The document discusses blogfolios, which combine blogs and portfolios. It describes various classroom projects that utilized blogfolios, including students making dog toys from recycled t-shirts, creative writing, and a Pinterest board featuring student work. Examples of how blogfolios allow for student voice, creative expression, authentic assessment, and documentation of growth are provided.

1. Best
The Best of Both Worlds
BLOGS + PORTFOLIOS =
Andrea Hernandez Shana Gutterman

2. IT’S A JOURNEY
• Made dog toys from recycled
t-shirts for dogs in shelters
• Creative writing
• Critter Kin created a Pinterest
board featuring MJGDS
• Click here for Pinterest Page
“A Journey of 1000 miles
begins with a single step.”
-Lao Tzu
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37prime/2594722848/

3. OUR FIRST STEP
• Made dog toys from recycled
t-shirts for dogs in shelters
• Creative writing
• Critter Kin created a Pinterest
board featuring MJGDS
• Click here for Pinterest Page

4. THE BLOGFOLIO STORY...
• Made dog toys from recycled
t-shirts for dogs in shelters
• Creative writing
• Critter Kin created a Pinterest
board featuring MJGDS
• Click here for Pinterest Page
C
mjgds.org/students

5. q
TOOLS

6. C
CORE VALUES

7. • Student’s questions were
answered by John Riches, from
Alcoa
• Questions were put into a podcast
• Click here for Podcast
• Click here for Video
STUDENT VOICE

8. C• Click here to see 5th grade free
art Pinterest page
• Students picked their
project.
• Students blogged
about their experience.
Click here to see student blog
Everyone is Unique
CREATIVE EXPRESSION

9. AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE

10. • Self-portrait use app, Sketchbook
• Face or Vase using app,
Sketchbook
• Forced perspective photography
WRITING PRACTICE

11. C
VISUAL COMMUNICATION

12. DOCUMENT GROWTH

13. What You Teach Isn’t Always What They Learn
ASSESSMENT

14. ● Ping Pong Ball Game
● Web-Based Games
● Play Dough
● Color Mixing Paints
● Project
Why Are Primary Colors Important?
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT

15. •
SELF-EVALUATION

16. AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT

17. OUR FAVORITE PROJECTS

18. • Language Arts: Students learned
about adjectives.
• Art: The concept of adjectives was
reinforced by critiquing Vincent Van
Gogh’s paintig, Starry Night.
FAVORITE PROJECTS

19. • Teaching teachers how to
use the Smart Board
• Creating simple templates
QUAD-BLOGGING

20. RESOURCES
• Made dog toys from recycled
t-shirts for dogs in shelters
• Creative writing
• Critter Kin cere for Pinterest
Page
facebook.com/blogfolios

21. WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP?
• Made dog toys from recycled
t-shirts for dogs in shelters
• Creative writing
• Critter Kin created a Pinterest
board featuring MJGDS
• Click here for Pinterest Page
“A Journey of 1000 miles
begins with a single step.”
-Lao Tzu
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37prime/2594722848/

22. EXIT TICKET
• Made dog toys from recycled
t-shirts for dogs in shelters
• Creative writing
• Critter Kin created a Pinterest
board featuring MJGDS
• Click here for Pinterest Page
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