Classroom Blogging Edina Tech Camp Michael Walker Secondary Technology Integrationist [email_address] 952-848-4050

Agenda Intro to Blogging in the Classroom Best Practice Setting up a Feed Reader Time to Read and Comment Setting up your own blog Posting

Intro to Blogging in the Classroom

Best Practice

Setting up a Feed Reader

Time to Read and Comment

Setting up your own blog

Posting

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we BLOG Online, sequential compilation of personal observations and links that others can comment on.

we BLOG

Online, sequential compilation of personal observations and links that others can comment on.

Professional Uses

Reflect on teaching experiences

Provide Tips

Share curriculum successes

Classroom Uses-Teacher Blogs

Post calendar events, assignments, projects and contact information

Communicate with parents

Online Reading Assignments and Writing Prompts

Photos and Comments on Class Activities

Links and examples for specific units

Examples of Student Work

Classroom Uses- Student Blogs

Personal Reflections Bob Fornal-Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Attribute Share Alike

React to Current Events Kwikrick-Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Attribute Share Alike

What are people saying about Blogs in Education in 2008?

Blogging is about reading and critical thinking not writing -R. Bretag paulbence-Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Share Alike

Writing is monologue; blogging is conversation -W. Richardson bd solis-Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Share Atribution Share Alike

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The Blogging Cycle… 4.Repeat! 1. Read 2. Reflect 3. Write about what you know Hyperlink Add Graphics Tag

4.Repeat!

3. Write about what you know

Hyperlink

Add Graphics

Tag

1. Read Critically

2. Reflect about what was read Grim Reaper with a Lawnmower-Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Share Alike

3. Write about what you know . Hyperlink Use Graphics Tag Drewm Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved

Hyperlink

Use Graphics

Tag

4. Repeat ! mag3737 Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved

How can we do this with kids? Teachandlearn Accessed via Flickr Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved

1. Edina Student Web 2.0 Code of Ethics

2. Set up a Feed Reader for your class Netvibes.com Google Reader

3. Add an assortment of blogs/feeds to the reader pertaining to your subject

4. Regularly check the feed and share blog posts that apply to your class.

5. Engage in rich discussion over the blog posts and formulate small group and class comments.

6. Create student blogs and begin blogging

The Blogging Cycle… 4.Repeat! 1. Read 2. Reflect 3. Write about what you know Hyperlink Add Graphics Tag

4.Repeat!

3. Write about what you know

Hyperlink

Add Graphics

Tag

Inspiration and ideas from… Will Richardson Dean Shareski Jeff Utecht Vicki Davis Molly Schroeder Ryan Bretag Clay Burell Educause Craig Stoltz See more detail and links at http://edinatechcamp.pbwiki.com/blogs

Will Richardson

Dean Shareski

Jeff Utecht

Vicki Davis

Molly Schroeder

Ryan Bretag

Clay Burell

Educause

Craig Stoltz