Blog

Blog Walkthrough
This site, using an FAQ-style walkthrough, lets you determine what type of blogging activity would be right for your classroom.

How to use blogging in the classroom
• [|Communication with peers/other educators] • [|Student blogs/journal writing] • [|Forums for student discussion] • [|Forums for professional development] • [|Homework communication] • [|Show student work] **
 * • [|Communication with parents]

Why blog?
• Emphasizes the process of feedback to writing • Generates discussion and various perspectives • Creates an artifact showing growth over time • Serves as authentic (real-world) work • Provides opportunity to discuss netiquette and responsible journalism • Excites students about writing **
 * • Gives students a voice beyond just for the teacher (and even the school)

Blogging Pedagogy
• [|3 types of blogging educators] • [|RSS in a blogging classroom] • [|Key concepts for teaching with blogs] **
 * • [|Avoiding the 5 most common mistakes in using blogs with students]

Setting up a Blog
Blogger SchoolFusion Edublogs

Blogs and student safety
• [|Ideas on keeping blogging students safe] • [|Fair use and copyright] • [|Sample classroom rules for blogging] • [|Sample student contract] • Sample parent consent form • [|The law]  (Children Online Privacy Protection Act - 1998) **
 * • [|Issues to address before students blog]

Other extensive blog resources
• [|Support Blogging] • Moving Forward (examples of blogs by discipline) • [|Classroom 2.0] • [|Web 2.0 in the Classroom] • [|Designing E-learning] • [|Teaching Tips]