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Blogs : Do I Need a Vaccine for That?

Blogs : Do I Need a Vaccine for That?. A Presentation of Excellent Educational Practices. The teacher next door has a Blog. Is she contagious? Does she need a doctor?. Does the word Blog make you feel like this?. If so You are Not Alone!!!!!.

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Blogs : Do I Need a Vaccine for That?

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  1. Blogs : Do I Need a Vaccine for That? A Presentation of Excellent Educational Practices

  2. The teacher next door has a Blog. Is she contagious? Does she need a doctor?

  3. Does the word Blog make you feel like this?

  4. If so You are Not Alone!!!!!

  5. Technology does not necessarily improve education. Take a simple innovation like the pencil: One can use it to write a superlative essay, to drum away the time, or to poke out someone’s eye. Shirley Veenema and Howard Garner

  6. What is a Blog? • A blog is a Web-publishing concept that enables anyone to publish information on the Internet. • The term blog is the shortened form of web log. • Blogs are easy to use and require NO knowledge of HTML and other “technical terms”.

  7. Why use a Blog in the Classroom? • It allows 24/7 communication with stakeholders. • It provides students with an exciting and authentic purpose for writing. • Writing is done in a safe, controlled environment monitored by the teacher.

  8. Why use a Blog in the Classroom? • Trends seems to indicate that students’ interest in and quantity of writing increases when their work is published online and subjected to reader comments. • It allows students to become efficient users of technology on a daily basis.

  9. How Can Blogs be used in the Classrooom? • EduBlog Insights October 5th, 2004http://anne.teachesme.com/2004/10/05 • Weblogs in Education: A Video by Will Richardson • Elementary Students Talk About Blogging

  10. Examples of Talladega County Blogs • http://kimsmithwick.edublogs.org – Kim Broadhead, WES http://nicholsenglish.edublogs.org – Mysti Nichols, LHS http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org – Jennifer Barnett, FHS http://ccwales.edublogs.org – Cecilia Wales, FHS http://watwoodmediacenter.edublogs.org – Kitty Forbus, WES

  11. Examples of Good Blogs! • Talladega City Schools: Talladega, AL http://talladegacityschools.blogspot.com/ • It’s About Time! Organization & Time Management http://frankbuck.blogspot.com/ ****See instructions for removing “Next Blog” tab

  12. More Good Blogs • The Cool Cat Teacher Blog http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com • Blue Skunk Blog by Doug Johnson http://doug-jphnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog The Tech Savy Teacher http://techsavyed.net Mrs. Elliot’s Fourth Grade http://elliottsmissouri.blogspot.com/ The Duck Diaries http://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/

  13. How To Start a Blog • Blogger www.blogspot.com • Edublogs www.edublogs.org • Blogmeister www.classblogmeister.com • My Blog Site www.myblogsite.com • Many others…

  14. Blog Prayer • Please grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit,The courage to edit the pages I can,And the wisdom to know the difference.

  15. Remember…. When you begin your first Blog, this will be a learning experience. Mistakes will be made and problems will arise. Have confidence, try, admit when you need help, but most of all have fun!!!

  16. The Point… • Keep trying until it works for you!

  17. Are you ready to take the technology plunge?

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