Sarah Boughten

Blogger Details Blog: easily editable webpage Blog: easily editable webpage Reverse chronological order (Zawilinski, p. 650) Reverse chronological order (Zawilinski, p. 650) Free, many styles and backgrounds Free, many styles and backgrounds Can make each student a blog Can make each student a blog “Since a basic blog is free and can be set up in less than 5 minutes, using them for both teaching and learning has low cost and high return on investment” (Flately, p.78) “Since a basic blog is free and can be set up in less than 5 minutes, using them for both teaching and learning has low cost and high return on investment” (Flately, p.78) pot.com/2010/10/welcome.html pot.com/2010/10/welcome.html pot.com/2010/10/welcome.html pot.com/2010/10/welcome.html

Classroom Uses Classroom news blogs Classroom news blogs Parents can subscribe Parents can subscribe Mirror blogs Mirror blogs Reflect on thinking Reflect on thinking Showcase blogs Showcase blogs Literature response blogs (Zawilinski, p ) Literature response blogs (Zawilinski, p ) Individual student blogs Individual student blogs

Normal Website vs. Blog

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HOT Blogging Bolster the Background Bolster the Background Prior knowledge Prior knowledge Prime the Pump Prime the Pump First impressions, confusions First impressions, confusions Continue the Conversation Continue the Conversation Summarize and synthesize Summarize and synthesize Make Multiplicity Explicit Make Multiplicity Explicit Different ideas (Zawilinski, p ) Different ideas (Zawilinski, p )

Scholarly Rationales Overcome homework hurdles Overcome homework hurdles Post tips, explanations, and samples Post tips, explanations, and samples Links to helpful websites Links to helpful websites Class announcements Class announcements Parents informed Parents informed Opportunity for students to work together (Jay, p ) Opportunity for students to work together (Jay, p ) Comments make learning meaningful Comments make learning meaningful Write into own understanding, discover answers (Davis, p. 17) Write into own understanding, discover answers (Davis, p. 17)

Scholarly Rationales “Truly motivates children to learn and grow.” “Truly motivates children to learn and grow.” Build communication Build communication Deeper understanding Deeper understanding Development of reading, writing, and language arts Development of reading, writing, and language arts “As students communicate in the blog, they question and challenge each other’s thinking, leading to deeper and more meaningful interaction than previously afforded during individual journaling.” (Poling, p ) “As students communicate in the blog, they question and challenge each other’s thinking, leading to deeper and more meaningful interaction than previously afforded during individual journaling.” (Poling, p )

Scholarly Rationales Students who don’t participate Students who don’t participate change of time, space, anonymity, and voice change of time, space, anonymity, and voice Interesting and valuable contributions Interesting and valuable contributions Use “Student 1” instead of names (Redekopp & Bourbonnier, p. 34) Use “Student 1” instead of names (Redekopp & Bourbonnier, p. 34) Easily & earlier identify group slackers Easily & earlier identify group slackers Contribute anytime/anywhere Contribute anytime/anywhere Student-centered learning Student-centered learning

Drawbacks Safety Issues Safety Issues (Ray, p. 177) (Ray, p. 177) games/kids/kids-safety games/kids/kids-safety games/kids/kids-safety games/kids/kids-safety Accessibility Accessibility Computer, Internet Access Computer, Internet Access

References Davis, A. (2008). A Vision for classroom blogging. Learning & Leading with Technology, February 2008, p. 12. Davis, A. (2008). A Vision for classroom blogging. Learning & Leading with Technology, February 2008, p. 12. Flatley, M. E. (2005). Blogging for enhanced teaching and learning. Business Communication Quarterly 68(1), p Flatley, M. E. (2005). Blogging for enhanced teaching and learning. Business Communication Quarterly 68(1), p Poling, C. (2005). Blog on: Building communication and collaboration among staff and students. Learning & Leading with Technology 32(6), p Poling, C. (2005). Blog on: Building communication and collaboration among staff and students. Learning & Leading with Technology 32(6), p Ray, J. (2006). Welcome to the Blogosphere: The Educational use of blogs (aka Edublogs). Kappa Delta Pi Record 42(4), p Ray, J. (2006). Welcome to the Blogosphere: The Educational use of blogs (aka Edublogs). Kappa Delta Pi Record 42(4), p Redekopp, R. & Bourbonniere, E. (2009). Giving reluctant students a voice. Learning & Leading with Technology 36(7), p Redekopp, R. & Bourbonniere, E. (2009). Giving reluctant students a voice. Learning & Leading with Technology 36(7), p Zawilinski, L. (2009). HOT Blogging: A Framework for blogging to promote higher order thinking. The Reading Teacher 62(8), p Zawilinski, L. (2009). HOT Blogging: A Framework for blogging to promote higher order thinking. The Reading Teacher 62(8), p