Blogging

June 23, 2009

SummerTech Belfast

Sarah Sutter

Quick Poll

Do you:Have a blog?Read at least one blog?Read 5-10 blogs?Read more than 10 blogs?Are you:Interested in one for Education use?Interested in one for Personal use?

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Why blog:

There is a whole world out there

You need to establish a base camp

<http://xkcd.com/c256.html>

Blogs to share content

Open Blogs for Conversation

Closed Blogs

“Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.

Mark Prensky, “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”

It exposes the process

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/jess2712/348750797/ jess2712>

Increased Reflection

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pichl/420032874/ bohem2020

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/54785872@N00/306718042/ peikko06>

Engagement with Others

Platform for engaging

other technologies

<http://www.eboy.com>

Time saving•Direct people to your blog•Provides means of recording

events and progress•Provides easy dissemination

point for resources & content•Gives you good access to a

community•Allows the community to

engage with the school 24/7

Getting the voice right

• Add value • Have a focus• Post regularly• It’s for the author as much

as the audience• It’s about the

conversation• It’s about building

community

Resources• RobinHamman on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinhamman/403675538/ Three types of blogs

• Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com rosie image http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/2493066577/sizes/o/

• Francesc Balagu University of Barcelona www.blocdeblocs.net slideshare Bloging for Teaching and Learning

• Martin Weller and Tony Hirst : Thou Shalt Blog on Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/mweller/th-ou-shalt-blog

• 11 advantages of using a blog http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching