Using weblogs in K-12 CurriculumMichelle & Kayla

Definition blog/weblog: a web page containing

brief, chronologically arranged items of information. A blog can take the form of a diary, journal, what’s new page, or links to other web sites.

Peter Scott, Internet Librarian 2001

Who can use a weblog? Weblogs could be used by everyone. A

weblog is useful to teachers because it gives them a place to post up all the assignments the students are working on, that way if ever a student is absent that student can go online and find their missing work.

Who can use a weblog?

Weblogs are also useful to parents so that the parent can see what their child is learning about in class. Weblogs are also convenient for online meetings between the parent and teacher especially for working parents.

What is a Weblog? A weblog is, literally, a "log" of the web -

a diary-style site, in which the author (a "blogger") links to other web pages he or she finds interesting using entries posted in reverse chronological order.

Jane Perronen20 May 2004 12.27 BST Article history

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/may/20/weblogs

When can it be used? Weblogs could be used all day every

day. Teachers can post something about the class in the morning and have the parents reply to it later that day or evening.

Why build WEB LOGS?

To SHARE your “personal journal” with the world!

Interact with other people. Allows readers to add

comments to a post Voice out your own

OPINION!

Blogs have been used: As a way to

express personal opinions

As a marketing tool

Communication tool

Educational use in the classroom

How to Build Blogs? The easiest way,

Blogger.com Free Steps are straight

forward Good place to start your

1st blog User friendly! Easy to

design with a variety of layouts, contents, backgrounds, & so forth.

Be Careful! – Blog Safety Guides for blogging on sensitive issues

are available on the internet. Be careful when blogging about

sensitive issues. Don’t blog to “HARRASS” someone. Make sure your blog is set up to support

the issues you want to write about.

Why Should Schools Blog - Digitalkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRFYnNP0c8

Here are some blog sites you could use… www.edublogs.org www.learnerblogs.org www.blogger.com www.schoolblogs.com

Resources : Peter Scott, Internet Librarian 2001 Slideshare.com Google.com Jane Perronen20 May 2004 12.27 BST

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/may/20/weblogs

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