Authentic Writing + Global Connections =

BLOGGINGKathy Perret, Instructional Coach

Northwest AEABlogger: http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/

kperret@nwaea.org

Learning Targets

• I can identify benefits of blogging as a professional.

• I can identify benefits of providing students an opportunity to blog.

• I can utilize resources to continue to strengthen my understanding of blogging.

Blogs = Ongoing Writing Sample

Questions to guide looking at student work:

1. What can you see that the student knows? (content, writing traits, grammar, technology skills)

2. What areas does the student need to work on?

3. What are your next steps to help guide the student forward?

4. How will you monitor student’s learning?

5. How will you know student has reached goal?

Blogs…

Click in black area for video to play.

August 9, 2010 – Taking the Plunge

Learningisgrowing.wordpress.com was born.

Blogging PlatformsClick on each icon to go directly to blogging platform.

PLANT ING

SEEDS

Getting Started…

Irving Elementary 5th Graders

Learning TargetsAfter today’s lesson you will be able to:

Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.Begin to understand the role of technology in the communication process.

Language Objectives (ongoing)Express learning in the form of writing, sharing with partners and adding to the collective learning of the classroom.

How do we communicate with others?

Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

How do we share our ideas?

Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

How do we receive information?

Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

You are…

Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

You are a GENIUS and the world DEMANDS

your contribution!

Paper BlogLearning to Blog Using Paper

Other sites: Workshop Activity: Paper Blogs

Paper Blog LP

Sharing the Good NewsA sample of a 5th Grade Classes’ Blog -

Argentina

Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

Teacher: @gret

Check out this video on how to set up your class on KidBlog.org

http://we-r-blogging.wikispaces.com/

Use the Twitter Hashtag: #comments4kids

http://comments4kids.blogspot.com/

Blog Features

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Cybrary Man's Educational Web SitesEduBlog Awards

Educator Examples 90 Educators share their best blog posts:

http://t.co/DZ7w5p7 Talking Tech with Robin:

http://talkingtechwithrobin.blogspot.com/ A Primary Blog for the 21st Century: Musing From a Grade 1

& 2 Teacher http://grade1ad.litcircuits.com/ Stump the Teacher: http://www.stumpteacher.blogspot.com/ Live the Conversation: http://mrsbmg.blogspot.com/ Driving me to Think: http://drivingmetohink.blogspot.com/ One Foot in Reality: http://www.onefootinreality.com/ Language Journeys: http://languagejourneys.blogspot.com/ Angela Maiers: http://www.angelamaiers.com/

Educator Examples Franki Sibberson

http://www.readingyear.blogspot.com/ Donalyn Miller

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/

Live Learning with Livescribe http://livewithlivescribe.edublogs.org/

About a Teacher: http://gret.wordpress.com/ Teacher Reboot Camp:

http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/

Classroom Examples Primary resources: Learning to Blog/Blogging to Learn:

http://blog2learn.wikispaces.com/ (@MariaK on Twitter) Mr. Avery’s Classroom Blog: http://mravery.edublogs.org/ The Dog Ate My Homework:

http://thehomeworkdog.blogspot.com/ (@TheHomeworkDog on Twitter)

Grades 1 and 2 at Ancaster Meadow School http://avivadunsiger.blogspot.com/ (@Grade1 on Twitter)

2KM and 2KJ @ Leopold Primary School http://2kmand2kj.global2.vic.edu.au/

Eagles Write http://eagleswrite.edublogs.org/ Miss Kolis’ Room 5 Blog http://staff.bbhcsd.org/kolism/

Student Examples Mrs. Witsman’s Class (Westville, IL)

http://kidblog.org/MrsWitsmansClass/ Mrs. Huebner’s Class (Sioux Rapids, IA)

http://kidblog.org/MrsHuebnersClass2/ Miss D’s Class (Canada)

http://kidblog.org/MissDsClass2/ Grade 1 and 2 (Canada)

http://grade1.litcircuits.com/ Ms. Day’s Class

http://kidblog.org/msdaysclass/

Additional Resources 45+ Ideas For Class Blog Posts

Look Out World, I’m After My Blogging License!

Cybrary Man’s Student Blog Page Cybrary Man’s Class Blog Page Quad Blogging Blog Soup Creating Blog Tutorial for Parents and Grand

parents New Google Doc of Student, Classroom and

Educator Blogs