1. Blogging
by: Britni

2. Blogging is...
a way to create book discussions
post prompts for writing
communication with parents and
students
journal writing online
publish student work

3. What sites can you use?
KidBlog (free)
Google Blogger (free)
Tumblr (free)
Blogspot

4. Caution...
make sure to obtain proper parent/
guardian permission before blogging
use first names, numbers, or some other
codes for protection
these guides are to protect student
identity and privacy on the internet

5. “Thorez Thinkers”
http://thorezthinkers.blogspot.com/
uses for out of class projects
her personal bio
a way for students to talk back and
forth

6. “Tigersphere”
http://tigersphere.blogspot.com/
uses as examples prior to student work
gives the students opportunities to
critique other work for improvment
uses blog for questions on the book
they are working on

7. “Sabillasville 1”
http://sabillasville1.blogspot.com/
gives first graders practice reading and
answering questions in 3-4 sentences
short entries for them to read
videos to watch and respond to

8. “TPSroom107”
http://tpsroom107.blogspot.com/
teacher uses it for critical thinking
gaining information about the students
gives students a chance to become
familiar with computers

9. Other uses...
chats between students
instant feed back on work
great use of technology

10. Who Can Use Blogs?
any one!
the examples are from first grade to fifth
grade
would be great for high school students
as well
great for introducing computer skills

11. Sources
http://thorezthinkers.blogspot.com/
http://tigersphere.blogspot.com/
http://sabillasville1.blogspot.com/
http://tpsroom107.blogspot.com/
http://sites.fcps.org/trt/blogging