Blogging for Students and Teachers Red Lion Area School District Monday, June 01, 2015Monday, June 01, 2015Monday, June 01, 2015Monday, June 01, 2015

Workshop Guidelines  3:45 - 6:45 PM  Bathrooms  Breaks  Wiki Site:

Our Vision  Students will use technology seamlessly as a regular part of their education  Each student will come to class with their own computing device  All of the computing devices will be interconnected  Teachers and Students will have the skills necessary to appropriately use the Hardware and Software

Pedagogical Foundations  Curriculum must drive the need for technology integration  Technology is simply the tool used to facilitate student- centered learning  Technology makes it easier to accomplish  Taxonomy of Technology Use 1  Experiencing  Informing  Reinforcing  Integrating  Utilizing 1 Thomas and Boysen, Iowa State University, 1984

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers

Knowing Content is NOT Enough  Students must be able to  Construct new understandings  Solve problems  Make decisions  Communicate and express themselves  Understand complex issues  Work collaboratively  Set goals and work to a timeline  Make ethical choices

What is a Blog?  A series of short written entries (stories, opinions, summaries)  Reverse chronological order  Allows for commentary

Blog Options  WordPress - In House Blog Server  Edublogs  Blogger (Google)

Blog Uses  Daily Activities  Weekly Activities  Parent Reminders / Information  Diary entries  Opinions on Readings  Post Problem Solutions

Enhancing your Blog  Add pictures  Add student content - written  mimio  Wacom Pad  Multimedia Content  Podcasts, Videos

Blog Look

Equipment / Media Needed  Internet access  Equipment for Multimedia Additions  Examples  District Blogs (  Edublogs  Bloglines  DIY - iWeb  Content Management Systems  Blackboard, SchoolCenter

Budget  $0

Ways to Start  Teacher summaries  Daily entries by students  Find good discussion topics  Guest contributors to a class discussion  Student Journals

Create Your Blog  Login and choose Create New Blog from the main RLASD Blog site:

Accessing Your Blog  Login and access the Site Admin:

Managing Your Blog  Login and use management tools:

Decisions / Considerations  Public / Private  Web / Server Space  Anonymous Posting  Management and Grading  Subscribing

Assignment  Create a blog in RLASD Blogs  Add sample entries that contain pictures and content.

Questions