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Blending Blogs into the Curriculum. Presented at WPEC December 5, 2013 Toni Sulkowski. What is a blog?. we. weB. LOG. What is a blog?. weB. LOG. Target: Communication. It is more than developing writing skills. It is more than word processing. Develop critical reading skills. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Blending Blogs into
the Curriculum
Presented at WPECDecember 5, 2013
Toni Sulkowski
What is a blog? we
weB
LOG
What is a blog?
weB
LOG
Target: Communication
It is more than developing
writing skills
It is more than word processing
Develop critical reading skills
Develop critical thinking skills
“Kids can post their writing,
projects, thoughts and reflections.”
“Teachers can provide prompts or starters and kids can pick up and run with it.”
Broadens Audience
Facilitates Interaction
Actively Engages Students in any
Subject
Promotes Research
What’s a Wiki? Anyone can create
and edit content A collaborative
effort Constant revisions Wiki is from the
Hawaiian meaning “hurry” or “quick”
Ways to Use Wikis Group research projects Authentic assessment of student
work Collaborative story telling Class Vocabulary dictionary Project-based learning Chronology of events Collaborative experiment reports
Twitter/Edmodo Microblogging –Writing in brief formats to
give information, ask questions, create quick assessments
Blend Technology into Learning
Resources Images
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/journal.html
Twocanview.com critical thinking http://www.123rf.com/photo_7551869_cut-log
s-in-logging-area.html http://www.changerus.com/Free-Spider-Web-T
eam-Game.html http://lans-soapbox.com/2012/06/16/collabor
ative-writing-and-ffrp/interactions/ http://www.netrafic.com/blog/your-audience-
is-your-priority/
Images, cont. https://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/
how-can-i-help-students-become-collaboration-coordinators-in-my-classroom/
http://engage.wisc.edu/collaboration/ http://www.scholarixsolution.com/wp/top-5-co
llaboration-elearning-tools/ http://weewebwonders.pbworks.com/w/page/
9067396/FrontPage
Resources http://blog.web20classroom.org/2013/04/so
you-wanna-use-blogs-in-classroom.html
The Basics of Blogging by Frank Buck, NAESP,Vol.85, No.2, November/December 2005, pp.54-55.
Getting Started With Classroom Blogging by Ryan Bretag from TechLearning.com
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
