Transcript Educational Blogging

Educational
Blogging
Liz Philippi
Library Systems Administration
Karie Kimbley
Cornerstone Academy
What is a blog?
• A blog (or weblog) is a website in
which items are posted on a
regular basis and displayed with
the newest at the top
• Blogging can take the form of a
digital journal, or diary, where the
students write for an audience with
a specific purpose
Why blog?
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Motivate student learning
Annotated links for classroom resources
Student assessment
Reflective or writing journals
Assignment submission and review
Dialogue for group work
E portfolios
Share course related resources
Teachers can network with other teachers on a
professional level
Security Concerns
• No names
• No personal information
• District student and parent permission
slips
• Many sites require a login and
password to post
• Blog sites submit comments to the
teacher for approval before being
posted
Effective Blogging
• Use models
• Bookmark examples of well
written blogs
• Take a class period to discuss
what is an effective post
• Guide learning how to give and
receive constructive criticism
• Timely feedback
Assessment in Blogging
• Start slowly by asking students to post
once a week in response to a specific
assignment
• Optimize the journal format by evaluating
student writing over time
• Involve students in their own assessment,
have students comment on other post
• Encourage students’ development of voice
by giving separate grades for grammar,
style, and content when involved in
language arts content
Resources
• Educational Technology Dept.
- Student and Parent Acceptable
use form
- SBISD Blogging guidelines and
responsibilities
• What is RSS video
Examples of Educational
Blogs
• Karie Kimbley
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blo
gger_id=63224
• Thornwood Library http://thlib.edublogs.org/
• Valley Oaks Library http://voelibrary.blogspot.com/
Professional Blogs
• Website on how and why to use blogs in education
• http://www.ivyrun.com/blogs/blogs.htm
• Ning for teachers – has blogs, discussion groups, and
latest information
• http://teacherlingo.com/
• Andy Carvin on blogging
• http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2007/03/march
_30_participate_in_stop_c_1.html
• Secondary ELA teacher
• http://secondaryworlds.com/
• Kathy Schrock’s blog
• http://kathyschrock.net/blog/
• David Warlick’s blog
• http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
Professional continued
• Cool Cat teacher blog
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
• Teacher blogging about technology and education
http://tim.lauer.name/
• Educational Technology dept. blog
http://www.sbisd-edtech.com/blog/
• American Presidents
http://www.american-presidents.org/
• Dr. Bishop’s RSS feeds of blogs on libraries
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/092400633599071
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• Vaughn Branom’s RSS feed of blogs on books
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/044407874369751
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Administrator & Principal blogs
• A blog about a high school and it’s technology
changes
• http://changinghighschools.blogspot.com/index.
html
• Example of a blog done by the principal for her
faculty
http://principalblogs.typepad.com/nancyflynn/
• Good blog from a principal about technology
use on the campus
http://principalblogs.typepad.com/matthillmann/
• Mike Falick’s – SBISD school bd. Member
http://mikefalick.blogs.com/
Blogger & Atomic Learning
• Go to Atomic Learning and log in; your
username is your SBISD email address
and your password is “alnsbisd”
• Select the “Our Tutorials” tab
• Scroll down until you get to “Blogging
Workshop” and double click on that
tutorial
• It will walk you through all the “ins and
outs” of blogging using Blogger
How to set up Google Reader
• Go to Google and click on the arrow next to
“More” at the top of the screen – in the list
select “Reader”
Create an account using an email address
and password of your choice
Second page in creating a
Google reader account
Getting started adding
blogs/sites
Click on Add and copy the
address for the blog or site
This is what it looks like when
you pull up your list
Presenters Information
• Karie Kimbley – Teacher,
Cornerstone Academy
• Liz Philippi – Library Systems
Administrator, Library
Information Services