Blogging Agenda VIH 2010 Final
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Introduction to BloggingVoices In HistoryOctober 30, 2010Agenda 9-9:15 - Welcome and Introductions (Housekeeping) 9:15-9:30 - Check in
● Reflection on Buck Institute Workshops on Project Based Learning Have you had any success implementing PBL
since the start of the school year?● Think - Pair - Share -
9:30-9:45 - Blog Overview
● Common Craft Video● Sharing Examples of exemplary blogs● Discussing blogging rules for students ● Discuss bringing the parents on board
9:45-11:30 - Create your blog
● Community/Administration○ Manage Posts○ Moderate comments○ Change Themes○ Advanced Settings/Cluster Maps○ Galleries○ RSS
● Organizing○ Creating/Managing Categories○ Adding Links
● Populating your Blog 11:30-12:30 Lunch 12:30-1:15 Add Bling to your blog
● Images - Using copyright-friendly sources● Embedding Video in a post
1:15-2:15 Independent Work
● Create a new post - Driving Question (should reflect content that you will cover over the next month)
● Find images related to the driving question● Post images on the blog for eliciting student response
2:15-2:30 Visit each others’ blogs
2:30-2:45 Check out● How will you use blogging before our next meeting?● What are the implications of using this tool in your classroom?● Think - Pair - Share
2:45-3:00 Assignment & Survey Driving Question: Based on your social studies curriculum and pacing calendar:
● Students will look at the photos posted and “tell the story” behind the photos via comments.
● Students assume the role of an individual from the time period being taught (based on your curriculum)
● Students will write a reflective journal in the first person, over a two week period via the comment section of the post in their individual blog category
● Journal entries should be sequential and relate to the time and events as they unfold● Students will comment to 2-3 of their peers’ journal entries using the “@” and the
comment area● Students will generate questions to ask the featured figures from history and post their
questions to the blog Complete Workshop SurveyEquipment Return