The document discusses how kids today are different than in the past due to technology and provides tips for using blogs in the classroom. It notes that kids are now "iKids" who are multi-taskers accustomed to the internet and encourages teachers to use the tools kids are familiar with, like blogs. The document then provides advice on setting up blogs through services like Blogger and WordPress and gives examples of how blogs can be used for things like student portfolios, collaborative projects, journalism, and facilitating discussion.

1. Act Like the Natives Glenn Wiebe ESSDACK [email_address] © 2007

15. Yeah. So?

18. Sticky ideas?

20. Blogs can help us act like natives

21. It’s not a silver bullet, it’s a hammer

36. Where are the iKids?

37. But what about this? www.takingitglobal.org

38. Or this? www.digitaldividenetwork.org

39. Or this? www.blogsafety.org

41. The Write Weblog Hidden Histories: The American Chinese Experience

42. Room Twelve Room 613 Student Blogs

43. Mabry Online

45. A combination of the words “web log” Frequent updates

46. Offline & online events Interactive

47. Constantly evolving Confessional to commentary

48. Post Date Stamp Masthead

49. Internal links Comments External links

50. Wait! There’s more! photos graphic links

51. slideshows videos

52. documents

55. blogger.com

60. Decide on the look

61. It’s that simple! Create your first post by clicking the orange arrow

63. Add some photos Add some links Mess with your fonts / colors

69. Whadda ya got?

72. But . . . what can I do with it?

73. Garry Trudeau 2002

74. Electronic portfolios vccgraphics.wordpress.com/student-portfolio-showcase/

75. Collaborative projects weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees

76. Journalism www.pebblebrookpress.com/brookspeak

77. Community contact lewiselementary.org

78. Professional development thefischbowl.blogspot.com

79. Promote discussion weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/higginsworldlit/

85. Things to think about?

90. What else is out there?

95. Two parts to RSS An XML “news feed” from the Weblog A “news reader” to translate and display the feeds