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Blogging in the ClassroomBlogging in the Classroom
Becca John Becca John
and and
Jyotsna NandaJyotsna Nanda
Why Blog???
Skills being taught and practiced:Skills being taught and practiced:•Proofreading and editing skillsProofreading and editing skills
•Commenting and feedback skills (Teacher and peers)Commenting and feedback skills (Teacher and peers)
•Communication skillsCommunication skills
•Peer coaching and peer monitoringPeer coaching and peer monitoring
•Technology skillsTechnology skills
•Internet safety skillsInternet safety skills
•Paraphrasing skills (increased motivation not to Paraphrasing skills (increased motivation not to plagiarize)plagiarize)
•Social skillsSocial skills
•Learning communityLearning community
•Worldwide connectionsWorldwide connections
Additional student benefits to bloggingAdditional student benefits to blogging•Absent students can still be involvedAbsent students can still be involved
•Students who leave/move can still be involvedStudents who leave/move can still be involved
•Equal opportunity for all kids to contribute (ESL)Equal opportunity for all kids to contribute (ESL)
•Increased motivation for students because they know more Increased motivation for students because they know more people are going to see it (authentic assignments)people are going to see it (authentic assignments)
•More accountability for what they writeMore accountability for what they write
•Social preparation for the online social world Social preparation for the online social world (answering comments)(answering comments)
•Immediate response from peersImmediate response from peers
•Can give a voice to the quieter/shier studentCan give a voice to the quieter/shier student
•Parents can see student work and are more in touch with the Parents can see student work and are more in touch with the curriculumcurriculum
Blog type: edublogs.orgBlog type: edublogs.org•More optionsMore options
•Better presentationBetter presentation
•Built for educatorsBuilt for educators
•Can only be seen with a password
•Easier to use
•Good for primary grades
•Spell checker included
Classblogmeister.com
Sharing our Sharing our experiences experiences
with blogging in with blogging in the classroomthe classroom
First attempts:First attempts:
Publishing writingPublishing writing to an authentic to an authentic audience, allowed audience, allowed the students to the students to comment on each comment on each other’s work, get other’s work, get immediate immediate feedback, and get feedback, and get comments from comments from family members family members and other peopleand other people
Other projects:
Curriculum Reflection
Essays with Multimedia Components
Book Reviews
Audio assignments
More ideas:
Uploading artwork
Vocabulary Activities
Posting Homework etc.
Global connections with other classes…
Getting Started
Introducing Blogging to Your Classroom
Teaching your kids internet safety
•Don’t use full names•Don’t give away our location•Don’t say the school’s name•Don’t put pictures of yourself
Informing the parents•Classroom letter informing them•Getting them excited to go on
and be involved•Make link available to them
(Teacherweb)•As long as names and pictures
are not on, you do not need signed permission
Setting up your blog
Blogging in the classroom before expecting the students to do it at home
Challenges We’ve FacedChallenges We’ve Faced
•Setting it up is time consuming (Melissa can assist)
•Internet connection at home
•Media uploading limit
•Monitoring all the comments (enthusiastic participation)
•Monitoring internet usage (safety rules)
Links to our Old BlogsLinks to our Old Blogs
Jyotsna’s BlogJyotsna’s Bloghttp://www.nanda4b.edublogs.orghttp://www.nanda4b.edublogs.org
Rebecca’s BlogRebecca’s Bloghttp://www.mrsjohn5c.edublogs.orghttp://www.mrsjohn5c.edublogs.org
InvitationInvitation
If you are interested in blogging this year, please let us know. We can work together to brainstorm project ideas and collaboration across grades.
If people are interested, we can set up a monthly (?) meeting to give feedback to each other and share ideas of what worked etc.
