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Ten Reasons to Use KidBlog

Discover the benefits of using KidBlog for your reading class, including Common Core alignment, student engagement, accountability, tracking student growth, interactive learning, PARCC preparation, extended classroom time, conferencing tool, classroom transparency, and Danielson technology credit.

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Ten Reasons to Use KidBlog

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  1. Ten Reasons to Use KidBlog For Your Reading Class

  2. 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

  3. Assignments • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/author/926e4053-c59e-4c41-8589-74723b45c5c2/

  4. Examples of Student Work • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/c4b2d8c7-2002-4045-8acb-377316552605/cinderella-7/

  5. Examples of Student Work • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/b08b9bfa-4934-4bbd-a5d1-9395495c40a2/the-talking-eggs-11/

  6. Examples of Great Comments • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/b08b9bfa-4934-4bbd-a5d1-9395495c40a2/twins-luck-3/#comment-1041

  7. Examples of Comments • http://kidblog.org/MrsRiggiosReadingClass2014-15/706fca43-5700-441b-a1a1-e176b58bab16/hatchet-25/

  8. Getting Started • Go to http://kidblog.org/home/ • Click on Create • Fill in • Name ( your name) • Password • Email • Class Name • Verification Code

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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”

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