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🤔 What is blogging? How can it support what we are learning?
If we do give them the freedom to write or share not only what they are interested in, but also share it how they like, it could develop into something very powerful that will also give them an authentic audience.
~ George Couros, author of The Innovator's Mindset
🧐 Let's see blogging in action and get some ideas!
Possible Levels of SAMR with Blogging:
Possible Levels of SAMR with Blogging:
Substitution: Students write a daily journal entry in a blog.
Augmentation: Students write a weekly blog higlighting a class question of the week. They add images and video to their blog to further showcase what they've learned in their investigations.
Modification: Students write a weekly blog post summarizing 2 major topics they've learned about for that week. Students add links to any media they've created during the week about those topics. Student blogs are made available for peers to review.
Redefinition: Students create a weekly blog post highlighting what topic they are passionate about. Their post addresses major points decided upon with the class and teacher. They incorporate images, GIFs, Videos, or Audio they have created into their writing. After student posts are finished, peers review and comment on 1 or more posts.
🤓 Let's Give it a Try!
Now it's your turn to create. Choose 1 of the tools below and learn how to use it. Create your own artifact with this tool. It should be something you would use with students or with coworkers. You'll add either your completed artifact or a link to this artifact to the Google Classroom Assignment below.
Tool 3: EduBlog (MS/HS Only)
Tool 3: EduBlog (MS/HS Only)
If you're looking to publish full blogs with your students and do it safely, EduBlogs is great starting place. There's a little more to understand from a setup perspective, but it is really going to give you a robust blogging platform. Email Leah with any question!
Safely blogging with students can be a challenge with current free tools available to educators. Kidblog which is being rebranded as Fan.School is a popular safe choice. Unfortunately, there is a cost associated with this program and at this time, it is not something the district is looking to purchase. Feel free to explore if you are interested.
🤩 Let's Design for Students
Lesson/Activity Design Info
Lesson/Activity Design Info
If you choose to write a lesson plan, be sure to include:
Standards: What standards are you addressing?
Introduction: How will you hook students in?
Instruction: What are you teaching?
Activity: What will students be doing or creating?
Conclusion: How will you wrap things up?
If you choose to build the lesson materials, be sure to include:
Standards: What standards are you addressing?
Teacher Materials: What will you be showing/teaching the students?
Student Materials: What directions, models, rubrics will students need?
Tips for Littles or Learners Who Need Some Gentle Encouragement
Tips for Littles or Learners Who Need Some Gentle Encouragement
Write a class blog together first.
Provide a structure students can follow each time they write a blog post. Consider creating an anchor chart.
Work with students to write create an example/non-example chart to show a blog post is and what it isn't.
Conference often with students to review what they wrote.
Allow students struggling to type to voice type their blog post.
Utilize graphic organizers to help students brainstorm.
Start with the writing piece but be sure to build in time to share (that's a major part of what takes blogging beyond just journaling). It is okay if this share is a teacher putting a post on the board so that a child could share and the class can comment.
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