Using+Blogs+in+the+Classroom

Essential questions for blogging PD: 1) Why blog??


 * Highly motivating to students, especially those who otherwise might not become participants in classrooms.
 * Excellent opportunities for students to read and write in authentic contextsm
 * Opportunities for effective collaboration and discussion.
 * Powerful tools to enable scaffolded learning or mentoring to occur.
 * Valubale exposure to the technology of today.

2) What types of blogs are there? What might work for me? Mrs. Yollis's 3rd Grade

Mr. Buxton's 5th Grade

Mrs. Salsich's 3rd Grade

Leopold Elementary 2nd Grade

Mrs. Cassidy's 1st Grade Blog

[|Mrs. Poulin's Kinder Blog]

[|Blog Comments and Questions]

3) How do I create a blog? (Teacherweb, Edu Blogs, [|more Edublog info], and Blogger)
 * What about comments?

4) How do I change the look abd feel of my blog? (template options and settings) 5) How do I create a post? 6) How do I put insert images and links? 7) What is HTML? How (and why) do I use it? 8) What else do I need to know?

Other questions or wonderings? Look here! What about global collaboration projects?

Let's collaborate here!

[|Reflection]