This document outlines the components of a student blogging project, including: 1) An introduction with the name, school, teacher, grade level, and links to blogs. 2) A description of the blogging project including its purpose and academic benefits for students. 3) Photos of students using devices and teachers instructing. 4) A list of prompts and activities for student blogs. 5) Screenshots of exemplar blogs showing content, writing improvement, student voices and responses. 6) An inventory of the technology and resources used and staff support provided.

1. 1. Name of project
2. School Name
3.Your Name
4. Grade Level
5. PROVIDE a link to YOUR BLOG
PROVIDE a link to the STUDENTS' BLOGGING AREA (Kidblog)
6. Content Area: writing, reading, response to variety of prompts, personal
narratives, etc.
7. Standards it addresses
8. Project Groupings: Individuals Blogs
9. Description of project
Ex: Student Blogging Project
A. Purpose of Blogging
B. Why you want wanted your students to blog
C. How you modeled with your blog.
D. What is academic value to your students?
Ex. Reading, writing, spelling, collaboration, responding to the thinking and
thoughts of others, internet etiquette, word-processing skills, having a
voice, etc. Etc
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2. 10. Photos of kids using their netbooks.
11. Photos of you instructing from the Promethean board on the blogging
12. List the (6) prompts or blogging activities
13. Screenshot a few of some of your spotlighted blogs w responses for variety
of reasons:(Suggestions)
A. Good content, writing ability
B. ESL student beginning to improve their writing ,etc
C. Poor or reluctant writers/readers wanting to write and read more (maybe)
D. Shy student opportunity to have a voice.
E. Interesting student comments F. Your responses or encouragements and
how the student improved their next entry
G. Parent involvement
H. School peers involved.
I. Perhaps future national or global involvement through a safe commenting
portal.
(I will give you a source on Monday. They are mention on Twitter a lot)
14. Technology supplies Needed / Resources Used supplied by MSAP
-netbooks
-Promethean board
-Mac teacher laptop
-digital camera
-MS Office-Thinking Maps-Etc
15. Site Staff Resources (whomever you needed for this project )
Michelle Bryant- Magnet Resource Teacher
Reba Gordon Matthews- Computer Lab Teacher/Site Ed Tech/ NASA
Explorer School Team Leader
Michael Cook- Science Lab Teacher
Marisa Ramirez- Engineering Lab Teacher
Steve Harris and/or Dondi Jones- Network System Technician
16. THEN YOU ARE DONE!!!!