Blogging Examples in Education

Roundup of Examples updated in October 08Compiled by Suzie Vesper

This is designed to show ideas rather than the ‘how to’. For tutorials on some of these tools try:

http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.comOR http://learningweb2.wikispaces.com

General Blog Guidance and AdviceBeing safe on the web

Blogging Advice Wiki Be a Safe and Responsible Blogger

Blogs - Sharing from the Classroom

http://area4randwickschool.blogspot.com/2008/04/student-of-week-emma.html

Student of the Week Acknowledging volunteers

http://mrsramanscoolkids.blogspot.com/2008/09/road-patrollers.html

Blogs - Sharing from the Classroom

http://nevns10.blogspot.com/2008/09/artists-at-work.html

Kids at Work First Day at School

http://mrsryanmuritai.blogspot.com/2008/09/claytons-first-day.html

Blogs - Publishing Writing and Giving Feedback (written and oral)

http://room23writing.blogspot.com/2008/04/oter.html

http://tamakips.blogspot.com/

Blogs - Publishing Writing

http://room23writingblog.blogspot.com/ http://mrschao.blogspot.com/2008/05/exposition-writing.html

Blogs- Hotseating (writing from another perspective)

Caterpillar diary

http://room162008.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-11th.html

Blogs - Literature Study

Goodnight Mr Tom

http://goodnightmistertom.blogspot.com/

Blogs - Goal Setting

http://muritai7.blogspot.com/2008/08/blogging.html

http://muritaimiddles.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-goals-for-term-3_25.html

Rationale for goal settingon a blog

Example of a goal

Blogs - Sharing Learning Intentions and Outcomes

Use of Digital Camera

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blog_id=582215&mode=comment&blogger_id=162000

http://woodlandrm3.blogspot.com/2006/04/learning-log-for-april.html

Mrs Wagner’s Class

A teacher reflects on the power of blogging in his classroom

Blogs - Sharing Learning Intentions and Outcomes

Scientific Investigation

http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/09/wheel-axle-experiment.html

http://nevns10.blogspot.com/2008/09/managing-ourselves.html

Key Competencies

Blogs- At stages of an inquiry

Introduction

http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/10/can-you-guess-what-our-next-inquiry.html

http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/09/can-you-name-pulley.html

Assessment

Blogs- Publishing results of inquiry

Heroes study

http://room10muritai.blogspot.com/2008/09/heroes-and-champions.html

Flight study

http://pesroom15.blogspot.com/2008/08/flight-of-room15.html

Blogs- Recounts from trips/events

Japanese Visitor

http://room1maungaraki.blogspot.com/2008/04/learning-japanese.html

http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net/node/399

Note the way comments allowed forteacher/child interaction

Gardening Recount

Blogs- Recounts from trips/events

Cross Country

http://r6fairfield.blogspot.com/2008/08/cross-country.html

http://peachgroveroom5.blogspot.com/2008/10/fabulous-field-trip.html

Field Trip

Blogs- Exploring concepts/ beliefs

Friendship

http://rm23learninglog.blogspot.com/2008/09/friendship.html

http://peachgroveroom5.blogspot.com/2008/09/evolution.html

Evolution

Blogs- Going Deeper

Encouraging higher order thinking

http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/10/can-you-guess-what-our-next-inquiry.html

Online Tools - BlogsDialogue Through Comments

Advice to Student

http://itc.blogs.com/patrick/2005/02/5th_grade.html#comments

http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net/homework/year4/maths/fractions

Maths Homework

Blogs - Resources for practising a Skill

Probability Activities

http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/10/probability-games.html

Online Tools - BlogsChildren as authors

Learning Logs

http://rm23learninglog.blogspot.com/2008/05/great-start-to-term-two.html

http://mreamesblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/ideas-and-opinion_03.html

Feeding in ideas on a Topic

Online Tools - BlogsFor Reflection

http://areallydifferentplace.org/node/922#commenthttp://room9reflects.blogspot.com/

Writing with CommentReflection

Posts that Reflecton Learning

Great blog post on encouraging reflection

Blogs- Teaching content

Meaning of terms

http://ncowie.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/what-is-figurative-language/

http://schol.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/connotation-and-denotation/

Using Technology Teach a Language

http://tamakitoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/samoan-lesson-2.html

Blogs - ‘How to’ videosCreating your own videos and uploading them

http://michaelmagrath.wordpress.com/

Blogs- Student Blogs

Secondary - Tech Design

http://whsdtm8.blogspot.com/

http://pestanielut.blogspot.com/2008/09/white-sunday.html

Year Five Student Blog

Blogs - Multimedia Resources

http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/09/making-cool-helicpter-aerial-screw.html

Using existing online videos

http://blog.kkc.school.nz/hjohnson/2008/09/06/getting-water-out-of-the-ground/

Online Tools - BlogsFor Reflection

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/

Teacher and StudentReflection

http://annesmith9h.blogspot.com/2006/09/act-2-questions-continued.html

Analyse a Text

Online Tools - BlogsFor Keeping the Community Informed

Principal Updates

http://birdseyeblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/care.html http://tamakitoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/girls-rugby-at-tamaki-intermediate-in.html

Sports Team Notices

Blogs - Teachers sharing with teachers

Experiences with ICT Tools

http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/09/20/fruity-forms/

Ideas for engaging kids

http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com/2008/09/reluctant-writers-and-ict.html

Blogs - Teacher Professional Development

Blog4Educators

http://blog4educators.blogspot.com/2007/12/week-one-personal-reflections.html

EdTech Mag

http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/november-december-2006/blog-rules.html

An online blogging course you can work through

Blogs - Teacher Reflection

On a unit for the term

http://lietze.edublogs.org/2008/09/30/term-3-08-reflections-1-chocolate/

On a single activity

http://sharetheaddiction.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/voicethread-for-maths-problem-

solving/