For example, you could have your students read a piece of text or watch an online video. Then have them post a response to what they read. Next, have them read each other's posts, and post a comment to at least 2 peer posts. To comment on a post, the reader simply clicks on "Comment" found at the bottom of the post that they're reading.
Click here to view a blog about assessing student blog postings.
Here are some examples of classroom blogs currently being used in the TDSB (also shown in the "Blogging to Learn in the TDSB!" blog list in the side panel of this blog):
- Deb's Blog for NMPPS (D. Gladstone, Nelson Mandela Park PS)
- My Soap Box (D. Foster, Glenview Sr. PS)
- Fernfolio (E. Douglas, Fern Avenue PS)
- Fenside Blue Spruce Readers (C. Hill, Fenside PS)
- Fenside Silver Birch Readers (C. Hill, Fenside PS)
- Crestview PS Blog (C. Lang, Crestview PS)
- Work Ethics (M. Wentz, Churchill Heights PS)
- VPMS Library (T. Friesen, Valley Park MS)
- Word From the Library (T. Friesen, Valley Park MS)
- Daily Communications (V. Reinsalu, Milne Valley MS)
- Green Team of MV (V. Reinsalu, Milne Valley MS)
- A Duck With a Blog (Elementary)
- Thinking Out Loud (Intermediate)
- AP Calculus (Secondary)
- The Four Stage Research Process (demonstrates the Research Process in a Web 2.0 format)
- Enhancing Teaching & Learning @ BGSU (Rubrics to evaluate classroom blogging)
- The Tubes (A how-to blog on using YouTube, SchoolTube & TeacherTube)
- Podcasting & Vodcasting for Learning! (a how-to blog)
4 comments:
Are they still using this blog at Bowling Green State?
Interesting examples. The variety shows the many different ways a blog can be used. I also wanted to bring some samples of my own students, who created their blogs as their culminating activities. For the Philosophy, grade 12 course, Angel Ju and Justin Dill explain their own "Philosophy of Life":
http://zombieinthepark.livejournal.com/
http://empororllid-philosophy.blogspot.com/
And Natasha Mendonca (Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology, grade 11), undertakes the topic of Polygamy in her blog
http://apsculminating.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!
I was amazed at the number of ways people are using blogs. I particularly enjoyed the Duck on the Playground blog, as we too, had a duck nest on the playground. It would have been great to document it's time with us.
I know of some other teachers using blogs to post homework. As a parent, I would appreciate having my sons homework assignments accessible to me at home. Having a parent volunteer up-date the homework really frees up teacher time.
As yet, I'm not sure how I would incorporate blogs into my teaching.
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