A blog is a web site on which a single user or multiple users may contribute information, present opinions, or share products and creations. Blogs are socially interconnected on the Internet and are updated regularly. A blog can be whatever you want it to be. Blogger is a free tool offered by Google. Anyone can use Blogger with a (free) Google account. Templates are available, too, so starting your own site can be done with ease. Take the Blogger Tour.
Are There Any Examples?
There are various forms of blogs available for public view on the Internet. Most people find a topic of interest and begin to follow and interact with individual bloggers and their sites. If you create your own blog, or one for your classroom, it will also need a particular theme or focus. The following three examples show different blogging styles:
Google's Blogger (www.blogger.com) offers links to "Blogs of Note" in order for everyone to peruse what is new, interesting, and popular.
How Do You Do It?
You can also follow the discussions of your peers to see what questions they have about Blogger, things they have discovered, or offer them your assistance. Be sure to click the "Discussion" tab above to contribute to these discussions.
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Try It!
If you don't already have a Google account, create one at www.google.com. If you have a Google account, Blogger can be found in Google Products in the Social category. Activity Edublogs has created a Teacher Challenge for beginners. These are the steps we will take in order to create in Blogger. In Step 2, link to Blogger in order to complete your task. Student Blogging Activity 1 (Beginner): Setting Up Your Class Blog
In this activity you will:
Learn why a class blog is a good starting point for blogging with students
Create a brand new class blog if you don’t already have one!
Optimize your theme and appearance.
Visit the Discussion Question for activity one to reflect on your experiences with getting started with class blogging.
Complete the extension activity (if you have time).
Look What I Made!
After completing the above activity, use this section of our wiki to post links to blogs you have initiated for practice or for use in your classroom. Simply click the "Edit" tab above, scroll to this section and add a hyperlink to the blog you would like to share. In-service Creations List
How Can It Be Used?
As you will notice when reading the pdf and when exploring the database link, blogs are useful in any classroom for planning, discussing, responding, sharing, journaling--anything you can think of, really. Remember, participants can be restricted to just your students, or you can share with the world--it's up to you and the objectives of your task.
SupportBlogging.com provides links to school bloggers. These are examples of how Blogger/blogs can be used in the classroom.
Share Ideas You Have for Using Blogger in Your Classroom:
To add your ideas simply click the "Edit" tab above. Then scroll to this section in the wiki and add your ideas about using Blogger in your classroom. Teacher Ideas List
What Is It?
A blog is a web site on which a single user or multiple users may contribute information, present opinions, or share products and creations. Blogs are socially interconnected on the Internet and are updated regularly. A blog can be whatever you want it to be. Blogger is a free tool offered by Google. Anyone can use Blogger with a (free) Google account. Templates are available, too, so starting your own site can be done with ease. Take the Blogger Tour.
Are There Any Examples?
There are various forms of blogs available for public view on the Internet. Most people find a topic of interest and begin to follow and interact with individual bloggers and their sites. If you create your own blog, or one for your classroom, it will also need a particular theme or focus. The following three examples show different blogging styles:
Google's Blogger (www.blogger.com) offers links to "Blogs of Note" in order for everyone to peruse what is new, interesting, and popular.
How Do You Do It?
You can also follow the discussions of your peers to see what questions they have about Blogger, things they have discovered, or offer them your assistance. Be sure to click the "Discussion" tab above to contribute to these discussions.
Try It!
If you don't already have a Google account, create one at www.google.com. If you have a Google account, Blogger can be found in Google Products in the Social category.
Activity
Edublogs has created a Teacher Challenge for beginners. These are the steps we will take in order to create in Blogger.
In Step 2, link to Blogger in order to complete your task.
Student Blogging Activity 1 (Beginner): Setting Up Your Class Blog
In this activity you will:
Look What I Made!
After completing the above activity, use this section of our wiki to post links to blogs you have initiated for practice or for use in your classroom. Simply click the "Edit" tab above, scroll to this section and add a hyperlink to the blog you would like to share.
In-service Creations List
How Can It Be Used?
As you will notice when reading the pdf and when exploring the database link, blogs are useful in any classroom for planning, discussing, responding, sharing, journaling--anything you can think of, really. Remember, participants can be restricted to just your students, or you can share with the world--it's up to you and the objectives of your task.
Blogger in the Classroom
SupportBlogging.com provides links to school bloggers. These are examples of how Blogger/blogs can be used in the classroom.
Share Ideas You Have for Using Blogger in Your Classroom:
To add your ideas simply click the "Edit" tab above. Then scroll to this section in the wiki and add your ideas about using Blogger in your classroom.
Teacher Ideas List