blog workshop
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Summer workshop for teachersTRANSCRIPT
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Increasing the Use of Web2.0 Tools to Improve 21st Century Learning Skills
June 29th & July 1st 2010
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What are Web 2.0 Tools?
• Interactive tools for the internet• Users create their own content on the web– Blogs (posts and comments)– Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace)– YouTube, TeacherTube– Chat, IM– Skype, Videoconferencing
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What are 21st Century Skills?
• The skills that our students will need to succeed in the 21st century in terms of core subject knowledge, learning and innovation skills, life and career skills, and technology literacy.
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What is a Blog?Parts:
Header
Pages
Posts
Comments
Sidebars
Widgets
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Educational Blog Examples
• My 3 blogs: – McCann Forensics: http://mccannforensics.edublogs.org– McCann Biology: http://mccannbiology.edublogs.org– Mrs. Mucci’s Science Classes: http://mucci.edublogs.org
• The Edublog Awards: http://edublogawards.com/• Blog Index:
http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers (and this page is a wiki!)
Take a few minutes to explore these links and see how others are using blogs
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3 Ways to Set-up Your Blog
• Blog creator is the only author, other users can comment – Example: Mrs. Mucci’s Science Classes
• Students are authors, they can create posts and comment on posts – Example: McCann Forensics & McCann Biology
• Students have their own blog linked to the class blog, they have control over their own blog pages– Example: Rumford Writers
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How Can You Use a Blog In Your Class?
• Take a moment to think about what type of blog you may want to use
• Consider who should be authors of content• Brainstorm 3-5 ideas for lessons that could
incorporate your blog
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Resources You Can Use
• Use the McCann Educational Technology website to find resources, and ask questions! We can update this continuously to help you figure out how to do anything you want to do: http://mccannedtech.edublogs.org
• Getting Started With Edublogs Manual: http://help.edublogs.org/getting-started-with-edublogs/
• 10 Ways to Use Your Edublog to Teach: http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/
• Search for other examples of classroom blogs for inspiration
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Set Up Your Free Blog
• Create a free account at http://www.edublogs.org
• Let’s explore your new Dashboard together– Pick a theme– Add widgets– Fill in your ‘About’ page– Add your content!