Blogging With Students
Description: This training will focus the purpose of student blogging in the classroom, how to get started, managing student blogs and assessment of blogs. Participants will explore Kidblog and Blogger based on their grade level.
Dates:
June 4, 2014
June 30, 2014
Below are resources used, mentioned or additional from the training workshop.
Dates:
June 4, 2014
June 30, 2014
Below are resources used, mentioned or additional from the training workshop.
Click on the gear wheel to access the speaker notes. There are some additional web links in those notes.
Why blog with students?
10 Reasons Why I Want My Students to Blog - This 5th & 6th grade teacher explains why she wants her students blogging. Great list that ties into the state and technology standards, not to mention real world communication skills.
Why My Six-Year-Olds Blog (And Why Your Students Should, Too) - This educator explains the rationale behind her students blogging at such a young age as well as how she addresses their inability to write anything readable in the beginning.
Why should middle school students blog? - Blog post written by Wesley Fryer - educator, author, speaker - addressing key reasons why middle school students should be blogging.
The Prose of Blogging (and a Few Cons Too) - This article addresses the benefits of blogging with students.
Why My Six-Year-Olds Blog (And Why Your Students Should, Too) - This educator explains the rationale behind her students blogging at such a young age as well as how she addresses their inability to write anything readable in the beginning.
Why should middle school students blog? - Blog post written by Wesley Fryer - educator, author, speaker - addressing key reasons why middle school students should be blogging.
The Prose of Blogging (and a Few Cons Too) - This article addresses the benefits of blogging with students.
Working with Blogger
Below are the links to the Atomic Learning tutorials. Most of the videos are 2 minutes or less and you will need to log in with your Atomic Learning username and password. Please contact the tech department if you don't know your Atomic Learning username and password.
- Building a Blog
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- C. Using the Blog
Blogger Getting Started Guide - The official Google Blogger Help Center which provides detailed written instructions for setting up a blog.
Working with Kidblog
Using Kidblog - Helpful hints, video tutorials and steps for implementing Kidblog in the classroom
Blogging Topics
Blog Ideas for the Classroom - List of blog topics with grade appropriateness listed. If the blog ideas don't show when you go to this page, click Lots of Ideas in the blue box (under Safety First).
Ten Things Your Students Can Blog About Today - Good list of ideas for student blogging topics
Ten Things Your Students Can Blog About Today - Good list of ideas for student blogging topics
Blog Rubrics
Tell Us What You Think Blog Rubric - This document is from Scholastic News Online for kids. It will assist students in the process of evaluating a blog. They would rate the blog on the following four areas:
Blogging Rubric - This blogging rubric is geared for scoring individual posts and would work well for a class blog where the students actually create their own posts rather than commenting to a post from the instructor. Areas scored are:
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This rubric is geared to individual student blogs and more appropriate for older students. As a teacher, you would use this rubric to grade the blog as a whole on the following areas:
Blogging Rubric - This rubric is designed for an individual student blog.
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy: Blog Journalling Rubric - This blog rubric focuses on journal style blog posts in which information and events are recorded. This does not involve persuasive writing.
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Sample Blogging Guidelines for Students
Mr. Salsich's Third Grade Class blog guidelines
Mr. Pfloger's Dicsussion Corner class blog guidelines
Our Space student blogging guidelines
Brilliant Muskie Blog (Mr. Jorgenson) blog guidelines
Biology in Action blogging guidelines
Technology in Our Classroom guidelines
Teen Learning 2.0 blogging guidelines
This file from Scholastic News Online for kids provides safety and quality work blogging rules.
Mr. Pfloger's Dicsussion Corner class blog guidelines
Our Space student blogging guidelines
Brilliant Muskie Blog (Mr. Jorgenson) blog guidelines
Biology in Action blogging guidelines
Technology in Our Classroom guidelines
Teen Learning 2.0 blogging guidelines
This file from Scholastic News Online for kids provides safety and quality work blogging rules.
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Sample Commenting Guidelines
Blog Samples
Grade 7 Language Arts - Students respond via the comments section on each blog post
Huzzah! - Educator uses blog to showcase the learning for the day
Excellence and Imgaination - Blogs used by students for Colonization Project
Huzzah! - Educator uses blog to showcase the learning for the day
Excellence and Imgaination - Blogs used by students for Colonization Project
Other Blogging Resources
So...You Wanna Use Blogs in the Classroom - This article provides a collection of resources related to blogging with students
Getting More Out of Student Blogging - Tips and recommendations for getting the full benefits of student blogging Blogging with Middle Schoolers: Frontloading and First Steps - This educator shares her experience with introducing and starting blogging with her students. Two Page Blog Guide for Parents sample - This would be a great resource to create for parents so they can view the blog, read posts and leave comments.
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Sample Blogger Agreement - This agreement, created by Teachers First, provides a template you could tweak and modify for use with your students and parents as you begin blogging in the classroom.
Teacher Tips for Blogging Projects - These tips will help you sustain your blogging over a long period of time
Teacher Checklist for Blogging Projects - A checklist to help teachers structure successful blogging projects for their students.
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Making Connections with Blogging: Authentic Learning for Today's Classroom by Lisa Parisi and Brian Crosby
This ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) published book walks educators through the process of blogging in the classroom. The beginning chapters cover the standards and pedagogy behind blogging followed by the importance of Internet safety and etiquette. Then you delve into choosing the type of blog you will use and setting up your blog. You'll also explore ideas for managing blogs and comments, finding time for students to blog and assessing blogs. The appendix section provides reading resources to use with students, the National Educational Technology Standards and sample consent forms.
I do wish they would have substituted the set-up of Class Blogmeister with Kidblog, which is similar to Class Blogmeister but a little easier to navigate. However, the book was published in 2012 so Kidblog might not have been available at that time. I would recommend this text to any educator who is or has started blogging with their students. There are some great ideas for using blogs in various content areas and the authors do a nice job of addressing the standards and pedagogy connected to blogging.
This ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) published book walks educators through the process of blogging in the classroom. The beginning chapters cover the standards and pedagogy behind blogging followed by the importance of Internet safety and etiquette. Then you delve into choosing the type of blog you will use and setting up your blog. You'll also explore ideas for managing blogs and comments, finding time for students to blog and assessing blogs. The appendix section provides reading resources to use with students, the National Educational Technology Standards and sample consent forms.
I do wish they would have substituted the set-up of Class Blogmeister with Kidblog, which is similar to Class Blogmeister but a little easier to navigate. However, the book was published in 2012 so Kidblog might not have been available at that time. I would recommend this text to any educator who is or has started blogging with their students. There are some great ideas for using blogs in various content areas and the authors do a nice job of addressing the standards and pedagogy connected to blogging.