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Bloggingnipmuc
The document introduces blogging and its uses for student learning. It defines what a blog is, describes different types of blogs, and discusses why students should blog. It provides examples of how blogs can be used in various classroom subjects and encourages teaching students proper blogging skills and expectations. The document also explores blogging website platforms and provides examples of classroom blogs to inspire further blogging possibilities.
Bloggingnipmuc
- 1. Blogging 101 By Maureen Cohen Assistant Principal Grafton High School #GHSAPrincipal cohenm@grafton.k12.ma.us October 5, 2012
- 2. Objectives Introduce types andvarious purposes of blogs Identify goals and take-aways for today Share benefits of student blogging for student learning Review good blogging techniques Explore blogging sites
- 4. Warm-Up GO TO: Why are you here? Top take-away http://todaysmeet.com/Nipmucblog
- 5. What is ablog? “A Web site containing the writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other Web sites.”— (dictionary.com)
- 6. What are thevarious types of blogs?  Class portal to communicate info  E-portfolio of student work  Collaborative Space  Journaling  Microblogs (Twitter)  Videoblogs  Extended study and reflection on topics  Reflective, metacognitive writing on practice with links (complex blogging)  Extended analysis and synthesis over time that builds on posts (complex blogging)
- 7. Why should YOUblog?
- 8. Great example— Right here at Nipmuc!
- 9. Why should yourSTUDENTS blog? 1. What needs to change about our curriculum when our students have the ability to reach audiences far beyond our classroom walls? 2. What changes must we make in our teaching as it becomes easier to bring primary sources to our students? 3. How do we need to rethink our ideas of literacy when we must prepare our students to become not only readers and writers, but editors, collaborators, and publishers as well? Will Richardson talks about blogs part 1
- 10. Participant- Centered Encourages Improves writing critical thinking Promotes Benefits of Gets better creativity reflection Blogging Archives Anytime- learning that anywhere takes place learning Invites collaboration
- 11. What makes agood student blog?  Student Ownership  Up-to-date  Visuals  Purpose  Layout  Conversations  Creative  Original  Informative
- 12. Classroom uses ofweblogs Post prompts for writing Provide examples of classwork Provide online readings to react to Publish examples of good student writing Post assignments based on literature readings Create online book club Link to another class in the world Students write about news items Students express opinions on topics Complete group projects
- 13. GHS Classroom Examples English: Post comments and questions on a digital story project  World Language: Travel Blog  Math: Daily Scribe of Activities  History: Debates  Art: Criticism and reflection on work  English: Reflection on literature and provocative questions  Environmental Science: Reflection on biodiversity in town  Music: Analysis of variations in music style
- 14. Teach students properblogging skills.  Write the comment like a letter (greeting, body, closing, signature)  Use correct spelling, punctuation and spacing  Read over the comment and editing before submitting  Compliment the writer in a specific way, asking a question and/or adding new information to the post  Write a relevant comment that is related to the post  Do not reveal personal information in your comment  Include links to relevant websites  Cite information
- 15. Teach students aboutexpectations
- 16. Explore the Possibilities Blogs on blogging http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com /search/label/blogging http://langwitches.org/blog/wp- content/uploads/2011/06/blogging- guide-flyer.pdf http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/1 2/05/blogging-is- elementary/#comments *http://edublogawards.com
- 17. Explore the possibilities: Blogging Websites  Blogmeister: http://classblogmeister.com  *Edublogs: http://edublogs.org  *Kidblog: http://kidblog.org  21 Classes: http://21classes.com  *Blogger: http://www.blogger.com (free, easy to use)  Live Journal: http://www.livejournal.com (free, online community)  Word Press: http://wordpress.org (free, customize the look)  Ning: www.ning.com