2. "Savvy scientists must increasingly engage with blogs and social media... Even if you choose not to blog, you can certainly expect your papers and ideas will increasingly be blogged about. So there it is – blog or be blogged.“ – Paul Knoepfler http://www.slideshare.net/NerdyChristie/science-and-the-public-why-every-lab-should-tweet

3. 1.Blogging 2.Why Blog? 3.For Learning? 4.Tools 5.Challenges & Solutions 6.Moving Forward

4. BLOGGING1

5. http://youtu.be/WwcW5AKcfl4

6. Blog (short of Weblog):  Is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.  Entries are commonly displayed in reverse- chronological order.  "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

7. WHY BLOG?2

8. 1.Independent Learning 2.Informal Learning 3.Collaborative Learning 4.Information/Media Literacy 5.Communication Skills 6.Reading & Writing Skills 7.Reflection & Thinking Skills 8.Creative Expression & Visualization 9.Curiosity and Exploration 10.A Lifelong e-Portfolio!

9. FOR LEARNING?3

10. Infographic: http://langwitches.org/blog/2012/10/08/implementing-blogging-in-the-classroom/http://langwitches.org/blog/2012/10/08/implementing-blogging-in-the-classroom/

11. http://langwitches.org/blog/

12. http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/

13. http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm

14. http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/

15. http://edudemic.com/

16. http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/

17. http://jmsalsich.edublogs.org/

18. http://jadensawesomeblog.blogspot.com/

19. http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/student-blogging-project-to-promote.html IMU Student Blogging Project to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle!

20. http://ourworldourstories.edublogs.org/

21. http://blog.helenbarrett.org/p/using-blogger-to-maintain-eportfolio.html

22. http://edublogawards.com/

23. TOOLS4

24. https://www.blogger.com/http://wordpress.com/ https://www.tumblr.com/https://posterous.com/

25. http://www.google.com/reader Blog RSS Blog Access ALL blogs & new (student) posts from one place! Feed Add

26. CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS5

27. Adapted from (Slide 6): http://www.slideshare.net/langwitches/learning-to-blog-for-your-studentshttp://www.slideshare.net/langwitches/learning-to-blog-for-your-students

28. A.Getting Teachers Onboard B.Getting an Audience C. Getting Feedback D. Assessing Learning

29. TRAINING SUPPORT

30. Blogging Guide : http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/10/23/coming-soon-stepping-it-up-learning-about-blogs-for-your-students/http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/10/23/coming-soon-stepping-it-up-learning-about-blogs-for-your-students/ Presentation Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/langwitches/learning-to-blog-for-your-studentshttp://www.slideshare.net/langwitches/learning-to-blog-for-your-students Part I: Reading Part II A: Writing Part II B: Student Writing Part III: Commenting Part IV: Connecting Part V: Reciprocating Part VI: Consistency

31. Guide: http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/08/29/getting-to-know-your-blog-a-how-to-guide/http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/08/29/getting-to-know-your-blog-a-how-to-guide/

32. Getting Started Guide: http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112498 http://www.blogger.com/

33. ZERO EQUALS

34. Source: http://socialfresh.com/is-this-the-perfect-blog-post-infographic/http://socialfresh.com/is-this-the-perfect-blog-post-infographic/ A Great Blog Post?

35. Blog RSS Feed

36. NO! YES!

37. http://quadblogging.net/ A Blog needs an audience to keep it alive for your learners. Too often blogs wither away leaving the learners frustrated and bored. Quadblogging gives your blog a truly authentic and global audience that will visit your blog, leave comments and return on a cycle.

38. http://youtu.be/g1Svb1lkwFw

39. TEACHER PEER SELF-ASSESSMENT

40. Assess Creativity & More Authentic Learning!

41. Example: http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogging-commenting-rubric.pdfhttp://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogging-commenting-rubric.pdf

42. Example: http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogging-commenting-rubric.pdfhttp://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogging-commenting-rubric.pdf

43. Source: http://educational-blogging.wikispaces.com/Our+**How+to+Write+a+Quality+Comment**+Videohttp://educational-blogging.wikispaces.com/Our+**How+to+Write+a+Quality+Comment**+Video

44. Moving Forward6

45. “I firmly believe, that an educator who expects his/her students to blog for learning, NEEDS to be blogging for their own learning. ” Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/11/26/learning-about-blogs-for-your-students-part-ii-writing/

46.  EXPLORE Other blogs in your learning domain and beyond.  CREATE Your own expert and/or course blog that explores your discoveries and learning.  ASSIGN Students to create blogs for their individual (and group) assignments/projects/e-portfolios.  CONNECT Your students’ blogs (and yours) to experts and peers from around the world using social media and online communities.  ALWAYS Give constructive feedback, and encourage students to give peer-feedback.  HAVE FUN!!!

47. Used For:  News  Articles  Stories  Sharing Resources  Collaboration  Projects  Learning  Etc. Blog for every key learning domain Learning Domains Blog for:  Library  E-Learning  Student Services  Academic Affairs  Alumni  Etc. Dept/Centers  Courses  Student batches  Communities  Clubs Groups

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50. http://www.facebook.com/groups/t4t2011/

51. http://bit.ly/LYOLOD Mission: "To Rid the World of Bad Learning & Teaching!"

52. http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/

53. Zaid Ali Alsagoff E-Learning Manager E-mail : zaid.alsagoff@gmail.com Blog : http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/ http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/zaidlearnhttp://twitter.com/zaidlearn IMU : http://imu.edu.myhttp://imu.edu.my DID : +603-2731 7327 Ext. : 3115