What can I do with a Blog?

Shelby County Tech Team

July 2009

What is a blog?

• The word “blog” is an abbreviation for “web log.” A web log, or blog, is a term used to describe a web site that publishes content on a regular and ongoing basis.

What is a blog?

• Web site

• Accessible to you from anywhere with Internet-access

• Web 2.0 tool

Web 2.0 Tool

“…refers to a new way of utilizing Web technology to facilitate creativity, collaboration and inter-user cooperation.”

“…is about an architecture of participation, a term coined by Tim O’Reilly in 2004.”

-2008 i-Safe Inc.

Web 2.0 Tool

“…refers to a new way of utilizing Web technology to facilitate

creativity, collaboration and

inter-user cooperation.”

“…is about an architecture of

participation, a term coined by Tim O’Reilly in 2004.”

-2008 i-Safe Inc.

Alabama Technology Course Of Study

• Technology Education, Grade K - 2, 20098.) Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.

• Technology Education, Grade 3 - 5, 200910.) Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate.12.) Create a product using digital tools.

 

• Technology Education, Grade 6 - 8, 20092.) Publish digital products that communicate curriculum concepts.12.) Use digital tools to communicate and collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global.14.) Use digital tools to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

 

• Technology Education, Grade 9 - 12, Computer Applications, 20098.) Practice safe uses of social networking and electronic communication.12.) Use digital tools to publish curriculum-related content.13.) Demonstrate collaborative skills using curriculum-related content in digital environments.

Give-and-take

• Both teachers AND students

Teachers can Give:

• assignments

• schedule

• course curriculum

• syllabus

• class rules

• handouts

• presentations

• links to websites

Students can Give:

• feedback

• their thoughts & ideas

• insights in what they understand

Teachers can Take:

• feedback from students

• feedback from parents

• insights from other teachers

Examples

• My blog:

http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/lcash