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Mastering Blogs: Enhance Communication & Cultivate Writing Skills

Discover the power of blogs for creating websites, professional profiles, and engaging with audiences. Learn how to start your own blog, improve writing skills, and connect with parents and the community. Explore setting up a blog using platforms like edublogs.org and blogger.com, and utilize widgets like Flickr Badge and Twitter Updates. Blogging is a versatile tool for educators and students to showcase their work and engage in meaningful communication.

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Mastering Blogs: Enhance Communication & Cultivate Writing Skills

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  1. Classroom Blogs Begins at 3:30…

  2. To Mute / Unmuteyourself

  3. Dr. Brenda HaasOACHE

  4. bhaas@oache.org with "Graduate Credit" as the subject..

  5. http://mysite.verizon.net/pwhyte

  6. Personal Learning Networks

  7. http://www.scribd.com/doc/3363/DissertationCourosFINAL06WebVersionhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/3363/DissertationCourosFINAL06WebVersion

  8. The Tools – So Far….

  9. What is a “blog?” A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. -- Wikipedia

  10. Why would you want a “Blog?”

  11. EASY way to create your own website. If you can use a word processor, you can have a blog.

  12. Maintain your own professional cyber footprint

  13. Communicate with parents / community

  14. Communicate / document classroom activities

  15. Student writing / authentic audience

  16. Considerations

  17. Excellent way to improve writing – yours or your students’

  18. Do you have something to say?

  19. Time constraints (blog daily, weekly, monthly?)

  20. Keep it professional – even if you post on personal topics.

  21. How to get started…

  22. Explore other people’s blogs for inspiration

  23. <Live look at some blogs>

  24. Options for setting up your own blog.

  25. edublogs.org

  26. www.blogger.com

  27. Widgets, gadgets and mashups?

  28. Flickr BadgeDiigo Tag Cloud and Link RollTwitter Updates

  29. Questions?

  30. Thank you OACHE! Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education

  31. Next Week….

  32. Wikis for Education

  33. See you then… Thank you for participating!

  34. Creative Commons Credits http://www.flickr.com/photos/declanjewell/1832798806/

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