This document discusses using blogs in the classroom and provides tips for teachers. It outlines the benefits of blogs, including allowing students to share work and interests while meeting classroom goals. Examples are given of how blogs can be used for assignments, assessments, and digital portfolios. Potential downsides are also presented, such as students not enjoying assigned topics or sharing work publicly. Overall, the document promotes blogging as an engaging instructional tool when implemented appropriately in the classroom.

1. Blogging across the curr.

2. Jamie Tubbs

3. Introduction

4. Publishing on the Web

5. Our students are avid users…

6. 87 percent Pew Internet & American Life Project

7. Using blogs combines classroom goals with student interests.

8. Good, Bad, Ugly

9. The good

10. What can I do with blogs? in one blog entry, teachers or students can and insert

11. What can do link text?

12. What can digital images?

13. What can audio?

14. What can do video?

15. How do I use blogs?

16. Classroom and student blogs

17. Classroom blogs

18. Classroom blogs

19. using blogs to assess

20. a comment

21. using blogs to enrich

22. Student Blogs

23. Student blogs

24. Inquiry-based learning

25. digital portfolios

26. More ideas for Harrison’s Weblog

27. The bad

28. The bad

29. The bad

30. The bad “ What were my least favorite projects was when we had to do assignments…Also I don't like to share my work with other people besides my family because it is my business as to how it sounds.” --Student Comment

31. The bad “ My least favorite things about blogs was that I didn't get to really choose what I wanted to write about, and the assignments got kind of boring at times. I think it would be more fun if there were more fun assignments.” --Student Comment

32. The bad

33. The ugly

34. The ugly “ I do not see blogging as necessary, helpful or age appropriate.” --A parent

35. Creating your own blog

36. For more information

37. My blog: misterteacher.blogspot.com My Website: www.misterteacher.com My email address: [email_address] School: tubbsj@wyomingcityschools.org Resources

38. questions?

39. THANK YOU