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Blogging 101

Blogging 101. Gwinnett Digital Learning Conference June 14, 2011 Sarah Crawford. Why use blogs?. Personal & Professional means Be heard Have your own voice. Why use blogs?. Why blog?. Writing across the curriculum Increase critical thinking skills Increase writing skills

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Blogging 101

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  1. Blogging 101 Gwinnett Digital Learning Conference June 14, 2011 Sarah Crawford

  2. Why use blogs? Personal & Professional means Be heard Have your own voice

  3. Why use blogs?

  4. Why blog? Writing across the curriculum Increase critical thinking skills Increase writing skills Incorporate the word of the day in writing lessons Catch those students who think better by using a computer

  5. Why use blogs?English, Language Arts, Business Ed Develop writing and communication skills Provide students creative outlet through journaling Engage in virtual learning circles Collaborate with classrooms all over the world

  6. Why use blogs?Foreign Language Have students blog in the language they are learning Create blogs about different geographical and cultural topics To find news, websites or videos in their target language

  7. Why use blogs?History & Social Studies Have students create timelines using different tools & embed them into blogs Write posts in the voice of historical figures Look at current events and compare and contrast them to historical events

  8. Why use blogs?Mathematics Working mathematical problems and then have to post their processes to find the answer Link videos or other websites to mathematical problems for more practice

  9. Why use blogs?Science Keep interactive science experiment notebook detailing methods and conclusions Class discussions concerning controversial issues such as evolution Discussion in the dialogue of famous scientists

  10. Setting up Blogs1. Choose a blog service: - Personal: Wordpress -wordpress.org/ Blogger/blog spot – www.blogger.com LiveJournal - www.livejournal.com

  11. Setting up Blogs1. Choose a blog service: - Professional 21 Classes -www.21classes.com Edublogs – edublogs.org

  12. Setting up Blogs2. Vocabulary Dashboard, Theme, Post, Page, Comments, Sidebar, Widget, Plugins, RSS, Threaded discussion

  13. Setting up Blogs3. Privacy & User Settings Administrator Editor Author GCPS – all comments must be moderated!

  14. Setting up Blogs4. Blogging Rules Identify information that is appropriate in posts e.g., names, images. What is inappropriate? Ex: 1, 2, 3

  15. Setting up Blogs5. Creating a blog Examples – Cool Cat Teacher Blog – Vicki Davis E-learning Queen David Pogue - NYTimes Hey Brookwood

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