#vrt10 - bring the world in: blogging with your students
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Bring the World inBlogging with Your Students
Greta Sandler
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Why Blog with Students?
Teachers need to stop saying ‘hand it in’, and start saying ‘publish it’.
Alan NovemberCC licensed by Flickr photo by ruslik
Getting Started
Setting up the Blog:Sharing Good News:
http://kidblog.org/ourgoodnews
Teaching about Blogs, Internet Safety and Net Etiquette:
Useful Resources:
So You Want to Use Kidblog? by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach)Why the Internet Is Like a Mall by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach)Learning to Blog Using Paper by Karen McMillan (@McTeach)Forest Green School - Acceptable Use Policy by George Couros (@gcouros)Professor Garfield Foundation: Internet Safety and You
Making Connections
Motivating Students to Blog
Connect with them
OUR project, not one project
Welcome Post
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OUR project, not one project!
Making Connections
Building Community
Working with parents
Sharing our blog at school
Invitation Letter
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Let the Adventure Begin!
Writing for an Audience
#Comments4kidshttp://comments4kids.blogspot.com
Blogging Adventure
Kids motivated and eager to write!
When kids got home they kept blogging and commenting.
Blogging Adventure
Working with Parents
Blogging Adventure
Leading the Way
Bringing the World in
Our Blogging Buddies
Bringing the World in
Collaborating with other Classrooms
More than Blogging Writing and Reading Skills Process Writing Commenting on other Blogs Sharing our important events: Special
Days and Events (Children’s Day, Book Fair, Birthdays)
Class Discussions: Based on posts and questions asked on the comments.
Pronunciation: Tongue Twisters Having Fun: Singing Fridays
BLOGGING WONDERFUL
LEARNING ENVIRONMEN
TNo shy kids. No popular kids. Nobody was left out.
Reluctant writers.
No cyber bullying.
Kids asking for permission before sharing information or checking out other blogs.
BLOGGING GAININGCONFIDENCE
BLOGGING MEANINGFUL
LEARNING
LOVE FOR LEARNING
Connect with Students
Work together with Parents
Connect with Students’ Learning
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Hearing Their Voices
Contact Info:
Email: [email protected]: @gretBlog: About a Teacher | http://gret.wordpress.comResources Shared on the Presentation: http://bit.ly/bringtheworldin
“We need to prepare students for THEIR future not OUR
past.”
Ian Jukes