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SchoolFusion Tool: Blogging in the classroom. Lisa Priester & Nicole Richardson. Newington Elementary School Instructional Technology Specialist & 4 th Grade Teacher. Mission and Vision.
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SchoolFusion Tool:Blogging in the classroom Lisa Priester & Nicole Richardson Newington Elementary School Instructional Technology Specialist & 4th Grade Teacher
Mission and Vision Mission: Dorchester School District Two leading the way, every student, every day, through relationships, rigor, and relevance. Vision: Dorchester School District Two desires to be recognized as a “World Class” school district, expecting each student to achieve at his/her optimum level in all areas, and providing all members of our district family with an environment that permits them to do their personal best.
School Fusion Tool: Blogging in the classroom • At the end of this session, participants will be able to implement classroom blogging through the school fusion websites. Teachers who attend should be interested in using fusion as a blogging tool to make content more relative to students as well as teaching digital citizenship and integrating keyboarding skills.
Contact Information Lisa Priester Instructional Technology Specialist lpriester@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Nicole Richardson 4th grade Math, Science, & Social Studies nrichardson@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Newington Elementary School (843) 871-3230
Try it out….. • Go to Newington Elementary Website • Click on Faculty, Webpages, and then Instructional Technology Specialist – Lisa Priester • Respond to Blog Question • Click on Faculty, Webpages, and then Nicole Richardson • Investigate different categories of blogs used
Using School Fusion to Blog • What the public sees…
Using School Fusion to Blog • What the teacher sees…
Student Log in Student ID for username and password Students choose A.k.a at first log in Student dashboard My Home
Creating a site for blogging • Discussion Topics • About Me • Multimedia Blog
Time to create blogs…. • Log in to fusion • Add discussion topics to website • Create a blog question • Future weekly blogs
Thank you for joining us! We hope you learned a lot and will be able to feel comfortable blogging in your classroom. Please contact Mrs. Priester or Mrs. Richardson if you have any questions.
Session EvaluationParticipants are asked to complete a session evaluation for each session attended. Credit (attendance, renewal, and/or technology) will be added following evaluation completion. For each question, use 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree. Your responses will assist us in planning future professional development in Dorchester School District Two. • The instructor was well prepared for the workshop. • The materials for the workshop were appropriate. • The concepts presented were appropriate to my job. • I will benefit from attending this session. • I would recommend this training to others.