Web Portfolio Development #2follow along or Independently on your own

Jim Jewell, Loma Park I.T.F.jjewell@eisd.net

What is Blogging?Web-based publication consisting primarily

of periodic articles, most often in reverse chronological order

Communication tool that can be dynamic or static in nature

Blogging is about reading and writing.

Literacy is about reading and writing.

Blogging is about literacy.

Educational Blogging

Educational Blogging is blogging by students, teachers, administrators, industry experts, and other involved entities that focus primarily on the educational process and educational interests.

Uses for Educational Blogging

Dialoguing

Teacher and Professional Blogs

Classroom or Student Blogs

Parent and Teacher Communication Blogs

Dialoguing

A teacher blog that posts questions about current subject matter can be a great way to introduce students to responding in writing and contributing collaboratively. For instance, a teacher might ask specific thought-provoking questions about a book the class is reading, and ask for students to respond through the “comments” feature with their ideas. This is often done as a voluntary exercise to help demonstrate the uses of blogs in easy steps.

Teacher or Professional Blogs

Teachers can blog for each other about their experiences teaching, their philosophies, and their methodologies.

Teachers who do this often go on to becoming professional speakers or imparters of knowledge

Jim Moulton, former teacher & trainer, PBL consultant with Apple in the Northeast

http://www.edutopia.org/spiralnotebook/jim-moulton

Classroom or StudentBlogs

The providing of each student with an individual blog seems to generate the most significant enthusiasm for blogging among students.**

Students who blog have an opportunity to discover the work and joy of communicating their ideas in written form, and then getting feedback from others.

Most often public student blogs are done under a nickname and without any personal details, so that the incredible excitement that can come from communicating with a global audience does not place the student in harm's way.

• **Moderated on a teacher’s site

Parent Teacher Communication

Teachers will often start a blog for providing communication to students, parents, or other education stake holders.

Posting of Homework & Assignments (for absentees)

Posting of Class Rules, Consequences & Syllabi

On-going classroom activities drawing the parents into what their children are working on or for students who have been absent.

Using the comment feature to ask questions or to gain clarification, where the answer would be of interest to all the readers.

Student BenefitsHelps them find a voice

Creates enthusiasm for writing

Engages students in meaningful dialogue

Provides an opportunity to teach about responsible journalism

Empowering studentsLife long writersBecoming a community voiceWriting outside of the box

Simple K12 VideoClick Here to watch video (you may have to

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Create Your Own BlogThe bulk of the class will be spent creating

your own unique blogs and/or visiting some of the samples below.

Sample Blogs for you to visit either in class or when you return

homeMs. Cassidy’s Classroom

Blog

Adventures of an Art Teacher

A Year of Reading

Its Not All Flowers and Sausages

Science Fix

Cathy Nelson’s Professional Blog

Globicate Mr. Langhorst’s Web Classroom

Mr. Abe The Principal’s Page

Wrapping UpModeration

Moderated Provides an opportunity to teach:

• Netiquette• Journalism Rules• Internet Safety

UnModerated Not recommended May put your job in jeopardy

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

QR Codes

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