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Blogging and Ela

Blogging and Ela. Allyson Dewar Technology integration specialist oakland schools. What is a blog?. Blogs in Plain English

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Blogging and Ela

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  1. Blogging and Ela Allyson Dewar Technology integration specialist oakland schools

  2. What is a blog? • Blogs in Plain English • (n.) Short for web log, a blog is a web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author. -Webopedia

  3. Why should I use blogs in my classroom? • Develops social and writing skills • Gives students more confidence • Practice Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety in a controlled environment • More engaging than pencil and paper • Not just student and teacher • Allows students to revisit and reflect • Computer -based testing

  4. How can I start? • Choose a platform • Review the basics, blogging etiquette, make sure AUP is on file for student, rules and expectations. Communicate with parents that you are blogging in the classroom • Review lesson plans and integrate it

  5. This idea sounds great but give me some ways I can use blogging to strengthen ela skills! • Book Talks • Respond to reading • Reflections • Editing and Revising • Practice certain writing skills (ex. voice, mechanics) • Research and report out • Find Facts • Describe a photo • Book recommendations • Grammar • Sequence of events • Making Inferences • Write a collaborative story • Role Play • Report on a field trip • How-To • Debate • Persuade • Leads and Conclusions • Current Events • Write a story • Poems/Poetry reflection • Figurative Language • Retelling I have seen blogging being done at the kindergarten level!

  6. What can you do today? • Find a blogging platform • Consider what you are covering right now in your class…how can you tie ELA and blogging to it? • Brainstorm how to introduce concept to class. I can help!

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