Blogger

The Tool: Google Blogger Blake QuickAnswers: Google Apps @Blake: BloggerThe Crib Sheet: Google Blogger

YouTube Playlist: Google's Blogger Help Channel

http://goo.gl/Aa2fG (case sensitive) - Bookmark the Agenda

Reflect. Take a moment to answer a couple of questions on why you would like to blog and how it may relate to the practice that you watched in the screencast? (Note: Your answers will be shared with other participants.)

Read. Why are you and other educators interested in blogging. (Form responses.)

The Rationale Behind Making Learning Visible

Blogger

An Overview of Blogger

Getting Started

Blogger Tour

Part I. Creating a Blog

Challenge A - Let's Make a Blog

Create a blog
Write a two sentence reflection on what you've learned today.
Insert a video from YouTube that illustrates one of your interests or hobbies.

Part II. Share, Comments and Collaborate on a Blog

Challenge B - Let's Make a Blog

Set your blog to private and add a reader. OR set your blog up with a single password.
Schedule a post to appear in 5 minutes.

Part III. Blogger in the Classroom

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Flipping My Classroom
Label / Tagging Blogs to Notify a Teacher
Watch: Embed a Quiz (Google Form) into Blogger

Part IV. Customizing Your Blog

Picasa: Blogger + Picasa

Watch: Custom Picasa Slideshows on Blogger
Using Picasa
- Google is moving this direction n the future - Google+ Photos

I Think, Therefore I Blog - Google Education Hangout webinar

Using Blogger

Skill level: Beginner

Lead by Ben Curran Technologist & Teacher, Michigan, USA

Blogs can be a great way for teachers to share information about their classrooms. They're also great for reflecting on your practice. But they also have value to students, as well! This session will provide both a step-by-step overview of how to set up a blog using Blogger, with insight into special features that educators need to know about, AND a sharing of ideas and inspiration. Everything you need, basically, to get you and your students blogging.

Check out the I Think, Therefore I Blog eBook.

A List of "Super Blogs," Curated by Paul Hannan

Super Blogs

Blogger In Action

Teach PaperLess
Paul Hannan - Letting Your Hero Grow | Expanding Your Classroom Beyond Physical Walls Using Blogger
- Blogger as a Notebook / Learning Management
  - High School Chemistry
  - American Literature
- Blogger as Project(s)
  - CENTRAL TATLER A news website by the Central students for the Central community.
  - The Windward Bridge | The Official Newspaper of Windward School
John Unruh-Friesen - Almost Everything You Can Do With Blogger

Blogger in the Classroom (High School)

Jen Vance - High School Biology
- Casey Rutherford - Learning and Physics: Physics, Modeling Instruction, Educational Technology, and other stuff I find interesting

Blogger in the Classroom (Elementary)

Tracy Purdy- Chromebook Classroom
Tracy Purdy- Regions of the USA