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Blogging in the Classroom Best Practices for Designing Effective Assignments

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Page 1: Blogging in the Classroom Best Practices for Designing Effective Assignments

Blogging in the Classroom

Best Practices for Designing Effective Assignments

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Assignment Ideas

Blog in the moment

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

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Class wiki

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Explore

visual

rhetoric

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Reflecting

on readings:

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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

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

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

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Before the semester:

Participation

Due dates

Grading

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Rubrics

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Before the semester:

Voice/Content

Your participation

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During the semester:

Vary prompts

Reading, writing, and responding

Reflections

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During the semester:

• Synthesis

Audience

BPOTW

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Sample Student Blogs

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

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

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

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The End! Questions?