blogging across the curriculum cue 2015
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My Personal Blogging History
←Current →
My Experiences Blogging with Students
Middle School Classes: ● Language Arts● Computer Exploratory● as Library fun activity
High School Classes:● Art● Spanish● English● Student Aides
So many great reasons!
Why Blog?Why Blog?
DigitalPortfolio
Builds a digital portfolio showing growth &progress over time
Me now
Me then
image credits:ComputerFile foldersheadshotfigure
Encourages interaction, conversation through comment feature Blogger
responds
Posting
Comment
Interactive
Another comment
Breaks down your classroom walls & provides opportunity to reach greater, authentic reader audience
Worldwide AudienceWorldwide Audience
CC0 Public Domain Image
Supports Common Core, writing across the curriculum
Common Core
Supports Common Core, writing across the curriculum
You can cover
every one of these!
Helps students find their writing “voices” with informal writing and topics they care about
Student Voice
I can write about what I care about!
My thoughts and writing matter!Student Voice
Supports all aspects of digital citizenship
Digital Citizenship
Image from CSLA used with permission
Keep private information private
Online Etiquette - Be a constructive, positive commenter
Learn about copyright, Creative Commons, fair use, give credit
Build a positive digital footprint
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Digital Literacy Skills
Students learn technology skills & useful tools with each posting
textual
hyperlinksbasic HTML
embedding images, audio, video
Voki
VoiceThread
Vocaroo audio recording
Some Examples:High School Spanish
Links to last year’s blogs
This year’s class blog with links
Anita RossellMira Costa HSSpanish Teacher
High School Broadcast Journalism
http://mustangmorningnews.com/category/blogs/
Michael Hernandez’s article about blogging
Michael Hernandez,Mira Costa HS Media Arts Teacher
High School English Students
David TheriaultEnglish TeacherFountain Valley HS
Site link
Middle School English
Links to 2014 student work
Amy McMillanMiddle School English TeacherSanta Barbara USD
CSLA’s Teen Learning 2.0 Tutorial
Guides students through digital citizenship, digital literacy activities, and blogging
Tutorial link
Other CSLA teen tutorials
Middle School Language Arts
My 2010-2010 Class blog linked to each class period blog, which linked to student blogs
So how do I
?Image credit: YIP 2010.001 - The beginning by Steve Mohundro CC-BY NC SA
Check my “Start Blogging with Students” Website
For my Google Teacher Academy Action plan, I have created a site to support blogging by secondary school students
Link
More resources at the end of these slides
Get Parent Permission
Image credit: Public domain image
. . . and get parents involved reading student work
A sample permission letter
Be a model for your students….
…..Be a blogger yourself
My blogs:
Jane Lofton’s Adventures in School Libraryland
Mira Costa High School Library Blog
Software Options
What to postabout
The teacher assignseach prompt
Complete Free choice topics
Free choice topics, but must relate to
class theme and/or include
assigned elements
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Please be sure to always allow for students’ own interests in posts
Keeping track of your students
Capture student information on a Google form
Options for sharing:● Share the spreadsheet
with students● Share blog links on a
class blog or website
Globe CC0 Public Domain Image
comments4kids.blogspot.com#comments4kids
Mystery Hangouts/Skypes
Reaching out to the world
Some ideas ….
International - twice a year
Feature student blogs on your own blog
Tweet links to blog postings
Some ResourcesMy site:sites.google.com/site/startbloggingwithstudents
Edublog’s community support site: theedublogger.com
Linda Yollis’ class blog & tips links:yollisclassblog.blogspot.com
David Theriault’s blog page: bit.ly/davidtedublogs
CSLA Teen Learning Tutorial: teenlearning.csla.net
Michael Hernandez’s article about blogging
Jane LoftonTeacher Librarian
Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach USDGoogle Certified TeacherCSLA President 2012-2013
[email protected]@jane_librarian
my blog: janelofton.comlibrary blog:
miracostahighlibrary.edublogs.org
This presentation file: bit.ly/cue15blogging
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