blogs

= Blog Resources =

Stretch Your Digital Dollar @http://digitaldollar.edublogs.org/2011/02/28/reverse-and-improve-your-instruction-with-screencasts-lecture-at-home-practice-at-school/ This web page goes in depth about what a screen cast is and how to use it in the classroom. It talks at length about something called reverse instruction. In this process the teacher uses screen casting to share his direct instruction with students while they are at home in a private setting. This frees up time in the classroom for students to work on independent practice. Rachel Christian

Science Education on the Edge: Blogging in the Science Classroom: The Worksheet is Dead Using Blogs Instead of Worksheets This page is a blog that describes how to implement blogs into a science classroom. With the onset of technology in //many// schools, it can be useful to have online tools instead of worksheets; it minimizes paperwork for everyone, opens the doors to many different resources on the web, and really demonstrates what the students know. The author, Chris Ludwig from Colorado, also explains the problems that could occur and gives possible solutions. The other blogs from this author on other topics aside from blogging are also very helpful. Hannah Pontius

Teach Thought: 60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category @http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/60-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom-by-category/ This webpage is designed to give teachers 60 ways to use twitter in the classroom setting. It list the many ways by category such as writing, communication, and resources. My favorite example was using twitter to have students summarize an assigned reading. The professor who did this wanted students to practice being concise in their summaries. Rachel Christian

[|Videoblogging in Education: The new wave of interactive educational television]
 * Academia.edu**

@http://www.academia.edu/1519347/Videoblogging_in_Education_The_new_wave_of_interactive_educational_television This is a page that address the many uses for Video Blogs in an Educational setting. It gives many examples of teachers who have used video blogs and how they incorporated them into their classrooms. Many teachers used them for a medium of communication with students who had them for an #|online class. Other teachers incorporated them into their traditional classrooms. The examples are helpful when addressing how to incorporate Video blogs into your classroom. Rachel Christian

@http://de.hpu.edu/hnguyen/Poblet.pdf This web page takes you to a PDF file about how to use blogging in the ESL/EFL classroom. It address the same information that the //7 Things You Should Know about Blogging// website does along with how to incoropate them into an ESL/EFL setting. It also gives a couple of #|lesson plans you can incorporate into your classroom for ESL students. RACHEL CHRISTIAN
 * Blogging in the ESL/EFL classroom**

BLOGS: EDUblogs @http://edublogs.org/ This web page is for educators to share and receive information via blogging. The world's most popular education blogging service...Edublogs lets you easily create & manage student & teacher blogs, quickly customize designs and include videos, photos & podcasts - it's safe, easy and secure. (Allison Restauri)

Around the Corner Mguhlin @http://www.mguhlin.org/ This is a page that has a variety of resources for using technology in education. The author of the site has tagged each of his blog posts so you can easily find a blog post on the topic you are looking for on the left-hand side of the page. For example, there are over 300 posts alone about #|resources for teachers who use Moodle in their classrooms. (Jenna Mate)

[] This site provides much of the same information as presented in the “7 things you should know about Blogs” documents and explains what a Blog is, Blogging Basics, The Blogosphere, Creating a Blog, as well as related technology related resources and Blogging links. This site provides screen shots and easy to understand explanations and instructions related to Blogs. The Blogosphere tab explains the “interlinking” of how bloggers connect or link to other bloggers based on entries they like. The Creating Your Blog tab takes a reader through many resources and instructions on creating a Blog. This site would also be helpful for just about any other topic imaginable.
 * How Stuff Works **
 * // Heidi Aldrich //**

@http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/weblogs/ Western Australia's Department of Education shares its views on blogs in education. They share a links to many blogs as well as provide scenarios in which to use them in the classroom. In addition to sharing the blogs of others, they also provide help to teachers just starting out creating their own blog. They even describe the sub categories of the types of blogs out there such as microblogs and collaborative blogs. //**Liz Wascher**//
 * CMIS: Blogs in Education**

[] This is a blog written by a teacher. This particular blog is titled 33 ways to use blogs in your classroom and educational setting. Some of these ideas are for younger students and some are for older students. The ideas are great!
 * Web 2.0 In The Classroom**
 * Jackie Finn**

@http://thinkshareteach.blogspot.com/ This is a fourth grade teacher's blog who writes about new ideas that she uses in her classroom and wants to share with the world. Not only does she share new technology, she shares stories from her own classroom which can be inspiring or cause discussion among fellow teachers. It's nice to know that you're not alone in experiencing teaching. This is a great resource if you teach fourth grade and want to implement something new in your classroom. //**Kelly Christenhusz**//
 * Think*Share*Teach: Thoughts From A 4th Grade Teacher**

http://1stgradetechblog.blogspot.com In the article, "7 Things You Should Know About... Blogs", we read a scenario about a professor who introduces blogging to her students in such a way that they are able to collaborate and share ideas as well as stay up to date with information from class. As a lower elementary teacher, I know that blogging sites like Kidblog.com are great for teaching young students how to blog. Although blogging is a great tool for students, I think that as elementary teachers, blogging among teachers is important too. This blog is written by a first grade teacher who uses technology in the classroom. She presents and shares ideas of how to use technology to engage students in learning. She gives examples and pictures of what she is using and what is working in the classroom.
 * 1st Grade Technology Blog**
 * Lindsay Forsman**

ScienceFix This is a middle school science teachers blog the he has created for science teachers. He posts texts and videos that show teachers how to use and teach scientific concepts in the class room. I am glad I found this site because now I will be able to use some of his ideas in my own classroom.
 * Science Fix**
 * Tim Maher**

This is a universities website which gives general information for their faculty regarding blogs. The information given could be used outside of this university and in a middle or high school setting also, by giving information for including blogs in your teaching and also in the learning that the students will receives. I found this website very useful as it gives specific things to watch for when you assign blogs as and assignment to students. The website also gives examples of ideas of blogging that can be used to assign to students and also ideas about various blogs for them to read about.
 * Blogs in Learning and Teaching**
 * http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/blogging/index.php**
 * Yasmin Oberlin**

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 * Blogs in the Classroom**

This webpage discusses what a blog is for teachers who do not know what a blog is. The page also explains the benefits of using a blog in the classroom from giving students who would not necessarily participate in a verbal discussion an opportunity to give their input, to displaying students work and protecting their work in a digital portfolio. Also disciussed are the risks to consider, because a blog is publicly viewed by students and parents. The last thing covered is how to prepare your students to use your blog, mainly setting rules and guidelines, what is expected by each student and any punishments for breaking the rules.
 * Adam Brewster**

Getting Started with Student Blogs: Tips for the Digital Immigrant

 * @http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/getting-started-with-student-blogs-tips-for-the-digital-immigrant/**


 * This article explains that not all teachers know how to use technology and refers to them as the "immigrant". As we encounter students that know how to use technology, there is something to be said about them being able to learn from it. The article suggests that creating a blog is not difficult and provides some suggestions to enhance the learning experience.**


 * //Jenny Dennings//**

Cool Cat Teacher Blog [] Michelle Robinson This blog is written by a teacher, Vicki Davis, who strongly believes in motivating others in her profession, parents and other career professionals about how to engage student learning. She learned about blogging in 2005 at an educational conference and was enthusiastic about learning more about it to help engage her students. Here passion for teaching has led her to create many education projects to help people around the world.

Art Lessons for Kids

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This website offers art lessons and support to art teachers. Bloggers have shared art projects and lessons plans with each other. The site was not limited to simply lesson plans and projects however, teachers shared their accomplishments, awards, promotions and etc.

Chanell Rice

Teach with video

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This website supports teaching with videos. The website encourages teachers to integrate technology. Like blog sites, Vloggers post videos and share ideas for lesson plans for students. The site offers tips on how to create movies in the classroom. It also highlights tools that assists in learning how to incorporate more technology in the classroom.

Chanell Rice

How Teachers Can Engage Students Through Twitter

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This website gives useful ways that teachers can use twitter in their classroom. The author gives tips and emphasizes positive ways twitter can be used for educational purposes. It speaks on how social media isn’t going anywhere anytime soon and how leaders will become very savvy with online tools.

Chanell Rice

Education and Technology-theory and practice

http://educationtechnology-theoryandpractice.blogspot.com/2012/02/screencasting-for-tseachers.html

This page shares a bloggers first experience with Screencasting. Screencasting requires software and is able to capture activity on the screen. The website also gives other websites as references to other screencasting sites.

Chanell Rice