Welcome back!

Welcome back!

What we did yesterday…

Explored tech. and its impact

Used several “organizing and gathering information tools

Did a lot of sharing

What we’re doing today…

“Recess”

Creating the framework for a blog

Exploring blogs in the classroom via jigsaw

Taking it all in

But first—answers (sort of)

Email registrations

Webspiration, Google Docs=yes (but see your IT person)

Epals.com=awesome if it works!

www.thinkquest.org

Most everything does unless you want to pay

We will have options during blog set up

But first—answers

When can we make blogs and wikis?

Today=Blogs

Tomorrow=Wikis

Thursday=Using it ALL to aid writing

Thursday=Bring projects if possible to share

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Digital Toolbox for

Teachers

Classroom uses for web logs, wikis, and other digital tools

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Tools“Participatory Culture”

1. Low barriers to expression

2. Strong support for creating and sharing

3. Informal mentorship

4. A belief that contributions matter

5. A feeling, to some degree, of social connection

Beach, R. (2009) Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and other Digital Tools. Norwood, MA. Christopher-Gordon.

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Meets Digital Literacy Goals (NCTE 2008)

Creates the FLAT classroom

Is the Digital Native

Self-initiated=Engaged Learning

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Beach, R. (2009) Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and other Digital Tools. Norwood, MA. Christopher-Gordon.

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Beach, R. (2009) Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and other Digital Tools. Norwood, MA. Christopher-Gordon.

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Beach, R. (2009) Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and other Digital Tools. Norwood, MA. Christopher-Gordon.

Classroom Blogging 101

A look at web logs and their role in YOUR

world

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Checkout these examples!

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=5655

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=17192

http://sites.epals.com/hill3rd/

http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/12/23/blogging-with-elementary-school-students/

http://weblogg-ed.com/

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International communication

Has teacher monitored emailing

Has teacher monitored blogging

Doesn’t require email to register

Can be translated into other lang.

DOES require advance set up

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www.classblogmeister.com (K-12)

Has teacher monitored blogging

Doesn’t require email to register

DOES require advanced set up

www.Kidblogs.org (K-8)

Has teacher monitored blogging

VERY simple/basic

Doesn’t require email to register

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www.blogger.com (9th and up)

Immediate set up

Email registration

Can use Google acct/gmail to register

www.wordpress.com (9th and up)

Immediate set up

Lots of options

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Create an authentic blog name and address!

A Great Stretching Moment!