blogging in the classroom best practices for designing effective assignments

Blogging in the Classroom

Best Practices for Designing Effective Assignments

Why Should I Consider

Blogging in the Classroom?

Assignment Ideas

Blog in the moment

Essay process: http://hobomok.blogspot.com

Class wiki

Explore

visual

rhetoric

Reflecting

on readings:

Assignment Ideas Cont’

Respond to current events

Letter writing/Editorials

Explore a controversy

Take over the class/Teach the class

Have students read, follow, and comment on other blogs

Use technology! Tweet or post blogs

Types of BlogsClass blog: http://sites.gpc.edu/kmillerengl2131/

Hub-and-spoke: http://english1101hgpcspring13.wordpress.com

Before the semester:

Participation

Due dates

Grading

Rubrics

Before the semester:

Voice/Content

Your participation

During the semester:

Vary prompts

Reading, writing, and responding

Reflections

During the semester:

• Synthesis

Audience

BPOTW

Sample Student Blogs

https://sites.gpc.edu/adamkevi/

http://sites.gpc.edu/hanmerem/

http://sites.gpc.edu/sylvestq/

The End! Questions?