Blogging

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Blogging

• By Erica Scicchitano

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What is blogging?

• Weblog, or a blog is a special type of Web page
  that can be created and easily updated using a
  Web browser.
• Each new entry has its own date stamp
• Each entry has a comments section where visitors
  to the blog may leave comments for the author.

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Is it safe?

• Limited Access
• Expectations
• Approving Comments

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Mrs. Freedmans Classroom Blog

• http//mrsfreedman.21classes.com
• Sent home blogging contract to parents
• Students received hand out on our classroom
  weblog with their user name and password

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Blogging Handout
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Why is blogging useful?

• Classroom community
• Hobbies
• Birthdays
• Positive Notes
• Opportunity for children to practice their
  writing other than paper/pencil

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Classroom Community

• TP posted student birthdays and wished LV happy
  birthday!
• Students were able to write about themselves and
  students were able to comment
• If I was president I would let eveybody can vote
  for president and the U.S.A have noooooooooooo!
  taxes! and you have to pay 20 a year to the
  government. 
• Hello Dominiquex,I just recevied your letter and
  I don't wanna offend but your website might need
  a little more work. But if you need help go to my
  weblog and keep an eye on that help section in
  the catogoeries, then so you can upgrade your
  weblog.Sincerely and your friend,Tylerpe

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Summary

• 11 out of the 19 students in the class edited
  their blog
• 5 students updated their blog consistently
• Is it worth it?
• Yes! These students took ownership of their work
  and were able to interact with their classmates.

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Great Examples of Teacher Blogs

• Class Blog
• http//marykreul.teacherhosting.com/blog
• Blog as Classroom Website
• http//itc.blogs.com/minds/
• Discussion of Summer Reading
• http//teachers.emints.org/FY04/youngj/bookclub/

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Resources for Blogging

• http//edublogs.org/
• http//classblogmeister.com/blogmeister_instructio
  ns.pdf
• http//escrapbooking.com/blogging/index.htm