blogging creating a web presence
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March 12, 2014
• Uses?
• Newsletters
• Skill practice
websites?
• What ideas do
you have?
• What would be
most helpful in
your current
classroom?
Plickers…Just for Fun
A.Share
Newsletters &
other Info
B.Post Learning
Websites &
Homework
C.Teach
Students to
Blog
D.Share Student
Projects &
Learning
Why Have a Class Blog? • “Students have an authentic audience for their writing and that has an impact
on the quality of their posts and comments.
• Students revisit and reflect upon the lessons when they read the posts on the blog. The learning doesn't stop when the chapter or unit ends, commenting keeps the learning alive.
• Students learn how to navigate around the Internet and how to present digital information in a variety of ways.
• Students and parents have opportunities to participate and contribute to an online community. Teaching this skill to students in elementary school helps prepare students for more individualize online collaboration in the middle and high school years.
• Students practice a letter-writing form, when they comment. Letter-writing form is a third grade standard.
• Students learn about geography by tracking our visitors and sharing comments with our blogging friends. Skyping and having Google HangOuts with blogging buddies brings geography to life!”
Reasons shared by Mrs. Yollis. Retrieved from http://educational-blogging.wikispaces.com/Why+Have+a+Class+Blog%3F
Examples of Blogging Platforms
Ms. Yarzabek • http://kidblog.org/Yarzabek9/
Mr. Salsich https://jmsalsich.edublogs.org
Mrs. Yollis http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com
Mr. Toft http://mrtoft2014.weebly.com/
Examples of Curriculum Uses
• Biographical Bonanza
During our unit on
biographies, student used
an online encyclopedia to
research a famous
person. Students then left
a comment as if there
were that person.
"Famous people" were
having conversations with
one another in the
comment section! Fun!
• Multiplication Game
Student explained the
rules for a
multiplication game
and took digital
photos to enhance
the text.
Examples of Curriculum Uses
Class Books to eBooks
Take pictures of class
book pages and turn
into online format.
Google Earth Geometry
• Students look for 2 and
3-dimensional figures
while touring
Washington, D.C. on
Google Earth.
Sqworl Resources
Student Blogging Challenge
VoiceThread
Animoto
Vimeo
Voki
EduCreations
ClustrMap