Blogs : Do I Need a Vaccine for That?
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Blogs : Do I Need a
Vaccine for That?
A Presentation of Excellent Educational Practices
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The teacher next door has a Blog. Is she contagious? Does she need a doctor?
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Does the word Blog make you feel like this?
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If so You are Not Alone!!!!!
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Technology does not necessarily improve education. Take a simple innovation like the pencil: One can use it to write a superlative essay, to drum away the time, or to poke
out someone’s eye.
Shirley Veenema and Howard Garner
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What is a Blog?• A blog is a Web-publishing concept
that enables anyone to publish information on the Internet.
• The term blog is the shortened form of web log.
• Blogs are easy to use and require NO knowledge of HTML and other “technical terms”.
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Why use a Blog in the Classroom?
• It allows 24/7 communication with stakeholders.
• It provides students with an exciting and authentic purpose for writing.
• Writing is done in a safe, controlled environment monitored by the teacher.
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Why use a Blog in the Classroom?• Trends seems to indicate that
students’ interest in and quantity of writing increases when their work is published online and subjected to reader comments.
• It allows students to become efficient users of technology on a daily basis.
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How Can Blogs be used in the Classrooom?
• EduBlog Insights October 5th, 2004 http://anne.teachesme.com/2004/10/05
• Weblogs in Education: A Video by Will Richardson
• Elementary Students Talk About Blogging
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Examples of Talladega County Blogs
• http://kimsmithwick.edublogs.org – Kim Broadhead, WES
http://nicholsenglish.edublogs.org – Mysti Nichols, LHS
http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org – Jennifer Barnett, FHS
http://ccwales.edublogs.org – Cecilia Wales, FHS http://watwoodmediacenter.edublogs.org – Kitty
Forbus, WES
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Examples of Good Blogs!
•Talladega City Schools: Talladega, ALhttp://talladegacityschools.blogspot.com/
•It’s About Time! Organization & Time Management
http://frankbuck.blogspot.com/****See instructions for removing “Next Blog”
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More Good Blogs• The Cool Cat Teacher Blog
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
• Blue Skunk Blog by Doug Johnsonhttp://doug-jphnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog
The Tech Savy Teacherhttp://techsavyed.net
Mrs. Elliot’s Fourth Gradehttp://elliottsmissouri.blogspot.com/
The Duck Diarieshttp://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/
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How To Start a Blog
• Blogger www.blogspot.com• Edublogs www.edublogs.org• Blogmeister
www.classblogmeister.com• My Blog Site
www.myblogsite.com• Many others…
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Blog Prayer
• Please grant me the serenity to accept the pages
I cannot edit,The courage to edit the pages I
can,And the wisdom to know the
difference.
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Remember….When you begin your first Blog, this will be a learning experience. Mistakes will be made and problems will arise. Have confidence, try, admit when you need help, but most of all have fun!!!
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The Point…
•Keep trying until it works for you!
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Are you ready to take the technology plunge?