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Blah, Blah Blog? No Way!. Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008. Agenda. What is a blog? Why Blog? Look at samples of Blogs Blog Learn how to blog with students. What is it?. A blog is an on-line journal. . Blog is short for web log. An introduction to using Edublogs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008
Agenda
• What is a blog?• Why Blog?• Look at samples of Blogs• Blog• Learn how to blog with students
What is it?A blog is an on-line journal.
Blog is short for web log.
Web + log = blogAn introduction to using Edublogs
Writing posts and pages
Why Blog?
• Engaging• Motivational• Immediate• Authentic• Make Connections• Fun• And . . .
More reasons to blog . . .
• Identify student’s background knowledge• Guide students to reasonable answers• Practice using mathematical language• Informally assess students• Document students’ growth• Think aloud and get responses to thoughts
Examples of Blogs• Technology Coach• Mrs. McGovern’s Rela• Karten’s Characters• Mustang Pride• Trucker Buddy• The Write Weblog• Mrs. Sempke’s Blog
Let’s Blog!
cmolnar.edublogs.org
How do I use it?
• Set guidelines• Consider using an “Acceptable Uses”
policy/contract• Model• Monitor, Monitor, Monitor!
Where can I get a blog?
• Edublogs.org
• Gaggle.net
Additional Resources
• Atomic Learning
• Teaching Today
• Educating Alice