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This session by Brenda Trout and Kelly McKay aims to equip educators with technology tools that will boost classroom literacy. Participants will explore various websites and programs that enhance teaching practices and student learning outcomes. We'll walk through the steps of using Kidblog.org, including account setup, management, and student interaction. Additionally, we'll introduce fantastic free web resources for creating interactive lessons and strategies for finding valuable educational content online.
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Using Blogs (and other programs) to Enhance Literacy Brenda Trout and Kelly McKay Chatfield Elementary
Objective: You will come away with additions to your technology tool box that you can use to enhance your classroom. Outcome: You will be able to spend some time using various websites so you can take the knowledge and use the ones that will help enhance your practices and your students learning.
Blog How To • Log on to Kidblog.org • Click on create class • Fill out the information to set up your account • Click on control panel to manage your class • Let’s look at the dashboard • Let’s write a new post • Let’s see what the kids have done • What about comments? • What do I want our page to look like?
Amazing Free Web Tools Search Website for interactive lessons using keywords, or refine your search. http://www.readwritethink.org/ http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
For The Teacher http://simplek12.com/tlc/classroom/