why and how's of educational blogging
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A Powerpoint presentation describing "Why" and "How" we can you blogs in Education.TRANSCRIPT
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/
What Has Worked Well In My Classes
Voicethread
Video/Stories/Slideshows
Others = Photostory3, iMovie, Movie Maker
Maths
Delicious LinksTo Math Sites
Writing
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