This document provides an overview of a beginner's workshop on blogging in the classroom. The workshop will introduce blogging and how it can be used in education, allow participants to start their own blog, and provide advice and resources to help educators get started with blogging. Participants will learn about class blogs, student blogs, teacher blogs, and be encouraged to make blogging a regular part of their classroom routine and involve parents and administrators.

1. Blogging in the Classroom
A beginners workshop

2. What to expect
• An overview of Blogging
• A look at how blogging is used in Education
• The opportunity to start up your own blog
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3. Getting to know you…
• Name and position
• Blogging experience
(if any…)
• What’s the last
movie you saw? (or
whatever)

4. What’s this all
about, then?
• (we)b-log
• Platform to
communicate
• Micro-blogging
• Multiple uses

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25266405@N00/696099309/
In Education…?

6. Class Blog

7. Student Blog

8. Teacher Blog

9. Getting Started
edublogs.org

16. Advice
• Don’t get too ambitious too early
• Have a plan and stick to it
• Make it part of your regular class routine
• Get parents involved
• Get administrators involved
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17. Resources to help
http://goo.gl/KTO1V