blah, blah blog? no way!. what is it? a blog is an on-line journal. blog is short for web log. web +...
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Blah, Blah Blog?
No Way!
What is it?
A blog is an on-line journal.
Blog is short for web log.
Web + log = blog
Why Blog?
• Engaging
• Motivational
• Immediate
• Authentic
• Make Connections
• Fun
• And . . .
More reasons to blog . . .
• Identify student’s background knowledge
• Guide students to reasonable answers
• Practice using mathematical language
• Informally assess students
• Document students’ growth
• Think aloud and get responses to thoughts
Examples of Blogs
• Technology Coach
• Karten’s Characters
• Mustang Pride
• Trucker Buddy
• The Write Weblog
• Mrs. Sempke’s Blog
How do I use it?
• Set guidelines
• Consider using an “Acceptable Uses” policy/contract
• Model
• Monitor, Monitor, Monitor!
Where can I get a blog?
• Edublogs.org
• Gaggle.net
• Blogger.com
Additional Resources
• Atomic Learning
• Teaching Today
• Educating Alice
Let’s make a blog!
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