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CTLE workshop: Blogging in the Classroom. The first hour I discussed what blogging is and how it works, while in the second hour, I walked participants through how to set up their own blogs using Blogger, a blogging tool built by Google.
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Blogs in the Classroom
Dr. Alisa CooperEnglish Faculty
Glendale Community College (AZ)
Agenda• What is Blogging?• Types of Blogs• Examples of Blogs• Blogs & RSS• Using Blogs in the
Classroom• Hands On: Setting Up
Your Own Blog• Hands On: How to
Use It to Post and Connect with Others
What is Blogging• Blogging is basically
keeping an online journal.
• A blog or web-log is a web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.
What Is A Blog? by Daniel Scocco dailyblogtips.com
What is Blogging? By ueaoffical - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwcW5AKcfl4
Types of Blogs• Microblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of
digital content—which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other media—on the Internet. Twitter
• Mini-blogging sites are for instantaneously adding video, pictures, text, and other content on-the fly. Tumblr and Posterous
• Vlogging are video blogs where the posts are video. YouTube
• Micro-video Blogging is shooting up to 15-second videos and sharing them instantly via Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, email or SMS. Keek, Tout
• Photogs are photo blogs where the focus is posting images.
Microblogging
• Twitter for PLNo #edchato Tweetchat
• Twitter in the Class
• Google+ in the Class
Mini-Blogging• Tumblr for fun and more• Posterous in the Classroom
Tumblr vs. Posterous: microblogging throwdown | raddevon.com - tech, ... florencio.tumblr.com
Micro-Video Blogging
• Tout & Keek• Wall Street Journal T
out• Keek
Photogs – Photo Blogging
• How to Start a Photoblog
• 500px• Try Jux
Photo: http://www.blogsaays.com/reasons-photography-blogs-better-text-blogs/
Blogs & RSSWhat is it?
What is RSS?• RSS = Really Simple
Syndication• RSS
: A Quick Start Guide for Educators
• 100+ Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More
• Add RSS Subscription to Chrome
Image: blogtrafficexchange.com
Feed Readers• Google Reader• HOW TO: Get the Most
Out of Google Reader
Using Blogs in the Classroom
• Classroom Management
• Collaboration• Discussion• Student
Portfolios
Image courtesy of Rachel Boyd & Tania O'Meagher helloliteracy.blogspot.com
Classroom Management
• Class blogs can serve as a portal to foster a community of learners.
• They can be used to inform students of class requirements, post handouts, notices, and homework assignments, or act as a question and answer board.
Collaboration• Blogs provide a space where teachers and
students can work to further develop writing or other skills with the advantage of an instant audience.
• Teachers can offer instructional tips, and students can practice and benefit from peer review. They also make online mentoring possible.
• Students can also participate in cooperative learning activities that require them to relay research findings, ideas, or suggestions.
Discussions• A class blog opens the opportunity for students to
discuss topics outside of the classroom. • With a blog, every person has an equal
opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions. • Students have time to be reactive to one another
and reflective. • Teachers can also bring together a group of
knowledgeable individuals for a given unit of study for students to network and conference with on a blog.
Student Portfolios• Blogs present, organize, and protect student work
as digital portfolios. • Additionally, as students realize their efforts will
be published, they are typically more motivated to produce better writing.
• Teachers and peers may conference with a student individually on a developing work, and expert or peer mentoring advice can be easily kept for future reference.
Download Some Reading (PDFs)
• Educational Blogging• Instructional Blogging: Promoting Interactivity, St
udent-Centered Learning, and Peer Input• What’s it Worth? The Perceived Benefits of Instruc
tional Blogging• Moving to the Public: Weblogs in the Writing
Classroom• Technology in the Classroom: Effect of Student Bl
ogging on Learning Gains in a High School Classroom
Additional Resources• Davi, A., Frydenberg, M., & Gulati, G. J. (2007). Blogging Across the
Disciplines: Integrating Technology to Enhance Liberal Learning . Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 3(3). Retrieved October 31, 2012, from http://jolt.merlot.org/vol3no3/frydenberg.
• Ellison, N. & 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), 99-122. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
• MacBride, R. and Lynn Luehmann, A. (2008), Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Classroom Blogging. School Science and Mathematics, 108: 173–183. doi: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2008.tb17826.x
• McGilvery, C. & Elliott, C. (2011). Blogging: A Pathway to Promote Classroom Engagement and Critical Thinking Skills. In M. Koehler & P. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (pp. 2578-2581). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Hands On Workshop
Setting Up Your Own Blog&
How to Use It to Post and Connect with Others
