Working with Blogs

P L N b l o g : http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/P r e s e n t a t I o n s i t e: http://msbisonline.weebly.com/

e C a r d : http://about.me/VRBurton

Ms. V. R. Burton@MsBisOnline

Blog, Blog and Blog

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Workshop Agenda• Why blog?• Advantages of using blogs in

the classroom• Fostering classroom

collaboration with blogs• Ways of Integrating blogs

into your existing curriculum• Identifying your blogging

objectives• Create your own blog

Why Blog?• to make regular updates about assignments, events, and anything going on in class.• foster social networking and interaction, and present

the ability to share thoughts .

Blogging Advantages• extend the classroom to any place with access to the web• engage students in their learning• extend collaboration with classmates and even people all over the world

More advantages

• great for group projects, ePortfolios, school newspapers, reflection journals, class websites, and much more

• blogging is public, and we are more attentive to the quality of our work when it is public

Ways of Integrating blogs into your

curriculum• create a single class blog and post case studies, news items, or topics for commentary.

• assign students to post notes about each class and assign other students to comment on the postings.

PLN Bloghttp://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.orgThis blog contains posts, resources, work

examples, etc.

Class Blog http://msvrburton.edublogs.org/

This blog contains posts, riddles, videos, work examples, etc.

Class Assignment Blog http://englishiwork.wordpress.com

This blog displays the day’s assignments: instructions, examples, videos, etc.

Other blogs to follow

• Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach ‘s 21st Century Collaborative 

• Will Richardson;s Blog  Read. Write. Connect. Learn.• Karl Fisch;s  The Fischbowl • Richard Byrne’s Free Technology for Teachers• Scott McLeod’s Dangerously Irrelevant• Kirsten Winkler’s Kirsten Winkler.com• Edna  Edna Sackson’s WhatEdSaid• Larry Ferlazzo’s Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day• Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano’s Langwitches.org• Shelly Terrell’s Teacher reboot camp

Create your own site

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