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Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008

Blah, Blah Blog? No Way!. Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008. Agenda. What is a blog? Why Blog? Look at samples of Blogs Blog Learn how to blog with students. What is it?. A blog is an on-line journal. . Blog is short for web log. An introduction to using Edublogs.

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Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008

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  1. Blah, Blah Blog? No Way! Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008

  2. Agenda • What is a blog? • Why Blog? • Look at samples of Blogs • Blog • Learn how to blog with students

  3. What is it? A blog is an on-line journal. Blog is short for web log. An introduction to using Edublogs Writing posts and pages blog log = Web +

  4. Why Blog? • Engaging • Motivational • Immediate • Authentic • Make Connections • Fun • And . . .

  5. More reasons to blog . . . • Identify student’s background knowledge • Guide students to reasonable answers • Practice using mathematical language • Informally assess students • Document students’ growth • Think aloud and get responses to thoughts

  6. Examples of Blogs • Technology Coach • Mrs. McGovern’s Rela • Karten’s Characters • Mustang Pride • Trucker Buddy • The Write Weblog • Mrs. Sempke’s Blog

  7. Let’s Blog! cmolnar.edublogs.org

  8. How do I use it? • Set guidelines • Consider using an “Acceptable Uses” policy/contract • Model • Monitor, Monitor, Monitor!

  9. Where can I get a blog? • Edublogs.org • Gaggle.net

  10. Additional Resources • Atomic Learning • Teaching Today • Educating Alice

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