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Blogging for Beginners
- 1. Act Like the Natives Glenn Wiebe ESSDACK [email_address] © 2007
- 2. Up? Community service / voting / virginity
- 3. Down? Teen pregnancy, violence, alcohol / drug / tobacco use
- 4. Erin & other iKids Brain works differently
- 5. Erin & other iKids Ask them to count!
- 6. Erin & other iKids They’re multi-taskers
- 7. Erin & other iKids Internet is his world
- 8. Yeah. So?
- 9. We are different then the iKids
- 10. But . . . we should use their tools!
- 11. Big ideas for the day
- 12. Kids are different
- 13. Blogs can help us act like natives
- 14. It’s not a silver bullet, it’s a hammer
- 16. Where are the iKids?
- 17. Before 1995, to produce content for a large audience you needed to be a
- 18. Publisher
- 19. Broadcaster
- 20. Billboard owner
- 22. Web 2.0 allows for a read-write web with
- 23. Simple web-based content creation
- 24. No need for previous skills
- 25. New vocabulary Digital paper Online notebook Virtual interaction Read / write web Online communities Social networks
- 27. Blogs are another example
- 28. So . . . what’s a blog? “A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links”
- 29. “ What makes a blog a blog?” Common characteristics? Differences between a blog and a non-blog?
- 30. A combination of the words “web log” Frequent updates
- 31. Offline & online events Interactive
- 32. Constantly evolving Confessional to commentary
- 33. Post Date Stamp Masthead
- 34. Internal links Comments External links
- 35. Wait! There’s more! photos graphic links
- 37. documents
- 38. Can’t they just use paper & pencil? Speed of creating / updating Larger, “selected” audience RSS Social networking Purpose beyond grade Encourage differentation Multimedia Access Photos, video, audio 24/7
- 39. blogger.com
- 40. Already have a Blogger account? Delete the Ad Bar: <blogger-templates.blogspot.com/2005/ 01/remove-navbar.html> For new Blogger sites: <godproposes.blogspot.com/2006/ 10/how-to-remove-blogger-navbar.html>
- 41. Create your account Choose a user name Use to login Enter a password Choose a display name Type in the “captcha” word
- 42. Name your blog Pick a title Pick your blog’s URL yourtitle .blogspot.com
- 43. Decide on the look
- 44. It’s that simple! Create your first post by clicking the orange arrow
- 45. Remember! blogger.com Where you login to edit your blog yourtitle.blogspot.com Where people find your blog
- 46. Add some photos Add some links Mess with your fonts / colors
- 47. What else is out there? PodBean <www.podbean.com> Blogmeister <epnweb.org/blogmeister> EduBlogs <edublogs.org>
- 48. ePals <schoolblog.epals.com> Schoolblogs <www.schoolblogs.com> Imbee <www.imbee.com>
- 49. Manila <manila.userland.com> WordPress <www.wordpress.com> Moveable Type <www.sixapart.com/movabletype>
- 50. Done poorly?
- 51. Done well? Go beyond just reading and writing to collaborating and sharing
- 52. Create and provide an audience
- 53. Take advantage of the wisdom of crowds
- 54. Whadda ya got?
- 61. Self reflection / small group reflections What would you do differently next time? Current events discussion What should the Dems do first? Letters (before / after / during an event) Abraham Lincoln - 1858 / 1862 / 1865
- 62. Online debates Should we teach intelligent design? Why / why not? Problem / solution exercises CSI Italy: Who killed Oetzi the Iceman?
- 63. Blog groups according to interest or topic Post weekly journal Create blogroll relating to their topic Written prompts What would the US look like if the South had won?
- 64. Visual prompts Where / when / what / So what?
- 65. Things to think about?
- 66. Not all software is alike Access Student privacy / behavior
- 67. Assessment Time / support Attitude adjustment
- 68. Moderation Online “netiquette” training Blogs can get you fired
- 69. Netsmartz <www.netsmartz.org> Kidz Privacy <www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html> SafeKids <www.safekids.com>
- 70. Podcasting Educational Podcast Network <epnweb.org> PodcastingNews <www.podcastingnews.com> Podcasting in Education <learninginhand.com/podcasting> Podcasting for Educators <www.stager.org/podcasting.html>
- 71. Photos Flickr <www.flickr.com> Picasa <picasa.google.com> Zoto <www.zoto.com>
- 72. What’s with RSS? Rich Site Summary or is it Real Simple Syndication?
- 73. Two parts to RSS An XML “news feed” from the Weblog A “news reader” to translate and display the feeds
- 74. Step One / Look for the button
- 75. Step two / Find a news reader aggregator
- 76. RSS in schools Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More <www.teachinghacks.com/audio/ 100ideasWeb2educators.pdf> Goochland High School <www.glnd.k12.va.us/gateway/go/ghs/ teachers/cjackson>
- 78. Bloglines.com
- 79. Net Vibes.com