Blogging with Laptops
Computer learning centers provide the opportunity easily differentiate learning in your classroom.
Blogs are the hottest new way to promote reading, writing, and thinking in all content areas and grade levels. Through this project, you’ll learn to create and integrate these “web logs” into your classroom.
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Brainstorm ways to differentiate learning with technology.
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Go to the School-Home Communications Blog developed for this workshop. Click on comments and describe your experiences with home-school communications.
Learn more about at Blogs and Blogging from escrapbooking.
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Explore a few blogs:
Awesome Readers and Writers (Grade 2)
Molecules in Motion (Kindergarten)
Instapundit
Bernie Dodge's One-Trick CyberPony
Daffodil Delight
Personal Inquiry Blog
Matrix Maker Personal Inquiry
Sleep Inquiry
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Learn more about at Basics, Lingo, and Missions from escrapbooking.
Explore categories of Bloggers As. What types of blogs might be useful in teaching and learning?
Go to the Eduscapes Bloglines website. Try your own Bloglines. Learn more about at Blog Organization from escrapbooking.
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Explore Teaching and Learning and Blog Starters for ways to get students started in blog discussions.
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Go to Blogger and start a blog for your school or classroom.
And/or, try using Flickr for a visual newsletter.
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Go to Purpose, Activities, Approach, Guidance, and Assessment to explore options for blogging in your classroom.
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Go to Teacher and Class Blog Links and Teaching Blogs.
Go to Ed Blog List and Directories.
Learn more other Services.
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Go to M&M Magazine. Check out the Podcasting section. What are the pros and cons of incorporating audio elements into our web-based communications. Go to ipodder for podcasting software.