1. THE
POWER
OF
BLOGGING
FOR
EDUCATORS
LESCN * APRIL 1, 2013
Bill Carozza • Principal – Harold Martin School • wcarozza@mac.com
Twitter: @wcarozza • Blog: billcarozza.com
2. BIG PICTURE GOAL
in One Hour
• Start a personal blog by the end of the
summer
3. SPECIFIC goals for
today:
• Learn the place blogs hold in the education
field.
• Be convinced that blogging is simple enough
and important enough to take a crack at it.
• Leave in one hour having enough inspiration
and knowledge to meet your big picture goal
of starting a blog by September 1, 2013.
4. What Can’t We Do
Today?
• We don’t have time to actually set the blog
up...but plenty of resources to help.
• Will Richardson: (paraphrased): We
shouldn’t have workshops on how to make a
blog.We should make sure the blog is set up
ahead of the workshop.
5. Agenda
• Setting the Scene-Web 2.0
• Blog Examples
• Why Blog?
• What Can I Blog Enough?
• Getting Started
• Main Elements of a Blog
• Tools
• Q and A
7. Technology Credo
• Technology
initiatives
have
to
improve
upon
the
instructional,
curricular,
or
assessment
practices
we
already
value.
8.
9. Again…Will Richardson
• The most sweeping change in our
relationship with the Internet may not be as
much with the ability to publish as it is the
ability to share and connect and
create with many, many others of
like minds and interests.
10. You think the world has
changed?
1989 Radio Shack Cell Phone Commercial
12. Web 1.0
• Static web pages
• Using search engines
• Surfing the web
13. Web 2.0
• Web applications (as opposed to client or desktop
based apps.)
• User interaction
• Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, Wikis
• Users focus on ideas, creativity, collaboration
• Technical know how-not as important
• No need to know computer programming, e.g.
HTML
17. • Cool Cat Teachers Blog
• Free Technology for Teachers
• The Principal of Change
• Connected Principals
• Principal Reflections
• HMS Sunday Blast
18. The State of Educational
Blogging (Edublog Survey ) 2012
• How are blogs being used?
• 39% class blog, 39% personal blog
• For student blogging:
• 43% for global collaboration and
authentic audience
• 1/4 using iPads for blogging
20. Why Blog?
• Writing requires reflection and greater understanding.
• Blogging begins the cycle of collaboration and builds your
PLC.
• Blogging encourages students to do the same.
• A blog helps to build your school’s “brand”.
• For students: motivational, authentic, increases student
expectations
21. BLOG TO DEVELOP YOUR PLN (Personal
Learning Network)
Learn from other administrators
Links to blogs, articles
Find collaborative solutions
Backchanneling at conferences
32. How do I get started?
• Pick a platform and set up your blog.
• Utilize all of the elements of a blog.
• Utilize tools to gather ideas and organize
• Consider a template.
39. • Write great headline
• Write content worth sharing
• Consistent schedule
• Own your domain name
• Share blog address everywhere
• Make it easy to subscribe
• Use Social Media
• Engage the conversation