By Jamin Lietze www.lietze.edublogs.org

Workshop Goals 2) Put your feet firmly on the ground (there are some ways of blogging that don’t enhance teaching and learning so how can we avoid this?) 3) Provide effective ideas for future blogging. 1) Help you along onto your next step.

Survey What do you know about blogging? What is blogging? Have a class/personal blog Been to a workshop or played with blogging 1 3 4 5+

Why Do I Blog? Teaching and Student’s learning. Can it be done better on paper?

Teaching and Student’s learning.

Celebrate Student work and classroom activities Share Jesus Collaborate with other classes Be Focused - What is your purpose for blogging?

Celebrate Student work and classroom activities

Share Jesus

Collaborate with other classes

Other Purposes

1) Develop ICT skills/knowledge/safety

1) Develop ICT skills/knowledge/safety

2) Parent Communication: Bridging the gap between school parents and the wider family.

2) Parent Communication: Bridging the gap between school parents and the wider family.

3) E-portfolio of student’s work/activities 4) Collaboration

3) E-portfolio of student’s work/activities

5) Evangelism 6) Student Motivation

7) Resource Hub Reading Extension Mathematics PE Topic Writing

7) Resource Hub

8) 24/7 Learning

How Do You Blog? 1. Edublogs Edublogs Video/site http: //edublogs .org/support/ 2. Blogger Allanah K’s “Bling for your Blog” http://bling4yrblog. blogspot .com/

1. Edublogs

Edublogs Video/site http: //edublogs .org/support/

2. Blogger

Allanah K’s “Bling for your Blog” http://bling4yrblog. blogspot .com/

Educational Blogging Examples

What Has Worked Well In My Classes

Voicethread

Video/Stories/Slideshows Others = Photostory3 , iMovie, Movie Maker

Maths Delicious Links To Math Sites

Reading

Writing

Internet Safety

Christian Education

Information

Extension Sites

References E3’s Blog www.e3eclat.blogspot.com B2’s Blog http://www.b2rocks.blogspot.com/ Walking Feet Pic http://www.ankle-foot.org/ Arrow Pic http://diyfashion.about.com/od/freepatchesandapplique/tp/BasicPatches.htm Stop Sign Pic http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/stopsign4c.html Web 2.0 Pic http: //joevans . pbwiki .com/Web+2+Point+O+Tools Kids At Computer Pic http://www.crackingre.co.uk/htdocs/crackingre/secure/teachSupp/ict.html Video camera Pic http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-10,00.htm Glass wall building http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news-print.asp?sectionID=0&articleID=587398 Motivation Pic http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Motivation-Posters_i1651474_.htm Wheel Pic http://www.wagonwheelchandeliers.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?&pg=store&sub_pg=prod&ref=34 Clock Pic http://www.shipjade.com/services

E3’s Blog www.e3eclat.blogspot.com

B2’s Blog http://www.b2rocks.blogspot.com/

Walking Feet Pic http://www.ankle-foot.org/

Arrow Pic http://diyfashion.about.com/od/freepatchesandapplique/tp/BasicPatches.htm

Stop Sign Pic http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/stopsign4c.html

Web 2.0 Pic http: //joevans . pbwiki .com/Web+2+Point+O+Tools

Kids At Computer Pic http://www.crackingre.co.uk/htdocs/crackingre/secure/teachSupp/ict.html

Video camera Pic http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-10,00.htm

Glass wall building http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news-print.asp?sectionID=0&articleID=587398

Motivation Pic http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Motivation-Posters_i1651474_.htm

Wheel Pic http://www.wagonwheelchandeliers.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?&pg=store&sub_pg=prod&ref=34

Clock Pic http://www.shipjade.com/services