3.++Blog

=BLOG = = = media type="custom" key="3962691"  Blog in Plain English

1. What is a blog


 * 1) A web log – chronological log on postings on a topic(s)
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 * 3) Learn more at Support Blog ging - http://supportblogging.com/Educational+Blogging
 * 4) A diary-like website that needs to be regularly updated
 * 5) Blogs are mostly text but they can include photographs, video and music
 * 6) Concerns a topic of interest to a group or class
 * 7) Others may comment on the articles
 * 8) Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order
 * 9) Web links and lists of other blogs are other included on the side
 * 10) Technorati - blog search engine - stats from 2009
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2. Using and Teaching about Blog
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Rules for blogging
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Navigate for them and with them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Discuss appropriate and professional student language-example of first post
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Discuss differences between social networking tools and educational tools to discuss opinions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Share with them the teacher's view and how the blog is monitored and evaluated
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Discuss using the blog at home.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> 3. What is Word Press
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> A FREE, Open Source, blog publishing application
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> It can be (and is at MTSD) hosted locally at the district

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> 4. How can you use a blog?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> Create an account in TEN Tools and start writing
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> Decide who might want to read what you write and what topics you have knowledge of and want to share
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> Decide how often you will blog and stick with it
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> Use tags so others will find your blogs

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> 5. Why use Word Press and Blogging - Blogroll
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [|Forest Park Superintendent Interview]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> <span class="wiki_link">[|David Warlick - 2 cents worth]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [|Jim Gates Technology Tips - Tipline]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [|Steve Dembo’s Blog - Teach 42]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [|Will Richardson’s Blog - Weblogg-ed]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> 6. Effective use for Administrators –
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [|Conestoga Valley Superintendent Blog]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> ELCO Superintendent Blog - [|Richard Nilsen]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [|Penn Manor Blogs]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> [] - Edublogs – find one and share it with us in Twitter
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">[|Professional Development Blog]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> 7. Effective Use in the Classroom
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">Elementary Samples- @http://murban.edublogs.org/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Examples by Grade - @http://murban.edublogs.org/examples-for-primary/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">Literature Circle Discussions - @http://blog.cvsd.k12.pa.us/meyer5/group-1/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">Mrs. Thorp's Third Grade Blog - @http://mrsthorp.com/
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">Grazing for Digital Natives (notice rules for bloggers) - http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/blogworkshop
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">The White House Blog - []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> 8. Use an already created Blog with Word Press - []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">9. Create your own Blog
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Introduction to Blogging <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 144%;">- <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[]
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Handout - [[file:WordPressHandout.doc]]