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Ten Reasons to Use KidBlog. For Your Reading Class. Reading Blog. 1-Common Core Aligned- Career and College Readiness 2-Student Engagement 3- Accountability 4- Tracking of student growth 5- Interactive learning 6- PARCC preparation ( typing practice and creating on-line)
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Ten Reasons to Use KidBlog For Your Reading Class
Reading Blog • 1-Common Core Aligned- Career and College Readiness • 2-Student Engagement • 3- Accountability • 4- Tracking of student growth • 5- Interactive learning • 6- PARCC preparation ( typing practice and creating on-line) • 7- Extended Classroom time • 8- Conferencing tool • 9- Classroom transparency • 10-Danielson technology credit
Assignments • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/author/926e4053-c59e-4c41-8589-74723b45c5c2/
Examples of Student Work • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/c4b2d8c7-2002-4045-8acb-377316552605/cinderella-7/
Examples of Student Work • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/b08b9bfa-4934-4bbd-a5d1-9395495c40a2/the-talking-eggs-11/
Examples of Great Comments • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/b08b9bfa-4934-4bbd-a5d1-9395495c40a2/twins-luck-3/#comment-1041
Examples of Comments • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/706fca43-5700-441b-a1a1-e176b58bab16/hatchet-25/
Getting Started • Go to http://kidblog.org/home/ • Click on Create • Fill in • Name ( your name) • Password • Email • Class Name • Verification Code
Getting Started • Click on Create a Class • You should see “Setting up Your Class” • Click on Users • Click on Add New Users • Add students names and passwords, one at a time, then click on Add New User • After all of your students have been entered, go to Settings
Getting Started • Settings- • Keep all default settings except • Time zone- change to New York • Under General Settings, go to Comments Tab • Take off the Comment Approval check • Save Changes
Making Your First Post • Go to New Post • Add the title of your assignment • Type in your assignment details in the text box • Click on Publish
Instructions for Students • Give students web addresshttp://kidblog.org/home/ • Click Log in drop down button • Enter teacher’s email to find class • Look for class name and click link • Once on the site, click Log In • Instruct the students to read assignment • Then click on New Post to answer • Students type blog and then publish
Commenting Instructions • After reading blog, scroll down to the : “Leave a Comment” tab and begin typing your comment in the text box • After comment is completed, click on “Submit Comment”