BLOGGING TO LEARN
What does this cartoon tell us about reading and writing in
the 21st century?
Daryl Cagle, "Joe Heller," Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoon Index, msnbc. Reprinted from Green Bay Press Gazette on 25 August 2009. Used with permission.
What’s different about blogging?
Shorter, more focused writing Part of a process rather than the end
product Incorporates media Interactive nature changes relationship to
audience Extended conversation over time
What do you want your blog (or your students’
blogs) to do? Share Express Document/record Evaluate Collaborate Question Interact
TEACH!
Getting started… Open an account at blogger. Try
edublogger! Branding: Naming your blog and
choosing a url Posting Adding tags, links, video, pictures,
widgets Inviting comments from readers
10 Ways to Start a Blog Post…
1. Make a list2. Tell a story3. Ask a question4. Respond to something you’ve read or seen5. Insert a picture or embed a video and respond
to it6. Notice a trend7. Invite a friend to guest blog8. Observe and reflect9. Share a passion10. Connect to other blogs
Authentic Learning: Readers Everywhere
EduBlogs….http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/
Samples of Student/Classroom Blogs
Christian Long, The Alice Project: A 10th-Grade Honors English Tour of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, http://aliceproject.wordpress.com/
Gende, Dolores, “Physics Honors,” https://sites.google.com/a/parishepiscopal.org/physics-honors/blogging/hp-blogs
Norwalk City Schools. “AP Calculus AB Blog,” http://www2.norwalk-city.k12.oh.us/wordpress/apcalc0910/
Blogging Etiquette, or Good Citizenship in the
Blogosphere“5 Blogging Tips for Beginning
Bloggers,” http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/2009/08/1639/
“Blogging Etiquette for Bloggers and Readers,” http://www.suite101.com/content/blogging-etiquette-a22222
“Blogging Etiquette – The Unwritten Rules,”http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/blogging-etiquette-the-unwritten-rules/
Assessing Blogs To grade or not to grade? Rubric “Holistic” grading (what the blog does
well, what the comment adds to the discussion)
Completion grade Contribution over time Resource: “How Do I Know if It Works?”,
ELI Discovery Tool: Guide to Blogging, http://www.educause.edu/eli/GuideToBlogging
Sample Rubric (ELI)
More Resources Blake-Plock, Shelly, “Why I Want
Students to Blog,” TeachPaperless, 14 June 2010, http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-i-want-students-to-blog.html
Utrecht, Jeff, “Blogs as Web-Based Portfolios,” The Thinking Stick, 4 June 2010, http://www.thethinkingstick.com/blogs-as-web-based-portfolios-pdf
Chamberlain, William, Comments4Kids, http://comments4kids.blogspot.com/
More Resources McCulloch, Jess. “20 Reasons
Why Students Should Blog,” On an E-journey with Generation Y, http://murcha.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/20-reasons-why-students-should-blog/
Edublogger.com. “Join the Student Blogging Challenge.” http://theedublogger.com/2010/08/30/join-the-student-blogging-challenge-now-starts-mid-september/
Wetzel, David R. “Science Blogs is Middle and High School Classes.” Suite 101.com, http://www.suite101.com/content/science-blogs-in-high-and-middle-school-classes-a66647