Bring the World in

Blogging with Your Students

Greta Sandler

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 Why Blog with Students?

Teachers need to stop saying ‘hand it in’, and

start saying ‘publish it’.
Alan November
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 Getting Started
Setting up the Blog:
Sharing Good News: http://kidblog.org/ourgoodnews

Teaching about Blogs, Internet Safety and Net Etiquette:

Useful Resources:
So You Want to Use Kidblog? by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach)
Why the Internet Is Like a Mall by Pernille Ripp (@4thGrdTeach)
Learning to Blog Using Paper by Karen McMillan (@McTeach)
Forest Green School - Acceptable Use Policy by George Couros (@gcouros)
Professor Garfield Foundation: Internet Safety and You
 Making Connections
Motivating Students to Blog

 Connect with them

 OUR project, not one project

 Welcome Post

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OUR project, not one project!
 Making Connections

Building Community

 Working with parents

 Sharing our blog at school

 Invitation Letter

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 Let the Adventure Begin!
Writing for an Audience

#Comments4kids
http://comments4kids.blogspot.com
 Blogging Adventure
Kids motivated and eager to write!

When kids got home they kept blogging and commenting.

 Blogging Adventure
Working with Parents
 Blogging Adventure
Leading the Way
 Bringing the World in
Our Blogging Buddies
 Bringing the World in
Collaborating with other Classrooms
 More than Blogging
 Writing and Reading Skills
 Process Writing
 Commenting on other Blogs
 Sharing our important events: Special Days
and Events (Children’s Day, Book Fair,
Birthdays)
 Class Discussions: Based on posts and
questions asked on the comments.
 Pronunciation: Tongue Twisters
 Having Fun: Singing Fridays
 WONDERFUL
BLOGGING LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
No shy kids. No popular kids. Nobody was left out.

Reluctant writers.

No cyber bullying.

Kids asking for permission before sharing information or checking out other blogs.
 GAINING
BLOGGING
CONFIDENCE
 MEANINGFUL
BLOGGING
LEARNING
 LOVE FOR LEARNING

Connect with Students

 Work together with Parents

Connect with Students’ Learning

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Hearing Their Voices
 “We need to prepare students for
THEIR future not OUR past.”
Ian Jukes

Contact Info:

Email: gsandler@gmail.com
Twitter: @gret
Blog: About a Teacher | http://gret.wordpress.com
Resources Shared on the Presentation: http://bit.ly/bringtheworldin