1. Blogging in the Classroom MICDS Summer Teacher Institute 2010

2. Overview http://lynnmittler.wikispaces.com/ Your experiences Challenges of blogging Types of blogging Andyp UK

3. Reasons for blogging Develop thoughts Exhibit understanding Exercise writing and thinking skills Develop an audience Provide opportunity for feedback from teacher and/or peers Learn from others

4. Student Blogs: Assignment Based http://blogs.micds.org/lmittler/

5. Brain Break DarinAZ

6. Student Generated Blogs 10th Grade Non-Fiction Assignment Atlantic Monthly http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/current Economist http://www.economist.com/ Scope: What is the focus of the content of the magazine? Why types of articles does it include? What are the subjects of their blogs? Purpose: What is the purpose of this magazine? To persuade the reader to do something? Inform the reader? Prove something? Audience: Who is the intended audience for this magazine? How can you tell? Objectivity: What point of view does the magazine and its writers represent? Are there topics or advertisements that help you determine this? On your personal blog, assess the scope, purpose, audience and objectivity of each of the five sites that you visit.

7. Student Generated Blogs Further Steps: Close Reading of Magazine Business Proposal White Fella

9. Each post contains hotlinks to at least three things you reference

10. Each post references at least one other source on your topic or source that inspired your post

11. Each post contains at least two quotes from sources or other experts on your topic

12. Each post is carefully proofread, edited and revised

13. Each post contains an image that is obtained with creative commons licensing and is appropriately cited. The image should enhance your message. (something representational or symbolic, not just a direct image)Images can be obtained at: Creativecommons.org Compfight.com (make sure creative commons images are selected)

14. Student Generated Blogs

15. Student Generated Blogs

16. Personal Interest Student Blogs

17. Student Generated Blogs

18. Student Generated Blogs

19. The Art of Commenting Takes training just like any other skill Be clear on your expectations of these comments: purpose, language, frequency Help students avoid the “critical” comment Require students to offer “something new” to the discussion

20. Assessing and Scaffolding Structure takes time to build Has to be meaningful to students Feedback must offer new things to consider Great resource on the wiki

21. Brain Break maytevidri

22. Creating a blog

23. Creating a blog

24. Creating a blog

25. Creating a blog: elements Voice Hotlinks Images: compfight.com Length Mr. Geoff

26. Following Blogs Students others

27. RSS Feeds

28. RSS Feeds

29. RSS Feeds

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32. RSS Feeds

33. Teacher Blog

34. Getting the word out Frogmiller

35. PLN: Twitter

36. PLN: Twitter

37. PLN: Twitter

38. Have a great summer! Keep thinking Surf around Write your own Ben Heine