Bring the World inBlogging with Your Students

Greta Sandler

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Why Blog with Students?

Teachers need to stop saying ‘hand it in’, and start saying ‘publish it’.

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Getting Started

Setting up the Blog:Sharing Good News:

http://kidblog.org/ourgoodnews

Teaching about Blogs, Internet Safety and Net Etiquette:

Useful Resources:

So You Want to Use Kidblog? by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach)Why the Internet Is Like a Mall by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach)Learning to Blog Using Paper by Karen McMillan (@McTeach)Forest Green School - Acceptable Use Policy by George Couros (@gcouros)Professor Garfield Foundation: Internet Safety and You

Making Connections

Motivating Students to Blog

Connect with them

OUR project, not one project

Welcome Post

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OUR project, not one project!

Making Connections

Building Community

Working with parents

Sharing our blog at school

Invitation Letter

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Let the Adventure Begin!

Writing for an Audience

#Comments4kidshttp://comments4kids.blogspot.com

Blogging Adventure

Kids motivated and eager to write!

When kids got home they kept blogging and commenting.

Blogging Adventure

Working with Parents

Blogging Adventure

Leading the Way

Bringing the World in

Our Blogging Buddies

Bringing the World in

Collaborating with other Classrooms

More than Blogging Writing and Reading Skills Process Writing Commenting on other Blogs Sharing our important events: Special

Days and Events (Children’s Day, Book Fair, Birthdays)

Class Discussions: Based on posts and questions asked on the comments.

Pronunciation: Tongue Twisters Having Fun: Singing Fridays

BLOGGING WONDERFUL

LEARNING ENVIRONMEN

TNo shy kids. No popular kids. Nobody was left out.

Reluctant writers.

No cyber bullying.

Kids asking for permission before sharing information or checking out other blogs.

BLOGGING GAININGCONFIDENCE

BLOGGING MEANINGFUL

LEARNING

LOVE FOR LEARNING

Connect with Students

Work together with Parents

Connect with Students’ Learning

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Hearing Their Voices

Contact Info:

Email: gsandler@gmail.comTwitter: @gretBlog: About a Teacher | http://gret.wordpress.comResources Shared on the Presentation: http://bit.ly/bringtheworldin

“We need to prepare students for THEIR future not OUR

past.”

Ian Jukes