#VRT10 - Bring the World in: Blogging with Your Students
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This document discusses the benefits of having students blog and provides guidance on setting up a classroom blog. Some key benefits mentioned include motivating reluctant writers, building community, and gaining confidence. It also provides tips for getting started like setting up the blog, teaching internet safety, and connecting with parents. Overall, the document advocates for using blogging to create a meaningful and engaging learning environment for students.
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#VRT10 - Bring the World in: Blogging with Your Students
- 1. Bring the World in Blogging with Your Students Greta Sandler CC licensed Flickr photo by angelgb81
- 2. Why Blog with Students? Teachers need to stop saying ¡®hand it in¡¯, and start saying ¡®publish it¡¯. Alan November CC licensed by Flickr photo by ruslik
- 3. Getting Started Setting up the Blog : Sharing Good News: http://kidblog.org/ourgoodnews Teaching about Blogs, Internet Safety and Net Etiquette : Useful Resources: So You Want to Use Kidblog? by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach) Why the Internet Is Like a Mall by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach) Learning to Blog Using Paper by Karen McMillan (@McTeach) Forest Green School - Acceptable Use Policy by George Couros (@gcouros) Professor Garfield Foundation: Internet Safety and You
- 4. Making Connections Motivating Students to Blog Connect with them OUR project, not one project Welcome Post CC licensed Flickr photo by 22790819@N04
- 5. OUR project, not one project!
- 6. Making Connections Building Community Working with parents Sharing our blog at school Invitation Letter CC licensed Flickr photo by pgoyette
- 7. Let the Adventure Begin! Writing for an Audience #Comments4kids http://comments4kids.blogspot.com
- 8. Blogging Adventure Kids motivated and eager to write! When kids got home they kept blogging and commenting.
- 9. Blogging Adventure Working with Parents
- 10. Blogging Adventure Leading the Way
- 11. Bringing the World in Our Blogging Buddies
- 12. Bringing the World in Collaborating with other Classrooms
- 13. More than Blogging Writing and Reading Skills Process Writing Commenting on other Blogs Sharing our important events: Special Days and Events (Children¡¯s Day, Book Fair, Birthdays) Class Discussions: Based on posts and questions asked on the comments. Pronunciation: Tongue Twisters Having Fun: Singing Fridays
- 14. BLOGGING WONDERFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT No shy kids. No popular kids. Nobody was left out. Reluctant writers. No cyber bullying. Kids asking for permission before sharing information or checking out other blogs.
- 15. BLOGGING GAINING CONFIDENCE
- 16. BLOGGING MEANINGFUL LEARNING
- 17. LOVE FOR LEARNING Connect with Students Work together with Parents Connect with Students¡¯ Learning CC licensed Flickr photo by wwworks
- 19. Contact Info: Email: [email_address] Twitter: @gret Blog: About a Teacher | http://gret.wordpress.com Resources Shared on the Presentation: http://bit.ly/bringtheworldin ¡° We need to prepare students for THEIR future not OUR past.¡± Ian Jukes