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Blogging in the Classroom
MICDS Summer Teacher Institute 2010
Overview
http://lynnmittler.wikispaces.com/
Your experiences
Challenges of blogging
Types of blogging
Andyp UK
Reasons for blogging
Develop thoughts
Exhibit understanding
Exercise writing and thinking skills
Develop an audience
Provide opportunity for feedback from teacher and/or peers
Learn from others
Brain Break
DarinAZ
Student Generated Blogs
10th Grade Non-Fiction Assignment
Atlantic Monthly http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/current
Economist http://www.economist.com/
Scope: What is the focus of the content of the magazine? Why types of articles does it include? What are the subjects of their blogs?
Purpose: What is the purpose of this magazine? To persuade the reader to do something? Inform the reader? Prove something?
Audience: Who is the intended audience for this magazine? How can you tell?
Objectivity: What point of view does the magazine and its writers represent? Are there topics or advertisements that help you determine this?
On your personal blog, assess the scope, purpose, audience and objectivity of each of the five sites that you visit.
Student Generated Blogs
Further Steps:
Close Reading of Magazine
Business Proposal
White Fella
Student Generated Blogs
Requirements:•Each post is between 350-500 words; make sure to tag it nonfiction•Each post contains hotlinks to at least three things you reference•Each post references at least one other source on your topic or source that inspired your post•Each post contains at least two quotes from sources or other experts on your topic•Each post is carefully proofread, edited and revised•Each post contains an image that is obtained with creative commons licensing and is appropriately cited. The image should enhance your message. (something representational or symbolic, not just a direct image)
Images can be obtained at: Creativecommons.orgCompfight.com (make sure creative commons images are selected)
Student Generated Blogs
Student Generated Blogs
Personal Interest Student Blogs
Student Generated Blogs
Student Generated Blogs
The Art of Commenting
Takes training just like any other skill
Be clear on your expectations of these comments: purpose, language, frequency
Help students avoid the “critical” comment
Require students to offer “something new” to the discussion
Assessing and Scaffolding
Structure takes time to build
Has to be meaningful to students
Feedback must offer new things to consider
Great resource on the wiki
Brain Break
maytevidri
Creating a blog
Creating a blog
Creating a blog
Creating a blog: elements
Voice
Hotlinks
Images: compfight.com
Length
Mr. Geoff
Following Blogs
Students
others
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds
Teacher Blog
Getting the word out
Frogmiller
PLN: Twitter
PLN: Twitter
PLN: Twitter
Have a great summer!
Keep thinking
Surf around
Write your own
Ben Heine
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