1. B LOGGING IN THE C LASSROOM Presentation by Lorraine Smith

2. Blogging What is it? Benefits Blogging in the classroom Language Arts Cross- Curricular Connections Getting started Safety and Privacy Starting right away

3. W HAT IS B LOGGING ? Videos News, Links, and Opinion s Photos

5. B LOGGING IN THE L ANGUAGE A RTS C LASSROOM Reading response s Book Clubs Writing Vocabulary

6. C ROSS -C URRICULAR C ONNECTIONS Science Article discussion Cause/effect Lab reports Social Studies Culture studies Debates Current events Math Everyday math examples Polls, charts, graphs Special Area/Electives Music: genre studiesHealth: group projects Gym: create gamesArt: art or photo analysis

7. S AFETY AND P RIVACY Make sure AUP’s are signed Use school approved resources Password protect/set privacy Inform stakeholders Teach expectations and safety precautions

8. G ETTING STARTED RIGHT AWAY FREE FOR TEACHERS! Edmodo.com (E, M, H) Kidblog.org (E, M) Edublogs.org (M, H) Classjump.com (M, H)

9. R ESOURCES Crie, Mollie. (2006). Education up close. Retrieved from: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47 Downes, Stephen. (2004). Educational blogging. Educause Review, vol. 39, no. 5. Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume3 9/EducationalBlogging/157920 http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume3 9/EducationalBlogging/157920 Kapp, Karl. (2007). Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning: Tools and Techniques for Transferring Know-How from Boomer to Gamers. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. Larson, Lotta. (2009). E-reading and e-responding: new tools for the next generation of reader. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, no. 3. Retrieved from: http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=/publications/journals/jaal/v53/i3/index.ht ml&mode=redirect http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=/publications/journals/jaal/v53/i3/index.ht ml&mode=redirect Lenhart, Amanda. (2010). Teens, cell phones and texting. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1572/teens-cell-phones-text- messageshttp://pewresearch.org/pubs/1572/teens-cell-phones-text- messages Lenhart, A., Purcell, K., Smith, A., Zickuhr, K. (2010, Feb. 3). Social media & mobile internet use among teens and young adults.. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1484/social-media-mobile-internet-use- teens-millennials-fewer-bloghttp://pewresearch.org/pubs/1484/social-media-mobile-internet-use- teens-millennials-fewer-blog

10. W EBSITES http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educat ionupclose.phtml/47 Kidblog.org Edublogs.org Classjump.com Edmodo.com

11. I MAGES Blog image—slide 2: http://www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/news/best- uk-blog-is-from-birmingham http://www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/news/best- uk-blog-is-from-birmingham Sample blog page-slide 3: http://edublogs.org/blog- directory/directoryela/?frm-page=2 http://edublogs.org/blog- directory/directoryela/?frm-page=2 Teamwork puzzle piece—slide 4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/21377372 48/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/21377372 48/ Students writing—slide 5: clipart On the computer—slide 5: clipart School clips—slide 6: clipart Detective—slide 7: clipart Video: “Blogs in Plain English” by Lee LeFever Sldeshow outline