This document provides guidance for teachers on setting up and using a classroom blog called KidBlogs. It offers tips for establishing blogging guidelines and routines to improve students' writing skills and promote 21st century communication skills. The document outlines a 9-step plan for rolling out a classroom blog, including creating accounts, discussing guidelines with students and parents, and practicing posting and commenting. It also provides examples of posting and commenting guidelines, as well as activity ideas and resources for teachers on using blogs in the classroom.

1. KIDBLOGS: FOR STUDENTS
@hoosier_teacher

2. WHY BLOG?
...With Students

3. CREATE WRITERS
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4. 21ST CENTURY
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5. 21ST CENTURY
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6. 3
Share
Share work
Share thoughts
Share learning

7. WITH AN AUDIENCE
SHARE
Inspire a Student’s Voice

8. Anchor Standard
6. Use technology,
including the Internet,
to produce and
publish writing and to
interact and
collaborate.
K
With guidance and
support from adults,
explore a variety of
digital tools to
produce and publish
writing, including in
collaboration with
peers.
2nd
4th
With guidance and
support from adults,
use a variety of digital
tools to produce and
publish writing,
including in
collaboration with
peers.
With some guidance
and support from
adults, use technology
including the Internet,
to produce and
publish writing as well
as to interact and
collaborate with
others; demonstrate a
sufficient command of
keyboarding skills to
type a minimum of
one page in a single
sitting.
Common Core

9. TO START...

10. PLAN YOUR ROLLOUT
1.What is your learning goal?
2.Create a KidBlog Account
3.Become familiar with KidBlogs
4.Create student accounts
5.Ask for help when needed (That’s why I’m here.)
6.Review what blogging is with parents and stus
7.Set and share guidelines with parents and stus
8.Introduce and practice Posting
9.Introduce and practice Commenting

11. What are you trying to teach
students with the classroom blog?
To improve students writing
To improve online communication
To promote 21st Century skills
LEARNING GOAL?

12. GO TO...
http://kidblog.org/home/

13. GUIDELINES
Take the ideas on the next couple of
slides and modify them to work with your
classroom.

14. POSTING
Blogging Rules Chart Idea
1.Think before you post~ Use responsible and
respectful language. Don’t jeopardize your
publishing privilege!
2.Be safe online ~ Don’t post personal information!
3.Our writing is for many different people to see~
Be proud of what you write!
4.Use your best spelling, complete sentences,
and grammar~ Get into good habits by practicing
what you’ve learned.
5.Your writing should be reflective~ Include your
thoughts and feelings to make your writing
more personal and engaging.

15. POSTING
Mrs. Morris and Ms. Jordan’s Guidelines found here: http://4kmand4kj.global2.vic.edu.au/
guidelinessafety/blog-guidelines/

16. POSTING
Blogging Rules Chart Idea
Follow the writing process. Posts are a
published piece of writing.

17. POSTING
Think
Post things that are...
True
Helpful
Inspiring
Necessary
Kind

18. COMMENTING
TAG
(via Nina on Pinterest)
1.Tell the writer something you liked
2.Ask the writer a question
3.Give the writer a positive suggestion

19. COMMENTING
Commenting Guidelines
1.READ the blog post carefully.
2.Be RESPECTFUL
3.Don’t use TEXTING LANGUAGE. (i.e. ttly, lol, jj)
4.Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

20. ACTIVITIES

21. Year-long projects
Respond to teacher
Writer’s Workshop
Connect globally
Writing Units/Genres
Poetry Units
Free Choice Writing
Weekly Word Work
Reader’s Response
Power Writing
Blog Challenges
Share iPad Creations
Post video projects
Reflect on learning
IDEAS FOR STUS

22. ESTABLISH A ROUTINE
Overall, establish a routine and allow for students to
post often. Don’t make this a one-and-done
project. Instead, create a series of challenges for
you and your students to complete on a regular
basis to “Augment” a common instructional strategy
with the power of online commenting and a larger
audience than the classroom teacher.

23. RUBRICS
Blogging Rubric Ex 1
Blogging Rubric Ex 2
Blogging Rubric Ex 3
Blogging Rubric Ex 4
Comment Guidelines 1
Comment Guidelines 2

24. Resources
Kidblog Support Page by Kidblog
Learning to Blog Using Paper First by Karen McMillan, 2010
8 Tips for Blogging by Lisi Gopin, 2012
So you Wanna Use Blogs in the Classroom
14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging By Pernille Ripp, 2011
Student Blogging Guidelines by Kim Cofino
Five Reasons First Graders Would Rule the Blog World
Five Steps to Start a Classroom Blog
Why Students Should Blog-My Top Ten By Pernille Ripp, 2010
How to Start a Blog by Tracey Gardner focus on Blogger
7 Things You Should Know About Blogs
Education Blog Directory with Several Examples
BrainPOP Blog video
33 Ways to Use Blogs in the Classroom
15 More Blog Topics for your School for Blogging Ideas