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How will we
demonstrate our
knowledge of writing
and audience
awareness? Each new entry in our blog is called a post.
Each post should be thoughtfully written to show
organization of ideas and good editing of
capitalization, punctuation, and word usage!
Explain and elaborate your ideas with interesting words and
well-written sentences and paragraphs. Stay on topic.
Write with your audience in mind who will read your work.
Look forward in the future to comments and feedback from your
teacher and classmates!
How do blogs work?
Reader’s Response
Book Club work
Writer’s Workshop
Writing Genres
Blog Challenges
field trips
acts of kindness
writing prompts
Projects – all subject areas
Science experiments
Math problem-solving
Reflections
iPad Creations
Share…
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Standards TA-TEKS K-2
1e. demonstrate keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and
symbol keys as grade-level appropriate
4. Communication and Collaboration The student collaborates and communicates both locally and globally using digital tools and resources to reinforce and promote learning. The student is expected
to:
4a. use communication tools that allow for anytime, anywhere access to participate in group projects involving or interacting with multiple cultures;
4b. format digital information including font attributes, color, white space, graphics, and animation for a defined audience and communication medium; and
4c. Select, store, and deliver products using a variety of media, formats, devices, and virtual environments.
6. Creativity and Innovation:
The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge and develop digital products.
The student is expected to:
6a. create original products using a variety of resource
Standards TA-TEKS 3-5
4. Communication and Collaboration:
The student collaborates and communicates both locally and globally using digital tools and resources to reinforce and promote learning.
4a. individually and collaboratively draft, edit and publish products in different mediums;
4b. use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for multiple communication mediums including displays, web, and
print;
4c. collaborate effectively through personal learning communities and social networking;
4e. communicate product results using technology;
4f. evaluate the product for relevance to the assignment or task.
6. Creativity and Innovation: The student uses creative thinking and innovative processes to construct knowledge and develop digital products.
The student is expected to:
6a. create original products using a variety of resource
How will our blogs show our understanding of
digital citizenship?
Always be positive, kind, and respectful.
Share thoughts and ideas, stories, reflections, projects, and
interests. Do not share any private information.
Our blogs have a learning purpose. Treat this blog like all
classroom assignments–do your best work!
KIDBLOG NAVIGATION TIPS
ALL BLOGS: See all class blogs listed & recent
posts
MY BLOG: See your own blog posts & comments
NEW POST: Begin a new draft for a blog post
Go to CONTROL PANEL:
Dashboard: Here you can get a quick view of both you & your class’s
blog activities.
New Post: This tab allows you to begin a new post for your readers.
Review Posts:
Quickly see all of your posts, make edits and
revisions. Go here if you created a post and saved it
as a draft to come back to work on later.
NEW POST
Add a new title and start typing. Use 12 pt. black font.
Indent paragraphs and use your best knowledge of
capital letters, word choice, punctuation and
spelling.
When done with all typing, you can add media,
hyperlinks, photos, or videos.
All media must have a caption crediting the source.
Publishing Options:
Save Draft: You can come back later and work on it.
Preview: See what your post will look like to your audience.
Submit for Review: You are ready to publish and want teacher
to approve it for others to see.
How can we
write 'Quality'
blog comments?
What does
‘quality’ mean
and what does it
look like?
In what ways are
comments we
write for learning
different than ones
we write for fun?
Commenting Guidelines: Give the writer a compliment.
I like how you wrote about...
Make a connection to the writer. Add new information or ideas to what the blogger has shared.
This reminds me of...
Ask the writer at least one question.
(I wonder...) (Why...?) (How...?)
Always go back and re-read your comment to edit or revise your writing.
Keyboarding Tips:
Remember:
Use just 1 space after period at end
of sentence.
Fingers move, not your hands.
Use finger closest to key you need.
Curl fingers over home row (like a cat).
Use your thumb for spacebar.
Keep pointer fingers on f and j.
Capitalizes all letters
Hold and release for capitalized letters
Indents
Deletes the text on the left side of your cursor
Deletes the text on the right side of your cursor
Moves cursor to the next line
Learn More…
KidBlog.org Support Page
Learning to Blog Using Paper (Notes from McTeach)
14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging
Why Students Should Blog-My Top 10 (Pernille Ripp)
33 Ways to Use Blogging in Your Classroom
(Web 2.0 Classroom)
BrainPop Blogs