1. Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Reflective Teacher... Reflective Student Using Blogs to Encourage Student Writing Keystone Summit 08 Kristin Hokanson & Linda Nitsche

2. Blogs in Plain English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

4. with Students? Why Blog?

5. http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=79778e9f140b78621d7f

6. Voiceless and generic. Conforms to specific guidelines. Guidelines taught first & students are expected to follow. “School Writing”

7. “School Writing” Writing is presented as a skill to be mastered. Teachers determine the content. Writing is done for single purpose & read by one person (teacher).

8. Students are the writers and the teacher is the sole reader. Traditional Classroom http://flickr.com/photos/cristic/359572656/

9. The student learns to write by following the precepts of the instructor, delivered through the grading process. Traditional Classroom http://flickr.com/photos/besphotos/2358170498/

10. Students become distanced from their own text. Writing is done only to be evaluated. The success lies in the writer’s ability to trigger the right responses in the teacher. Students begin to write according to specific formulas. As a result...

11. Blogs allow... Students have opportunities for authentic writing. Students write regularly. Peer-response is offered regularly. Productive discussion is encouraged. Writing emerges from discussion/common goals. The teacher becomes a reader.

12. Teacher Directed Student Response http://mrdarnell.edublogs.org/

13. Student vs Teacher driven http://www.scienceleadership.org/drupaled/E10C http://www.scienceleadership.org/drupaled/E10D

14. Student created & managed http://students2oh.org/

15. Blogging Guidelines http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/Permission+Slips What are some things that you would like to see included in a student guideline for blogging…discuss with a neighbor and add your ideas to the wiki

17. Lose your teacherly voice

18. Stop marking Start Reading...

21. Let users drive the content Encouraging Participation

22. Your prompts should be open-ended. Encouraging Participation

23. Try not to limit the scope of the activity. Encouraging Participation

24. Participation will increase if you allow students to share their own views rather than answer questions. Encouraging Participation

26. http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2007/10/27/how-to-grow-a-blog/

27. Getting Started

28. Choose your Blog host

29. Credits Slideshow Template http://www.slideshare.net/mjamesno/blog-basics-how-to-build-a-blog Images http://flickr.com/photos/silviamedoptstudent/2297161756/ http://flickr.com/photos/fling93/148606539/ http://flickr.com/photos/cristic/359572656/ http://flickr.com/photos/besphotos/2358170498/ Videos Common Craft Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI Rachel Boyd http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=79778e9f140b78621d7f

30. Inspired By Konrad Glogowski http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/ Zac Chase http://phoenixchase.blogspot.com/ Student Bloggers http://students2oh.org/