Transcript We’re Paperless! - Spring Branch ISD

We’re Paperless!
Presentation and Hand Out
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http://edtech.springbranchisd.com/
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Which also has a Link at:
The Indispensable Library Resources Page
http://library.springbranchisd.com/library-resources/
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Blogs
Whys, Wherefores and Using
Them in the Classroom
Objective
• Introduce blogs
• Introduce educational advantages of
blogging
• Provide resources for exploring & starting
a blog
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What’s a Blog?
• Web + Log = Weblog = Blog
• A blog is a website where entries are written in
chronological and commonly displayed in reverse
chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb,
meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
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Blogs Are Everywhere!
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Books
Authors
Still More Authors
Politicians
Celebrities
TV Characters
Everybody Blogs!
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Technorati
Claims to track 71 Million+ Blogs!
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Why So Popular?
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Free or low cost
Easy! Easier than a web page – no code!
No special software required
Available anytime / anywhere
Focus is on the writing not the “bells and whistles”
Students have ownership
Extends learning beyond the school day
Simple to post
Real life writing
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Still More Reasons…
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Differentiate Instruction
Instant feedback
Promote literacy
Archive student work
Students can share their work
Motivate and engage learners
Peer interaction
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District Policies
• SBISD Blog AUP
• SBISD Blogging Guidelines
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SBISD Blogs
• EdTech
• Librarian Philosopher
• A Library By Any Other Name
• Library TWEeter
Book Review Data Base
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Why Blog?
• Promote critical & analytical, creative,
intuitive, analogical and associational
thinking
• Provide a real time reason for writing
• Improve keyboarding and writing skills
• Promote student/ teacher interaction
• Promote student/ student interaction
• Home to school connection
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10 Ways to Use A Blog
In Your Classroom
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How to Begin?
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Read blogs
Start your own blog
Set up a classroom blog
Have students explore blogs*
Atomic Learning
*Pre-selected of Course!
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Blog Essentials
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Update regularly
BlogRoll
Images/video/audio
Links within posts
Tags
Unique name that is reflective on the topic
Comments
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Blogging Sites
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Blogger.com
Typepad.com ($)
Wordpress.com
Edublogs.org
Blogmeister
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Bibliography / Handout
• Wikipedia
• Richardson, Will Blogs WIkis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for
Classrooms, Corwin Press, c2006
• Edublogs.org
• Backgrounds – brainybetty.com
• Technorati - http://technorati.com/
• Education Technology – http://edtech.springbranchisd.com
• IKeepBookmarks.com
• Goldsmidt, Judy The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez, Penguin Press,
c2005
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