1. Apolenis, Molnar & Weeg, Wicomico County, 2008
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
Web +
log =

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