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Blogging in the Classroom. Session Overview. Broad Discussion of Blogs Demonstration and Discussion of Several Specific Implementations of Blogs in CUIP Schools Hands-On Blog Commenting, Blog Posting, and Blog Administration. What is a Blog?. Online Journal News Source
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Session Overview • Broad Discussion of Blogs • Demonstration and Discussion of Several Specific Implementations of Blogs in CUIP Schools • Hands-On Blog Commenting, Blog Posting, and Blog Administration CUIP
What is a Blog? • Online Journal • News Source • Desktop Web Publishing • Content Management System • Controversial! CUIP
? Who Blogs? CUIP
Local Examples of Blogging in the Classroom • Woodlawn “What’s Going On” • Price Literary Magazine • Emmett Till Book Previews • Joe Mills Murray http://mills.murrayblogs.org/ • Sexton Hollaback http://sextonblogs.cuip.net/hollaback/ • Battle of the Books http://shoesmithbobblog.cuipblogs.org/ • Shoesmith Kindergarden CUIP
Hands-On Blog Administration (Part 1) • Where Can I have my Blog Hosted? • CUIP • Wordpress • Blogger • Moveable Type / Typepad / Live Journal • http://edublogs.org/ CUIP
Hands On - Commenting • Comment on a blog entry. • Start a web browser and go to: http://blog.cuip.net/techco/ • Leave a comment on any of the postings on the page CUIP
Hands On - Posting • Login as: techco (password: techco) or student (password: student) • Click “Write” • Write a Post about a Reboot Camp Topic CUIP
Blog Administration (Part II) Login as Admin (password: admin) Let’s Look at the software: • Dashboard • Users • Comments • Look & Feel CUIP