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by G. Duane Jobe, Glauce Serralvo, Floria Willis EDD 7914 Curriculum Teaching and Technology. Blogging. What is Blogging?. Webpage that can be Updated Begins with a post Comments from participants. Ellison & Wu, 2008; MacBride & Luehmann, 2008. Why Blogging?.
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by G. Duane Jobe, Glauce Serralvo, Floria Willis EDD 7914 Curriculum Teaching and Technology Blogging
What is Blogging? Webpage that can be Updated • Begins with a post • Comments from participants Ellison & Wu, 2008; MacBride & Luehmann, 2008
Why Blogging? • capitalizes on students’ cultural literacy • extends discussion beyond the classroom • facilities interactions beyond the classroom • peer audience can encourage students’ best work • facilitates literacy development McGrail & Davis, 2011; MacBride & Luehmann, 2008; Yang & Chang, 2011
Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum • ISTE NETS’ technology foundation standards for students • Basic operations and concepts • Social, ethical, and human issues • Technology productivity tools • Technology communication tools • Technology research tools • Technology problem-solving and decision making tools • Source http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-net.html
Best Practices • Ask your students to reflect on their reading or classroom discussion • Investigate topics online and then report on their research • Record group progress on a project • Talk about shared classroom experiences • Copy and paste thought provoking quotes from other blogs and then offer their own thoughts on the topic • Source www.educationworld.com
Blogging in My School • The writer created a blog using the laptop and website • www.polleverwhere.com and connected the laptop to the LCD projector to be viewed using the big screen. • The students used their cell phones to log on www.PollEv.com then texted the number on the screen and their answer. • The students answers will show on the screen instantly.
Blogging in My School Use of Blogging for Professional Development • extended the professional development conversation beyond the one-day event • enjoyed by the faculty, especially the younger faculty
Blogging in My School • teacher’s blog for all my classes:http://weebly.com • class blog: http://edublogs.org • students and teachers can edit and post their own writings, pictures, links, and they can comment on each other’s entries. • real audience, interactions beyond classroom, a place for reflection, collaborative learning, practice not only writing but reading, encourage students to bring media literacy skills.
Popular Blogging Sites blogger.com Edmodo.com edublogs.org livejournal.com weebly.com polleverywhere.com
References Ellison, N. B., & Wu, Y. (2008). Blogging in the classroom: A preliminary exploration of student attitudes and impact on comprehension. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17(1), 99-102. MacBride, R., & Luehmann, A. L. (2008). Capitalizing on emerging technologies: A case study of classroom blogging. School Science and Mathematics, 108(5), 173-183. McGrail, E., & Davis, A. (2011). The influence of classroom blogging on elementary student writing. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 25(4), 415-437. doi: 10.1080/02568543.2011.605205 Ramaswami, R. (2008). The pros (and a few cons too) of blogging. T.H.E. Journal, 35(11), 21-25. Yang, C., & Chang, Y. (2011). Assessing the effects of interactive blogging on student attitudes towards peer interaction, learning motivation, and academic achievements. Journal of Computer Assisted Learnig, 28, 126-134. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00423.x http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-net.html www.educationworld.com