Blogs in Plain English common craft

Emerging online communication tools have the potential to unleash a new level of creative thought in the classroom. educationworld.com

 Read blogs of interest. ›  Ask students to read blogs. Start by supplying a subject related list and review them with your students.  Create a class blog. Ask students to respond to posts on your blog.  Have students create and maintain a group blog.  Ask students to start and maintain their own blog on a subject of their interest that is pertinent to your class.

 Blogs can promote critical and analytical thinking.  Blogs can promote creative and intuitive thinking.  Blogs have the potential for increased access and exposure to quality information.  Blogs offer a combination of solitary and social interaction.

 Current events  Writing prompts  Provide online readings for your students to read and react to  Showcase student art, poetry, and creative stories  L ink your class with another class in the country, in the world  Create an online book club  Build a class newsletter, using student written articles, and photos they take

 Reflect on your teaching experiences.  Write a description of a specific teaching unit.  Provide teaching tips for other teachers.  Write about something you learned from another teacher.  Explore important teaching and learning issues.  Explain teaching insights you gain from what happens in your classes.  Share ideas for teaching activities or language games to use in the classroom.  Provide some how-to’s on using specific technology in the classroom.

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 Blogging for students and teachers, made easy: › Effortlessly create and manage student and teacher blogs › Packed with useful features and customizable themes › Ready made for podcasting, videos, photos, and more › Step by step support with helpful video tutorials

› Student usernames and passwords can be uploaded all at once. › Students can use their school username and password to log into their class blogs. › Once logged in students will see a list of all the blogs they have access to view and edit. › Unlimited storage space for media files. › Excellent customer support.