Welcome to Welcome to Educational Educational BloggingBlogging

An effective way to communicate An effective way to communicate and manage many aspects of the and manage many aspects of the K6 classroomK6 classroom

A little about me.A little about me.

• Peter Rawsthorne, M Ed IT (candidate)• Parent

– Ana Rose (Grade 5)– Lucas (8 months)

• Educator– 5 years professional experience– Many times teaching in my daughters classroom

• Technologist– 16 years professional experience

• From the west coast – Married a Newfoundlander (smartest thing I ever did)

What are we doing today?What are we doing today?

• Review of the reading

• What is a blog?

• What is it good for?

• The key elements of a blog

• Designing a blog

Clear like mud.Clear like mud.

• Reflect on the reading

• Rate your understanding on a scale of 0 to 10; where 0 is non-existent and 10 is excellent.

• Write your score on a sticky.

• Post your score on the scale.

Let’s look at a few Blogs?Let’s look at a few Blogs?

One Trick Pony – Bernie Dodgehttp://webquest.org/bdodge/

Weblogg-ed - The Read/Write Web in the Classroomhttp://www.weblogg-ed.com/

Stephen Downes - OLDailyhttp://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm

BBC News - Educationhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/default.stm

Some K12 BlogsSome K12 Blogs

Mr. Kuropatwa's Classes Fall 2005http://dkuropatwa.suprglu.com/

Ellie's (Grade 7) Math Bloghttp://grade7math.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Greenwald's First Grade Bloghttp://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/blog/greenwald/

The Counselors' Cornerhttp://mabryonline.org/blogs/counselors/

What was that ?

So what ?

Now what ?

The Blog vs. Technology XThe Blog vs. Technology X

• Form two groups (one on each side of the room).

• One group will describe the technology.• The other will describe how the blog differs from

that technology.• Groups will alternate back and forth between

these two tasks.• The technologies will become increasingly

difficult to describe.• Each group has 30 seconds to huddle and come

up with their description.

Blogs vs. EmailBlogs vs. Email

Blogs vs. WebsitesBlogs vs. Websites

Blogs vs. Instant MessageBlogs vs. Instant Message

Blogs vs. PodcastingBlogs vs. Podcasting

Blogs vs. NewsgroupsBlogs vs. Newsgroups

Blogs vs. WikisBlogs vs. Wikis

Who is your Audience?Who is your Audience?

Why does it Matter?Why does it Matter?

What is the context?What is the context?

Why does it Matter?Why does it Matter?

Activity: Why use blogs?Activity: Why use blogs?

• Read over this list of blog ideas(same list as your were asked to print from the website)

• Choose one and reflect upon why it is a good idea, or not a good idea for the K6 classroom, school, parents, teacher, etc...

• Pair up• Share your thoughts within your pair

• You have 15 minutes to complete this task• Be prepared for a follow-up activity

Parts of a blogParts of a blog1. Browser window

2. Header

3. Posts

4. Search

5. Calendar

6. Additional pages

7. Archives

8. Categories

9. Blogroll

10. Administration

Design your BlogDesign your Blog

• Get into groups of three

• Take all you have learned today and design a blog.

• Use what is described on the handout to prompt your design.

• Draw the blog on paper, add descriptions of audience and context.

Exit ActivityExit Activity

• Write on one side of the card what worked well.

• On the other side of the card write what didn’t work well.

• Leave your cards at the front as you leave.

Remember: Next class is in the LAB, E5006