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National Educational Technology Standards for Students
National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
A Taxonomy for Integrating Technology into Diverse Classrooms Increasing Levels of Cognition Curriculum mastery deepens Increasing Complexity of Technology Skills Technology choices become autonomous
What is a Blog? A series of short written entries (stories, opinions, summaries) Reverse chronological order Allows for commentary
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
Equipment / Media Needed Internet access Equipment for Multimedia Additions Examples 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
Decisions / Considerations Public / Private Web / Server Space Anonymous Posting Management and Grading
Assignment Create a blog in edublogs to take back Comment on Gaggle blog
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