Introduction to BloggingVoices In HistoryOctober 30, 2010Agenda 9-9:15 - Welcome and Introductions (Housekeeping) 9:15-9:30 - Check in

● Reflection on Buck Institute Workshops on Project Based Learning Have you had any success implementing PBL

since the start of the school year?● Think - Pair - Share -

9:30-9:45 - Blog Overview

● Common Craft Video● Sharing Examples of exemplary blogs● Discussing blogging rules for students ● Discuss bringing the parents on board

9:45-11:30 - Create your blog

● Community/Administration○ Manage Posts○ Moderate comments○ Change Themes○ Advanced Settings/Cluster Maps○ Galleries○ RSS

● Organizing○ Creating/Managing Categories○ Adding Links

● Populating your Blog 11:30-12:30 Lunch 12:30-1:15 Add Bling to your blog

● Images - Using copyright-friendly sources● Embedding Video in a post

1:15-2:15 Independent Work

● Create a new post - Driving Question (should reflect content that you will cover over the next month)

● Find images related to the driving question● Post images on the blog for eliciting student response

2:15-2:30 Visit each others’ blogs

2:30-2:45 Check out● How will you use blogging before our next meeting?● What are the implications of using this tool in your classroom?● Think - Pair - Share

2:45-3:00 Assignment & Survey Driving Question: Based on your social studies curriculum and pacing calendar:

● Students will look at the photos posted and “tell the story” behind the photos via comments.

● Students assume the role of an individual from the time period being taught (based on your curriculum)

● Students will write a reflective journal in the first person, over a two week period via the comment section of the post in their individual blog category

● Journal entries should be sequential and relate to the time and events as they unfold● Students will comment to 2-3 of their peers’ journal entries using the “@” and the

comment area● Students will generate questions to ask the featured figures from history and post their

questions to the blog Complete Workshop SurveyEquipment Return