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Authentic Writing + Global Connections = BLOGGING

Authentic Writing + Global Connections = BLOGGING. Kathy Perret, Instructional Coach Northwest AEA Blogger: http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/ kperret@nwaea.org. Learning Targets. I can identify benefits of blogging as a professional.

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Authentic Writing + Global Connections = BLOGGING

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  1. Authentic Writing + Global Connections = BLOGGING Kathy Perret, Instructional Coach Northwest AEA Blogger: http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/ kperret@nwaea.org

  2. Learning Targets I can identify benefits of blogging as a professional. I can identify benefits of providing students an opportunity to blog. I can utilize resources to continue to strengthen my understanding of blogging.

  3. Blogs = Ongoing Writing Sample Questions to guide looking at student work: What can you see that the student knows? (content, writing traits, grammar, technology skills) What areas does the student need to work on? What are your next steps to help guide the student forward? How will you monitor student’s learning? How will you know student has reached goal?

  4. Blogs…

  5. Click in black area for video to play.

  6. August 9, 2010 – Taking the Plunge Learningisgrowing.wordpress.com was born.

  7. Blogging Platforms Click on each icon to go directly to blogging platform.

  8. P L A N T I N G S E E D S

  9. Getting Started… Irving Elementary 5th Graders

  10. Learning Targets • After today’s lesson you will be able to: • Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. • Begin to understand the role of technology in the communication process. • Language Objectives (ongoing) • Express learning in the form of writing, sharing with partners and adding to the collective learning of the classroom.

  11. Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. How do we communicate with others?

  12. How do we share our ideas? Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

  13. Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. How do we receive information?

  14. You are… Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

  15. You are a GENIUS and the world DEMANDS your contribution!

  16. Paper Blog Learning to Blog Using Paper Other sites: Workshop Activity: Paper Blogs Paper Blog LP

  17. Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. Sharing the Good News A sample of a 5th Grade Classes’ Blog - Argentina Teacher: @gret

  18. Check out this video on how to set up your class on KidBlog.org

  19. http://we-r-blogging.wikispaces.com/

  20. Use the Twitter Hashtag: #comments4kids http://comments4kids.blogspot.com/

  21. Blog Features Learning is Growing

  22. On Stop Shopping EduBlog Awards Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites

  23. Educator Examples • 90 Educators share their best blog posts: http://t.co/DZ7w5p7 • Talking Tech with Robin: http://talkingtechwithrobin.blogspot.com/ • A Primary Blog for the 21st Century: Musing From a Grade 1 & 2 Teacher http://grade1ad.litcircuits.com/ • Stump the Teacher: http://www.stumpteacher.blogspot.com/ • Live the Conversation: http://mrsbmg.blogspot.com/ • Driving me to Think: http://drivingmetohink.blogspot.com/ • One Foot in Reality: http://www.onefootinreality.com/ • Language Journeys: http://languagejourneys.blogspot.com/ • Angela Maiers: http://www.angelamaiers.com/

  24. Educator Examples • FrankiSibbersonhttp://www.readingyear.blogspot.com/ • Donalyn Miller http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/ • Live Learning with Livescribehttp://livewithlivescribe.edublogs.org/ • About a Teacher: http://gret.wordpress.com/ • Teacher Reboot Camp: http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/

  25. Classroom Examples • Primary resources: Learning to Blog/Blogging to Learn: http://blog2learn.wikispaces.com/ (@MariaK on Twitter) • Mr. Avery’s Classroom Blog: http://mravery.edublogs.org/ • The Dog Ate My Homework: http://thehomeworkdog.blogspot.com/ (@TheHomeworkDog on Twitter) • Grades 1 and 2 at Ancaster Meadow School http://avivadunsiger.blogspot.com/ (@Grade1 on Twitter) • 2KM and 2KJ @ Leopold Primary School http://2kmand2kj.global2.vic.edu.au/ • Eagles Write http://eagleswrite.edublogs.org/ • Miss Kolis’ Room 5 Blog http://staff.bbhcsd.org/kolism/

  26. Student Examples • Mrs. Witsman’s Class (Westville, IL) http://kidblog.org/MrsWitsmansClass/ • Mrs. Huebner’s Class (Sioux Rapids, IA) http://kidblog.org/MrsHuebnersClass2/ • Miss D’s Class (Canada) http://kidblog.org/MissDsClass2/ • Grade 1 and 2 (Canada) http://grade1.litcircuits.com/ • Ms. Day’s Class http://kidblog.org/msdaysclass/

  27. Additional Resources • 45+ Ideas For Class Blog Posts • Look Out World, I’m After My Blogging License! • Cybrary Man’s Student Blog Page • Cybrary Man’s Class Blog Page • Quad Blogging • Blog Soup • Creating Blog Tutorial for Parents and Grandparents • New Google Doc of Student, Classroom and Educator Blogs

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