Digital Bell Ringer: State your educational setting

Do you currently teach in a P-12 educational setting?

Yes: please use the check markNo: please use the X mark

Digital Communication: Blogging

What is digital Communication?

“The electronic exchange of

information” www.fg-a.com

Forms of Digital Communication

Cell Phones Instant Messaging

Video Confereren

cing

E-mail

Face book

Twitter

Skype Wikis

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So what are we focusing on…

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Video Questions: • What is a blog?• Who is a blogger?• What are the purpose

of tags?• What is a blogroll?• What do RSS feeds do? • Types of blogs www.netanimations.net

Visual introduction

Blogging

• A blog is simply a form of an “online diary”(Ribble, Mike, & Bailey, 2007)

• Form of communication that allow individuals to communicate and interact with each other over a chosen topic or idea

• Individuals can post comments and review comments posted by others

Benefits of Blogging

• Easily store information•Collaboration•Concept Review •Anonymous student

interaction

Blog examples

•Teacher to Teacher•Teacher to Student•Student to Student

Teacher to Teacher Blogs

Ga Department of Education to TeachersWiki but a possible blogging avenue…

Superintendent ideas to the public

Teacher to Teacher student experiences

Is this something you could use with fellow teachers in your educational

setting?Yes: please use the check mark

No: please use the X mark

Teacher to Student Blog Idea

Video Blogging class activities

Concept Cartoons

Children are asked to comment on what they think will happen

Classroom management

Is this something you could use with your students ?

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Student to Student Blog Idea

University Requirements

Kidblog

Student Sharing Academics

Have any of your students set up a blog and invited you to view it?

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Setting up a blog1. Choose a blog hosting site such as Blogger. Most blog sites are free and are

very easy to use.2. Come up with a unique name for your blog. Think of something that sums up

what you will be writing about on your blog. The blog website will tell you whether your name is available or not.

3. Think of a theme for your blog. You can write about personal issues, create poetry and short stories, deliver opinions or a combination of all of these topics.

4. Write in your blog frequently. You do not have to update it every hour or even every day, but try to update it at least a few times a week. Blogging is a tool that can relieve stress and may improve creativity.

5. Post the link to your blog on your website. Send it to friends or keep it private if you do not want anyone to read the content.

Does your district give you online space for a class webpage?

Yes: please use the check markNo: please use the X mark

I didn’t know what I had…

Managing Blogs Effectively

• Write original articles• Give credit where credit is due• Check and recheck your grammar and spelling• If you allow comments, let your commenters

know you have read what they wrote.• If you prefer writers do not get “off subject”

(writing about an issue unrelated to the post), create a “comment rules’ page to inform your readers about your desires.

Blog management

• If you leave a comment on another blog, try to add value to the post/topic

• Prior to publishing your post, check your links. • If someone visits your blog, and leaves a

comment, make time to visit their blog as well.• If someone leaves a negative comment on your

blog, do not feel obligated to leave it in your comment section

Do you feel like you could effectively set up a class blog and manage it?

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Assessment

Blogging Quiz: T/F

True: please use the check markFalse: please use the X mark

1. Digital communication is the electronic exchange of information.

2. Blogging is a form of paper and pencil diary.3. The following are benefits of blogging:– Collaboration– Concept Review– Anonymous student interaction

4. Blogging is a tool that only teachers can use to collaborate about content.

5. When blogging, it is very important to respond to posts with your full name.

6. Blogs are an expensive tool that only wealthy teachers should use.

7. Setting up a blog can be a platform to improve collaboration among students in an educational setting.

Any Questions?

Reference• https://www.grovo.com/blogging/what-is-blogging-?gf

s=1• http://www.elise.com/blog/what_is_blogging• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcW5AKcfl4• http://www.savetube.com/• http://ccgpsmathematicsk-5.wikispaces.com/share/vie

w/60959606• http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/05/17/w

iki-or-blog-which-is-better/• http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/blogging-etiquette-

the-unwritten-rules/

Reference• Top 20 Teacher Blogs• http://classroomblogging.wikispaces.com/

Blogging+Activities• http://blog.wsd.net/jelong/• http://www.insidehighered.com/news/

2006/06/09/blog• http://kidblog.org/home/• http://jadensawesomeblog.blogspot.com/• http://www.ehow.com/how_4880749_set-up-

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