1. More Than Just an Online
Journal
Celia Coochwytewa
GESD Digital Learning Day 2014

2. Blogging
Blogging in Plain English
by Common Craft

3. Who?
• 2nd – 8th grades
• Gifted
• Higher level groups
• Tech savvy groups
• Special Education accommodations

4. Why?
• ENGAGEMENT!
• 21st Century Skills –
– Communication
– Collaboration
– Media and Technology Skills
• Content Integration
• Keyboarding practice

5. How and When?
• Start with writing, make it an incentive
• What’s available to you?
– Take turns
• 4 kids responsible each day, week, every other
week, etc.
• Use tablets if you have them
• Laptops – be THAT teacher

6. Reading/Writing Integration
• Point of view
• Predictions
• Character analysis
• Questioning
• KWL
• ENDLESS possibilities

7. Math Integration
• Math reflections
• Questioning
• Word problems
• Conceptual Understanding

8. Science Integration
• KWL
• Ongoing assessments
• Lab reflections
• Scientific Process

9. Social Studies Integration
• KWL
• Ongoing assessments
• Point of View change
• Opinion

10. Where?
• KidBlog
• ClassChatter
• Glogster
• Gaggle