct people to your blog Provides means of recording events and progress Provides easy dissemination point for resources & content Gives you good access to a community Allows the community to engage with the school 24/7

Direct people to your blog

Provides means of recording events and progress

Provides easy dissemination point for resources & content

Gives you good access to a community

Allows the community to engage with the school 24/7

Getting the voice right Add value Have a focus Post regularly It’s for the author as much as the audience It’s about the conversation It’s about building community

Add value

Have a focus

Post regularly

It’s for the author as much as the audience

It’s about the conversation

It’s about building community

Resources RobinHamman on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinhamman/403675538/ Three types of blogs Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com rosie image http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/2493066577/sizes/o/ Francesc Balagu University of Barcelona www.blocdeblocs.net slideshare Bloging for Teaching and Learning Martin Weller and Tony Hirst : Thou Shalt Blog on Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/mweller/th-ou-shalt-blog 11 advantages of using a blog http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching

RobinHamman on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinhamman/403675538/ Three types of blogs

Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com rosie image http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/2493066577/sizes/o/

Francesc Balagu University of Barcelona www.blocdeblocs.net slideshare Bloging for Teaching and Learning

Martin Weller and Tony Hirst : Thou Shalt Blog on Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/mweller/th-ou-shalt-blog

11 advantages of using a blog http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching