Blogging pd-presentation
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The document discusses the use of blogs in education. It outlines reasons to create blogs, such as for classroom management, collaboration, and sharing student work. It recommends teachers consider creating both a professional blog for reflection and sharing resources, as well as a class blog. For student blogs, it suggests making the most of them by using them to measure growth, celebrate work, and engage students and parents with comments and interactions. Tips are provided on how to start and maintain student blogs.
Blogging pd-presentation
- 1. Canadian Academy January 2012 Professional Development
- 2. Reasons for Education Blogs Classroom Management Collaboration Foster More Discussion Share Present Student Work
- 3. Today’s Considerations Should I create a blog? How can I make the most out of my students’ blogs (Mission Portfolios)?
- 4. Should I create a blog? Professional Blog Reflective Share Resources/Units Class Blog
- 5. How can I make the most out of my students’ blogs? Purpose of the Mission Portfolio Measure the mission Celebrate work Show growth Create engaging posts ○ Images ○ Links ○ Video/Audio Comment & Interact with Your Students
- 6. How do I start? Do your “research”! Go for it and try! Make it meaningful. Engage the parents – give the parents HW to read/comment on student posts. Do some of your own assignments! Keep them ALIVE – visit your students’ blogs. Comment on them. Challenge exceptional students to post more – online blog challenges, find & post resources, etc.