BLOGGING IN THE CLASSROOMPresentation by Lorraine Smith

WHAT IS BLOGGING?

Videos

News, Links, and Opinions

Photos

BLOGGING IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM

Reading responses

Book

Clubs

Writing

Vocabulary

CROSS-CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

SAFETY AND PRIVACY Make sure AUP’s are signed Use school approved resources Password protect/set privacy Inform stakeholders Teach expectations and safety precautions

GETTING STARTED RIGHT AWAY

FREE FOR TEACHERS!

Edmodo.com (E, M, H)Kidblog.org (E, M)Edublogs.org (M, H)Classjump.com (M, H)

RESOURCESCrie, Mollie. (2006). Education up close. Retrieved from:

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47Downes, Stephen. (2004). Educational blogging. Educause Review, vol. 39, no.

5. Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume39/EducationalBlogging/157920

Kapp, Karl. (2007). Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning: Tools and Techniques for Transferring Know-How from Boomer to Gamers. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.

Larson, Lotta. (2009). E-reading and e-responding: new tools for the next generation of reader. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, no. 3. Retrieved from: http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=/publications/journals/jaal/v53/i3/index.html&mode=redirect

Lenhart, Amanda. (2010). Teens, cell phones and texting. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1572/teens-cell-phones-text-messages

Lenhart, A., Purcell, K., Smith, A., Zickuhr, K. (2010, Feb. 3). Social media & mobile internet use among teens and young adults. . Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1484/social-media-mobile-internet-use-teens-millennials-fewer-blog

WEBSITES

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47

Kidblog.org Edublogs.org Classjump.com Edmodo.com

IMAGES Blog image—slide 2:

http://www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/news/best-uk-blog-is-from-birmingham

Sample blog page-slide 3: http://edublogs.org/blog-directory/directoryela/?frm-page=2

Teamwork puzzle piece—slide 4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2137737248/

Students writing—slide 5: clipart On the computer—slide 5: clipart School clips—slide 6: clipart Detective—slide 7: clipart

Video: “Blogs in Plain English” by Lee LeFever

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