Creating a classroom blog staff development 1-student copy-online presentaion
1. Welcome to How to
Create a Classroom Blog
using Weebly.com
April 8, 2016
Presented by LaRae Thornton WCHS
2. A Brief Explanation
In the following presentation you will find slides
labeled as student questions. These blank slides
are ques for students in the audience to ask a
question that is on the card that they were given
when they entered the classroom. This is a way
to keep the audience involved and attentive to
the lesson. If you click on the icon or picture on
the screen you will be lead to the answer to the
question they were asked.
3. Creating A Classroom Blog
Instructional Goals
Create a blog
Maintain a professional blog
Share resources
Post assignments
Provide links to academic tutorial sites
Communicate with teachers and parents
4. Did you take the survey?????
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vVlylvnZnKpP29bI0D8Spb9uEnLCmb
5Eg_MB9PPqWTk/viewform
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6. Define a Blog:
A blog is a weblog where you can put
your thoughts down, seek input, and
respond to input using an online Web
2.O devices.
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Student question 1
18. ? What makes a classroom blog
different?
A classroom blog is developed for parent,
student, and teacher use.
A classroom blog should be a safe
environment for students.
A classroom blog can have any educational
purpose you chose to use with your
classroom.
19. ?
What is a Web 2.0 Tool?
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/about/my-best-of-series/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/web-2-0
21. What is RSS?
RSS stands for Rich Site Summary
Instead of having to travel to individual pages you can sign up for RSS
feeds to be delivered to you without needing to give our your
information.
For an example here is a page full of RSS feeds and Twitter Feeds:
http://laraethornton.weebly.com/profes
sional-connections.html
22. What can I post on a school
related site?
Follow school guidelines
Protect the student names and location by
putting a password on your site if you are
going to display student work or pictures
Be sure you what you post is classified a
fair use or CC.
23. ? How can I identify valid
online resources for
students and parents?
Determine trustworthiness (credentials, education, experience, etc.) of an author.
Determine credibility, ask these questions:
Is the author a subject matter expert (education)?
Does the author work for a university or research center?
Is the author a recognized scholar in the subject?
Also look at the URL ending:
http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit07/internet07_08.phtml
24. What is digital literacy?
RETURN
A great resource:
http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/
Digital Literacy
Creativity
Critical
Thinking &
Evaluation
Cultural &
Social
Understanding
Collaborative
Skills
Ability to find
& choose valid
information
Effective
communication
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com
mons/4/48/Digital_literacy_disciplines.png