Blogs

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Information on Blogs in Education:

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Examples of Teachers' Blogs:

Dale Schultz's 4th Grade Blog: http://mrschulzs.blogspot.com/ Shannon Boyer's 3rd Grade Blog: http://boyersbloggers.blogspot.com/ Jackie Slightam's 3rd Grade Blog: http://3rdgradethinkers.blogspot.com/ Janette Shoemaker's 3rd Grade Blog: http://shoescrew.blogspot.com/ Pam Sengos' Tech Blog http://syncwithsengos.blogspot.com/ Jeri Shumaker's Tech Blog: http://techforteachers-jeri.blogspot.com/ Velvet Holmes' Tech Blog http://shaping-1-click.blogspot.com/ Jon Tanner's Tech Blog: http://tannervision.blogspot.com/ Jody Schmidt's 8th Grade Blog: http://8omathclass.blogspot.com/ Maureen Swenson's 2nd Grade Blog: http://munchkinlandnews1.blogspot.com/ Margo VandeZande's 4th Grade http://vzs4thgrade.blogspot.com/

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Using Blogs to encourage student writing. (Notes from__[|Reflectiveteacher Reflective Student)]__
 * 1) Who are you? What is your experience and familiarity with blogs?
 * 2) Blogs in Plain English you tube video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
 * 3) What is a Blog?
 * 4) Blogs are usually but not always written by one person and are updated pretty regularly.
 * 5) Structured in reverse chronological order most recent entry listed first
 * 6) Typically have a strong personal perspective
 * 7) Easily updated through user-friendly software

1. Students become distanced from their own text. 2. Writing only done to be evaluated. 3. The success lies in the writer’s ability to trigger the right responses in teachers. 4. Students begin to write according to specific formulas. Audience. Interaction. Reflection. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kti_summit_2008 http://kti2008.wikispaces.com/Blogs_4_Reflection
 * 1) School Writing
 * 2) Writing is presented as a skill to be mastered
 * 3) Teachers determine content
 * 4) Writing is done for a single purpose and read by one person (teacher)
 * 5) Traditional classroom: The student learns to write by following the precepts of the instructor, delivered through the grading process.
 * 6) As a result…

What Makes Great Blogwriting? http://writetodone.com/2008/01/10/what-makes-great-blogwriting/#more-18

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