Welcome to How to Create a Classroom

Blog using Weebly.com

April 8, 2016Presented by LaRae Thornton WCHS

A Brief Explanation

In the following presentation you will find slides labeled as student questions. These blank slides are ques for students in the audience to ask a question that is on the card that they were given when they entered the classroom. This is a way to keep the audience involved and attentive to the lesson. If you click on the icon or picture on the screen you will be lead to the answer to the question they were asked.

Creating A Classroom BlogInstructional Goals Create a blog Maintain a professional blog Share resources Post assignments Provide links to academic tutorial sites Communicate with teachers and

parents

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Survey Results:

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Define a Blog:

A blog is a weblog where you can put your thoughts down, seek input, and respond to input using an online Web 2.O devices.

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Student Question 9

https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/creating-a-classroom-blog/

This is the website for the online portion of the course.

Creating a Website on Weebly

Let’s watch this video to get us started with Weebly.

How to create a classroom blog using www.weebly.com

Thank You for Attending!

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? What makes a classroom blog different?

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A classroom blog is developed for parent, student, and teacher use.

A classroom blog should be a safe environment for students.

A classroom blog can have any educational purpose you chose to use with your classroom.

? What is a Web 2.0 Tool?

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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/web-2-0

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http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/The four factors judges consider are:•the purpose and character of your use•the nature of the copyrighted work•the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and•the effect of the use upon the potential market.

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What is RSS?

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RSS stands for Rich Site Summary

Instead of having to travel to individual pages you can sign up for RSS feeds to be delivered to you without needing to give our your information.

For an example here is a page full of RSS feeds and Twitter Feeds:

http://laraethornton.weebly.com/professional-connections.html

What can I post on a school related site?

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Follow school guidelinesProtect the student names and

location by putting a password on your site if you are going to display student work or pictures

Be sure you what you post is classified a fair use or CC.

? How can I identify valid online resources for students and parents?

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Determine trustworthiness (credentials, education, experience, etc.) of an author.Determine credibility, ask these questions: 

Is the author a subject matter expert (education)? Does the author work for a university or research center? Is the author a recognized scholar in the subject?

Also look at the URL ending:

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What is digital literacy?

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A great resource:http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/

Digital Literacy

Creativity

Critical Thinking & Evaluation

Cultural & Social

Understanding

Collaborative Skills

Ability to find & choose

valid information

Effective communicati

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