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=Chapter 3 - Munford Middle School=

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms    Author: Will Richardson Chapter 3 media type="custom" key="3098576" width="79" height="68"media type="custom" key="3098000" width="72" height="73" "Weblogs: Get Started!" I. Getting Started With Weblogs A. Role of Weblogs in the Classroom 1. Publishing Tool 2. Teachers using blogs (modeling) B. Read some good blogs 1. [|www.SupportBlogging.com] 2. [] II. Starting Small With Weblogs A. Start with posting links of interest B. Annotating the links C. More in depth writing D. Be a public blogger III. Blogging with Students A. Consider the level of Internet access of students (home and school) B. Initial Implementation 1. Post homework assignments and relevant class links 2. Inform parents of site C. Implementation Steps 1. Get students reading blogs a. Prepare list of weblogs with appropriate content b. Show students your site. 2. Allow students to respond to posts on your class blog 3. Have small groups of students to start creating posts 4. Give each student their own blog a. Comfortable with the technology b. Comfortable with concept of reading and working online c. Paperless classroom IV. Blog Safety A. Clear expectations (parents, students, and administrators) B. Proper Permission/Acceptable Use Policy C. Communicate with parents safety precautions V. Blog software A. Free hosting B. Levels of security, collaboration, and uploading files VI. Blogging Step-By-Step A. ([|www.blogger.com]) B. Click video tutorial

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