byG. Duane Jobe, Glauce Serralvo, Floria Willis

EDD 7914Curriculum Teaching and Technology

Webpage that can be Updated

Begins with a post

Comments from participants

Ellison & Wu, 2008; MacBride & Luehmann, 2008

capitalizes on students’ cultural literacy

extends discussion beyond the classroom

facilities interactions beyond the classroom

peer audience can encourage students’ best work

facilitates literacy development

McGrail & Davis, 2011; MacBride & Luehmann, 2008; Yang & Chang, 2011

ISTE NETS’ technology foundation standards for students

Basic operations and concepts Social, ethical, and human issues Technology productivity tools Technology communication tools Technology research tools Technology problem-solving and decision

making tools Source http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-

net.html

Ask your students to reflect on their reading or classroom discussion

Investigate topics online and then report on their research

Record group progress on a project Talk about shared classroom experiences Copy and paste thought provoking quotes

from other blogs and then offer their own thoughts on the topic

Source www.educationworld.com

The writer created a blog using the laptop and website

www.polleverwhere.com and connected the laptop to the LCD projector to be viewed using the big screen.

The students used their cell phones to log on www.PollEv.com then texted the number on the screen and their answer.

The students answers will show on the screen instantly.

Use of Blogging for Professional Development

extended the professional development conversation beyond the one-day event

enjoyed by the faculty, especially the younger faculty

teacher’s blog for all my classes:http://weebly.com

class blog: http://edublogs.org students and teachers can edit and post

their own writings, pictures, links, and comment on each other’s entries.

real audience, interactions beyond classroom, a place for reflection, collaborative learning, practice not only writing but reading, encourage students to use their media literacy skills.

blogger.com edublogs.org

livejournal.com

polleverywhere.com

Edmodo.com

weebly.com

Ellison, N. B., & Wu, Y. (2008). Blogging in the classroom: A preliminary exploration of student attitudes and impact on comprehension. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17(1), 99-102.

 MacBride, R., & Luehmann, A. L. (2008). Capitalizing on emerging technologies: A

case study of classroom blogging. School Science and Mathematics, 108(5), 173-183.

 McGrail, E., & Davis, A. (2011). The influence of classroom blogging on elementary

student writing. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 25(4), 415-437. doi: 10.1080/02568543.2011.605205

Ramaswami, R. (2008). The pros (and a few cons too) of blogging. T.H.E. Journal, 35(11), 21-25.

Yang, C., & Chang, Y. (2011). Assessing the effects of interactive blogging on student attitudes towards peer interaction, learning motivation, and academic achievements. Journal of Computer Assisted Learnig, 28, 126-134. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00423.x

http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-net.htmlwww.educationworld.com