Blogs
Date: Monday, August 11, 2008
Time:12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Instructor: Mike Walker
Location: South View 299
Blogs help you to teach students to read critically, connect and synthesize ideas, communicate publicly, and build community. This session will help you set up a classroom blog, invite your students, and aggregate your classes blogs to allow you to easily view updates.
Resources:
Edina Bloggers: Here is a site with Elementary, Middle and High School examples of Edina teachers using Blogs in their classrooms!
Web 2.0 Permission Letter.pdf
Sustained Blogging-Jeff Utecht's presentation on the need for blogging to be a conversation.
10 Habits of Bloggers that Win!
Tips for Blogging with Students
Give the people who read and comment on your blog a Fantastic Commenters Award.
Edubloggers Blog: gives lots of tips and ideas for your Edublogs Blog.
7 things you should know about Blogs
5 Lessons from a Year of Blogging