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Blah, Blah Blog? No Way!. Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008. Agenda. What is a blog? Why Blog? Look at samples of Blogs Blog Learn how to blog with students. What is it?. A blog is an on-line journal. . Blog is short for web log. An introduction to using Edublogs.
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Blah, Blah Blog? No Way! Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008
Agenda • What is a blog? • Why Blog? • Look at samples of Blogs • Blog • Learn how to blog with students
What is it? A blog is an on-line journal. Blog is short for web log. An introduction to using Edublogs Writing posts and pages blog log = Web +
Why Blog? • Engaging • Motivational • Immediate • Authentic • Make Connections • Fun • And . . .
More reasons to blog . . . • Identify student’s background knowledge • Guide students to reasonable answers • Practice using mathematical language • Informally assess students • Document students’ growth • Think aloud and get responses to thoughts
Examples of Blogs • Technology Coach • Mrs. McGovern’s Rela • Karten’s Characters • Mustang Pride • Trucker Buddy • The Write Weblog • Mrs. Sempke’s Blog
Let’s Blog! cmolnar.edublogs.org
How do I use it? • Set guidelines • Consider using an “Acceptable Uses” policy/contract • Model • Monitor, Monitor, Monitor!
Where can I get a blog? • Edublogs.org • Gaggle.net
Additional Resources • Atomic Learning • Teaching Today • Educating Alice