Dana Johansen@LitLearnAct

LitLearnAct.wordpress.comLitLearnAct7@gmail.com

Power Blogging

“Blogging is writing out loud.It is writing that is meaningful to YOU.”

Blog vs. Website?Blogs:

- “Alive”- Organized by date- Have “Posts”- Scrolling list of posts- Topics are fresh and important

to the writer- Examples: The Huffington Post,

TMZ, The Daily Beast

Websites:

- Static- Few dates- Organized layout- Not scrolling- Informational- Example: YouTube, Amazon,

Google, The New York Times

Connecting

Wonder

Growing

21st Century Skills

● Audience● Collaboration● Digital Writing & Reading● Creative Thinking● Problem Solving

3 different models for how to blog in your classroom

#1- The Classroom Blog

“I like blogging because I get to hear what all of my classmates are thinking. It’s not just the loudest voice in the room.”

~ Eleanor

How to get started?

How to Make a Blog Assignment● Give clear

directions.● Sequence the

steps. First, Next, Then, Last● Include important

criteria that you want to assess.

#2- The Individual Blog

#3- Multiple Blogs

Top 5 Lessons Learned

Choice!

Community Building

Teach Writing

Provide Feedback

Try Blogging!

Dana Johansen@LitLearnAct

LitLearnAct.wordpress.comLitLearnAct7@gmail.com

Power Blogging