I think blogging with students can be some what challenging especially if some students are not too computer savvy. When students become more familiar with blogging, it will open students' eyes to all the possibilities.
To prepare students before blogging they need to simply read some blogs first. Teachers can show their students what other elementary schools are doing. Let students respond to the teacher's blog and create a post in groups.
For blogging safety, I will make sure that students and their parents know what my expectations and reasoning are and I would see that everyone has permission to engage in blogging.
Uses for blogging in a classroom can include; posting homework and classroom links, job opportunities, keeping track of travel information, and networking.
2. Examine your national and state technology standards. What standards would be met by classroom blogs.
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=54
The standards that are met with classroom blogs are; Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning
and Creativity, Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, and Model Digital Age Work and Learning. Students will be thinking, planning, and using creative processes to blog.
3. Lesson Plan:
https://docs.google.com/View?id=ddv49vkt_10fftv9ddt
Objectives:
In this lesson, students will be creative, use their imagination, and work well in pairs. Students will also be able to access a variety of technology resources.
Technology Used:
PowerPoint, Google docs, and hyperlinks.
Standards:
- Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend and evaluate texts.
- Students use a wide range of different writing styles to communicate with different audiences.
- Students use their knowledge of spelling and punctuation.
- Students use a variety of technological and information resources.
Nice start to your blog here- remember that a personal narrative style of writing is just fine for a blog. The more that you can link your reflections to the class readings and discussions, the more gravitas your words will hold.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I will work on my writing skills to improve my posts.
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