1. Blogging
101

2. Why Blog?

3. Why Blog?
Encourage
provide guided opportunities in a safe
environment

4. Why Blog?
Model
help students learn the appropriate way
to communicate

5. Why Blog?
Extend
the conversation and learning outside of
classroom

6. Why Blog?
Can help us act like
DIGITAL natives/residents

7. Why Blog?
Helps us meet our students
where they learn

8. Property of John Hendron of Goochland County Public Schools

9. Why Blog?
• Short, regular updates
• Information collected in one resource
• Can include multimedia
• Multiple audiences
– Parents
– Students
– Colleagues

10. Why Blog?
• Easily monitored via subscription
• Easy as writing an e-mail
• Feedback via comments
• Searchable text
• Share resources, ideas and student success
• Store great ideas

11. Best Practice 1:
Define your audience
Graduate colleagues & future employers

12. Best Practice 2:
Tell us a little about yourself

13. Best Practice 3:
Read and share other blogs

14. Best Practice 4:
Share the happenings of your
classroom

15. Best Practice 5:
Show uS, don’t tell uS.

16. Best Practice 6:
Share student Success.

17. Best Practice 7:
Be honest, bE sincere.

18. Best Practice 8:
Get
shared, bookmarked, Tweeted, ci
ted

19. Best Practice 9:
Share what works.

20. Best Practice 10:
Content over aesthetics. Content
over tools.

21. Why Blog?

22. Why Blog?