1. Blogging in the Classroom Best Practices for Designing Effective Assignments

2. Why Should I Consider Blogging in the Classroom?

3. Assignment Ideas Blog in the moment Essay process: http://hobomok.blogspot.comhttp://hobomok.blogspot.com

4. Class wiki

5. Explore visual rhetoric

6. Reflecting on readings:

7. Assignment Ideas Cont’ Respond to current events Letter writing/Editorials Explore a controversy Take over the class/Teach the class Have students read, follow, and comment on other blogs Use technology! Tweet or post blogs

8. Types of Blogs Class blog: http://sites.gpc.edu/kmillerengl2131/http://sites.gpc.edu/kmillerengl2131/ Hub-and-spoke: http://english1101hgpcspring13.wordpress.comhttp://english1101hgpcspring13.wordpress.com

9. Before the semester: Participation Due dates Grading

10. Rubrics

11. Before the semester: Voice/Content Your participation

12. During the semester: Vary prompts Reading, writing, and responding Reflections

13. During the semester: Synthesis Audience BPOTW

15. Sample Student Blogs

16. https://sites.gpc.edu/adamkevi/

17. http://sites.gpc.edu/hanmerem/

18. http://sites.gpc.edu/sylvestq/

19. The End! Questions?