Blogging Workshop - Jan. 25, 2011

1. Blogs:
A Web 2.0 Teaching Tool
Facilitator: Reba Gordon Matthews
Site Ed. Tech
Johnson Magnet School

2. 2
Classroom Blogs: A Web 2.0 Teaching Tool
Hands-On Workshop
Link: http://157staffdevblog.blogspot.com/
Short Link: http://bit.ly/lxZtZg
Agenda
January 25, 2011
Before Workshop Tasks Sign-up for the Blogging Tools
Identify yourself as a Novice or Proficient Tech User (On Laptop)
Blue Sticky – Novice Yellow Sticky – Proficient
Think of a name for your blog
1:30 – 1:40 Workshop Goals and Objectives
(Optional) Follow Along “Online” on the 157 Staff Dev Blog
1:40 – 1:50 Description of Workshop Format:
Facilitating the Workshop from a Blog
1:50 - 2:10 What is a Blog? Why Blog?
Videos:
What is a Blog – CommonCraft (3 min)
Blogger – BloggerHelp (3 min)
Quick Show of other Educational Blogs (see blog sidebar)
Review (2) of R. Matthews’ Blogs & Parts (see blog sidebar)
Learn the parts of a blog & how they work
2:10 -2:30 “Create Your Blog in 5 minutes Flat”
2:30 – 3:15 Hands-On Blogging Workshop
3:00 – 3:20 Workshop Accountability:
• Collecting the “urls” of teachers’ blogs – Reba
3:20 – 3:30 Showcase some of the New (in progress) Johnson Blogs
Student Blogging Info Video: (if time)
KidBlog.org – (3min)
3:20 – 3:30 Debrief / Questions

3. 3
Blog Workshop Resource Links
Google: http://www.google.com
Blogger- General Blog: (Step One)
http://www.blogger.com/
Blogger in Draft – (if you want pgs in blog) – (Step 2)
Proficient Users (optional)
http://draft.blogger.com
Reba Gordon Matthews’ Blogs:
Workshop Blog:
“157 Staff Development Blog”
http://157staffdevblog.blogspot.com/
Short Link: http://bit.ly/lxZtZg
Professional Blog:
“Techie Lab Teacher Blogspot”
http://techielabteacher.blogspot.com/
Short Link: http://bit.ly/eR0GcT
Classroom Blog:
“Project Research Lab Blog”
http://msaplab.blogspot.com/
Short Link: http://bit.ly/l6wh8I
School Blog:
“Johnson Magnet School Blog”
http://msap4jms.blogspot.com/
Short Link: http://bit.ly/eEU244

4. 4
Blog Workshop Resource Links (cont.)
Reba Gordon Matthews’ Blogs: (cont.)
Kidblog.org (work in progress) Kid Safe & Friendly Blogging Area
Test Blog Area:
http://kidblog.org/TestClassroom/
Short Link: http://bit.ly/fjl4MB
Research Lab Blog Area (Grades 3 -5)
Short Link: http://bit.ly/stemblog
Blogging Objects and Embedding Resources
Voki: Talking voice character or avatar
http://www.voki.com/create.php
issuu:
Online service that turns your uploaded docs into a polished magazine-like format.
http://issuu.com/home
SlideShare:
Online service where users can upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint
presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF documents.
http://www.slideshare.net/
AuthorStream: Online platform for sharing PowerPoint presentations on the Internet.
Allows you to download them as videos. Also keeps the animation feature active in the
presentation.
http://www.authorstream.com/
Blogging Objects and Embedding Resources (cont.)
Bit.ly: Shortens your links and you can share them w/others easier
http://bit.ly/
VoiceThread: Transforms pictures, docs, video into a collaborative space with video, voice,
and text comments
http://voicethread.com/

5. 5
Blog Workshop Resource Links (cont.)
Blogging Objects and Embedding Resources (cont.)
Example of a VoiceThread on my blog: “The 5-Step Writing Process”
Link:
http://techielabteacher.blogspot.com/2011/01/5-step-writing-
process.html
Short Link: http://bit.ly/hvdrvX
Other Blogging Resources
BES Blogs – Parent Info on Blogging
Berthoud Elementary School in Berthoud, Colorado
http://blogs.berthoudelementary.com/parents/
Other Educational Classroom Blogs
Miss McMillian’s Blog
http://mcmillan.wordpress.com/
Creative Cougar
http://creativecougar.blogspot.com/
Blog Dogs
http://hccweb2.org/3s2010/
Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog
Kndg – 1st Grade Class Blog
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337

6. 6
Blog Workshop Resource Links (cont.)
EXCELLENT Technology Resource Blog
Free Technology 4 Teachers by Richard Bryne
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Edublog Winner for:
Best Individual Blog
Best Resource Sharing Blog
Best Educational Tech Support Blog
Edublog Teacher Challenge: –
30 Day Online Blogging Prof. Dev. (Complete tasks at your own pace)
Link: http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/challenges/
Shorten Link: http://bit.ly/g0n1G4
2010 Edublog Awards: Leaders in the Web 2.0 Tech Arena
(blogs, webinars, podcasting, wiki, virtual worlds, video, tech support,
PLNs – Personal Learning Networks, etc.)
Link:
http://edublogawards.com/announcing-the-2010-edublog-awards-
winners/
Shorten Link: http://bit.ly/gkdMiL