why and how's of educational blogging

By Jamin Lietzewww.lietze.edublogs.org

Workshop Goals

2) Put your feet firmly on the ground (there are some ways of blogging that don’t enhance teaching and learning so how can we avoid this?)

3) Provide effective ideas for future blogging.

1) Help you along onto your next step.

SurveyWhat do you know about blogging?

What is blogging?

Have a class/personalblog

Been to a workshop or played with blogging

1 3 4 5+

Why Do I Blog?

Teaching and Student’s learning.

Can it be done better on paper?

1. Celebrate Student work and classroom activities

2. Share Jesus

3. Collaborate with other classes

Be Focused - What is your purpose for blogging?Be Focused - What is your purpose for blogging?

Other Purposes

1) Develop ICT skills/knowledge/safety

2) Parent Communication: Bridging the gap between school parents and the wider family.

3) E-portfolio of student’s work/activities

4) Collaboration

5) Evangelism

6) Student Motivation

7) Resource Hub

Reading

Extension

Mathematics PE

Topic

Writing

8) 24/7 Learning

How Do You Blog?

1. EdublogsEdublogs Video/site http:

//edublogs.org/support/

2. Blogger Allanah K’s “Bling for your

Blog” http://bling4yrblog.blogspot.com/

Educational Blogging Examples

What Has Worked Well In My Classes

Voicethread

Video/Stories/Slideshows

Others = Photostory3, iMovie, Movie Maker

Maths

Delicious LinksTo Math Sites

Reading

Writing

Internet Safety

Christian Education

Information

Extension Sites

References• E3’s Blog www.e3eclat.blogspot.com• B2’s Blog http://www.b2rocks.blogspot.com/• Walking Feet Pic http://www.ankle-foot.org/• Arrow Pic http://diyfashion.about.com/od/freepatchesandapplique/tp/BasicPatches.htm• Stop Sign Pic http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/stopsign4c.html• Web 2.0 Pic http://joevans.pbwiki.com/Web+2+Point+O+Tools• Kids At Computer Pic

http://www.crackingre.co.uk/htdocs/crackingre/secure/teachSupp/ict.html• Video camera Pic http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-10,00.htm• Glass wall building

http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news-print.asp?sectionID=0&articleID=587398• Motivation Pic http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Motivation-Posters_i1651474_.htm• Wheel Pic http://www.wagonwheelchandeliers.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?

&pg=store&sub_pg=prod&ref=34• Clock Pic http://www.shipjade.com/services