all blogging
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From PEAK conference for K12 educatorsTRANSCRIPT
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Hits
• Google– 513,000,000 for blogs
• Yahoo– 1,330,000,000 for blogs
• Search Blog Freeware– 19,800,000 for blog freeware
Stats 10-29-2007
Blogging for Teachers, Administrators & Students
Why Content Creation and Collaboration?
The Machine is UsWeschWeb2v2.wmv
You Tube (8-07)
Michael WeschAssistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Kansas State University
http://www.mediafire.com/?6duzg3zioyd
Blogging with Students
3 Steps (4:14)
You Tube (8-07)3 Steps for 21st Century Learning
Learn more at teacherhacks.blogspot.com
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Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
What the experts say… blogs
• Through the use of blogs, it is suggested that teachers and learners are becoming empowered, motivated, reflective and connected practitioners in new knowledge environments.
Incorporated Subversion
http://incsub.org/blog/2005/blogs-anywhere-high-fidelity-online-communication
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
What the research says… blogs
• promote critical & analytical thinking
• are powerful promoters of creative & intuitive thinking
• combine the best of solitary reflection & social interaction
Fernette & Brock Eide (2005)
Richardson (2006)
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Blogging enhances:
• critical & analytical thinking (analysis)• creative & intuitive thinking (synthesis)• solitary reflection & social interaction (evaluation)
Have you achieved your Bloom’s today?
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Blogs for cognition (can meta be far behind?)
Class Archive of student workMeredith’s Page Teen Apathy, HS Journalism Class
Interesting sidebar: School web page is a blog
Class Reading Study Guide and Author Comments‘The Secret Life of Bees’
Will Richardson Blogs. Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools
for the Classroom (Corwin Press 2006)
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Blogs as portals
Dynamic content embedded into stagnant web page content:
MS Language Arts
Ms Palmer 2nd Grade
Announcements
High School
Middle School
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Blogs as…well… just Blogs
Ed Tech Blog weblog.com
Department Blog blogspot.com
More EdTech wordpress.com
Pics & hyperlinks blogspot.com
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Sheltered environmentsGaggle.netDistrict can purchase upgraded license ‘e-rateable’
– English with Walther
– Frazier’s Fantastic Blog
– Search AZ Blogs (typically requires password to – view, based upon administrator and teacher setup)
Class BlogMeister.com – David Warlick3rd Grade Middle High SchoolBethune School, Phx Cholla MS, Phx Rye, NY
Edublogs.org WordPress with an educator’s twist
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Found a blog you like?
• Search around the page to find the content provider, try the URL, that’s how I have found the blogs I like to use! I continue to look for new blogs that fit my needs.
• Many are free, some are free but include and option of fee with upgrades (more space, no ads…)
• Weblog was quick and intuitive and is a great start-up blog resource!
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Now let’s BLOG!
www.blogspot.com Sample
Register using gmail account, disadvantage in school application: ‘next’
www.wordpress.com Sample Some navigational skills needed, advantage: can
add websites to blogroll
www.weblog.com Sample
Very user friendly, low on bells & whistles!
http://www.edublogs.org/
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Credits
The Machine is UsYou Tube (8-07)
Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University http://www.mediafire.com/?6duzg3zioyd
Incorporated Subversionhttp://incsub.org/blog/2005/blogs-anywhere-high-fidelity-online-communication
3 StepsYou Tube (8-07)
3 Steps for 21st Century Learning.Learn more at teacherhacks.blogspot.com
Blogs. Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools forthe Classroom Will Richardson (Corwin Press 2006)
2¢ Worth David Warlick (Class Blogmeister)
Bloom’s Taxonomy http://officeport.com/edu/blooms.htm
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Common Blogs
www.blogspot.com Sample
Register using gmail account, disadvantage in school application: ‘next’
www.wordpress.com Sample Some navigational skills needed, advantage: can
add websites to blogroll
www.weblog.com Sample
Very user friendly, low on bells & whistles!
Blogging for Educators ([email protected])
Credits
3 StepsYou Tube (8-07)
3 Steps for 21st Century Learning.Learn more at teacherhacks.blogspot.com
Blogs. Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for
the Classroom Will Richardson (Corwin Press 2006)
2¢ Worth David Warlick (Class Blogmeister)
Bloom’s Taxonomy http://officeport.com/edu/blooms.htm