Blogging for English Language Learners by @RusulAlrubail

Blogging for English Language Learners

The How’s the Why’s and other things….

Introduction:Twitter: @RusulAlrubail

Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/users/rusul-alrubail

Website: www.rusulalrubail.com

Why blogging?

Why blogging?

● Provides an opportunity for reflection (teacher and

students)

● Opens up writing to a wider audience

● Opportunity to practice writing and communication skills

Why blogging?

● Builds a learning support community

● Empowers student voice

● Platform for peer feedback

Why blogging?

● Motivates and engages students in communicative learning on a higher level

Where to begin??

Wordpress

Wordpress

Blogger

Blogger

Kidblog

EduBlogs

Write About

What to Blog?

● discussions

● responses

● reflections

● sharing images/links/resources

What to Blog?

● vocabulary and grammar activities

● paragraph writing

● commentary

● digital storytelling

Student blogs

Student blogs

Student blogs

Digital storytelling

Digital storytellingHere we are or I am here. By Oleksii Nuzhdin

Classroom Blog Benefits

● clarifications● understanding● communication● language development ● parent/student engagement

Classroom Blogs

Classroom blogs

Classroom blogs

Classroom blogs

Ideas for content● Information about class, assignments, daily routine,

tasks etc.

● Discussion and comments forum.

● Class photos and videos.

● Photos and videos of resources related to class work.

Ideas for content● Interesting articles, and stories.

● Vocabulary lists.

● Links to resources, games and fun ways to learn English.

● Cultural stories written by students.

Comments & feedback

Student feedback:

● Share 1 positive thing about the post.

● Share 1 thing their peers can work on/improve.

● Share a personal story that relates to the blog post.

Comments & feedback

Teacher feedback:

It’s best to give “constructive criticism” on students blogs privately.

Credits● Rusul Alrubail site: www.rusulalrubail.com

● Blogging image: Creativecommons, 2013.

● Dr. Will site: www.iamDrWill.com

● Rusul Alrubail Blogger: www.rusulalrubail.blogspot.com

● Wordpress: www.wordpress.com

● Blogger: www.blogger.com

● Kidblog: www.kidblog.org

● Edublogs: www.edublogs.org

Credits● Write About: www.writeabout.com

● Sarah Slattery “I’ve never seen a smiling face that wasn’t beautiful”: http:

//sahslat.blogspot.ca/

● Matthew Fioroni “Matt’s Weekly”: http://mattsblognetwork.blogspot.ca/

● Seulki Kim “Digital Storytelling”: http://skkim9.blogspot.ca/

● Oleksii Nuzhdin “Here we are or I am here”: https://www.youtube.

com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422579428&x-yt-cl=85114404&v=UA0XyjtIIuQ

Credits● Doug Robertson’s Class site: “Mr. Robertson’s Class”: http://kidblog.

org/class/MrRobertsonsClassB7/posts

● Jessica Lifshitz’s class site: “Mrs. Lifshitz PM class”: http://kidblog.

org/MrsLifshitzPMClass/

● Creative commons icons, 2013.