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If you had a tool that could engage 100%
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Blogging In The Classroom
Blog: A personal public journal that can be read and commented on by others.
Blogs
Forums
- Posting or content is the main purpose
- Mainly used for a single user's input.
- Personal accounts, news, reflection
- Comments are acceptable but not necessary.
- Forums are created for discussion between several people
- Group input/collaboration essential
- Responses are replies---not comments.
20 Reasons Students Should Blog
Getting Started on Blogger
Classroom Uses
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Book reviews
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Thoughts about novel
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Research projects
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Learning journey over time
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Thoughts about experiments
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Thoughts about current/ historical events
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alternative points of view
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...the list is only limited by your imagination.
Grading and Feedback
- You can comment on your students' blogposts
- Comments can be public or private.
- Other students can comment on each others' blogs.
- You can moderate the comments if you want to approve them before they are posted.
- It is helpful to provide students with clear expectations.
- Provide examples, guidelines, and a rubric).
Examples
2010 - present
2010 - present
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