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- 2. Blogs: A Web 2.0 Teaching Tool Hands-On Workshop Link: http://testblog157.blogspot.com/ Agenda January 25, 2011 Before Workshop Tasks Sign-up for the Blogging Tools Identify yourself as a Novice or Proficient Tech User (On Laptop) Blue Sticky – Novice Yellow Sticky – Proficient Think of a name for your blog 1:30 – 1:40 Workshop Goals and Objectives (Optional) Follow Along on the Blog 1:40 – 1:50 Description of Workshop Format Facilitating the Workshop from a Blog 1:50 - 2:10 What is a Blog? Why Blog? Videos: What is a Blog – CommonCraft (3 min) Blogger – BloggerHelp (3 min) Quick Show of other Educational Blogs (see blog sidebar) Review (2) of R. Matthews’ Blogs & Parts (see blog sidebar) Learn the parts of a blog & how they work 2:10 -2:30 “Create Your Blog in 5 minutes Flat” 2:30 – 3:15 Hands-On Blogging Workshop 3:00 – 3:20 Workshop Accountability: • Collecting “urls” to blogs – Reba 3:20 – 3:30 Showcase some of the New Johnson Blogs Classroom Blog Info Video: (if time) KidBlog.org – (3min) 3:20 – 3:30 Debrief / Questions
- 3. Blog Workshop Links Google: http://www.google.com Blogger- General Blog: (Step One) http://www.blogger.com/ Blogger in Draft – (if you want pgs in blog) – (Step 2) Proficient Users (optional) http://draft.blogger.com Reba Gordon Matthews’ Blogs: Workshop Blog: “Staff Dev Test Blog” http://testblog157.blogspot.com/ Short Link: http://bit.ly/ezPnHv Professional Blog: “Techie Lab Teacher Blogspot” http://techielabteacher.blogspot.com/ Short Link: http://bit.ly/eR0GcT Project Research Lab Blog – Kidblog.org (work in progress) Kid Safe & Friendly Blogging Area Test Blog Area: http://kidblog.org/TestClassroom/ Short Link: http://bit.ly/fjl4MB Research Lab Blog Area (Grades 3 -5) Short Link: http://bit.ly/stemblog
- 4. Blog Workshop Links (cont.) Voki: Talking voice character or avatar http://www.voki.com/create.php Bit.ly: Shortens your links and you can share them w/others easier http://bit.ly/ issuu: Online service that turns your uploaded docs into book-like format. http://issuu.com/home AuthorStream: Online platform for sharing PowerPoint presentations on the Internet. Allows you to download them as videos. Also keeps the animation feature active in the presentation. http://www.authorstream.com/ VoiceThread: Transforms pictures, docs, video into a collaborative space with video, voice, and text comments http://voicethread.com/ Example VoiceThread on my blog: The 5-Step Writing Process Link: http://techielabteacher.blogspot.com/2011/01/5-step-writing- process.html Short Link: http://bit.ly/hvdrvX
- 5. Blog Workshop Links (cont.) Blogging Resources BES Blogs – Parent Info on Blogging Berthoud Elementary School in Berthoud, Colorado http://blogs.berthoudelementary.com/parents/ Some Other Educational Classroom Blogs Miss McMillian’s Blog http://mcmillan.wordpress.com/ Creative Cougar http://creativecougar.blogspot.com/ Blog Dogs http://hccweb2.org/3s2010/ Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog Kndg – 1st Grade Class Blog http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337
- 6. Blog Workshop Links (cont.) EXCELLENT Technology Resource Blog Free Technology 4 Teachers by Richard Bryne http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ Edublog Winner for: Best Individual Blog Best Resource Sharing Blog Best Educational Tech Support Blog Edublog Teacher Challenge – 30 Day Online Blogging Prof. Dev. (Do at your own pace) Link: http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/challenges/ Shorten Link: http://bit.ly/g0n1G4 2010 Edublog Awards: Leaders in the Web 2.0 Tech Arena (blogs, webinars, podcasting, wiki, virtual worlds, video, tech support, PLNs – Personal Learning Networks, etc.) Link: http://edublogawards.com/announcing-the-2010-edublog-awards- winners/ Shorten Link: http://bit.ly/gkdMiL