Blogging in the Classroom

A beginners workshop

1. Put a smiley face on the line2. Put a post-it question on the board

What to expect

• An overview of Blogging

• A look at how blogging is used in Education

• The opportunity to start up your own blog

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The King and I

• Name and role

• What’s the last movie you saw? (or whatever)

What’s this all about, then?

• (we)b-log

• Platform to communicate

• Micro-blogging

• Multiple uses

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In Education…?

Class Blog

Class Blog

Teacher Blog

Kit Kat time

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Getting Started

edublogs.org

Now its up to you…

Resources to help

http://goo.gl/KTO1V

Advice

• Don’t get too ambitious too early• Have a plan and stick to it• Make it part of your regular class routine• Get parents involved• Get administrators involved

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