What is this site all about?

Have you ever blogged? Wonder what kind of role it could play in your classroom? This workshop will start with the basics of creating a blog, including creating posts, moderating comments, setting up feeds, and customizing the layout. We’ll then examine a variety of different blogs already in use by teachers, mostly from our district, to consider educational applications across all subject matters. Examples include discussions, book clubs, connecting with experts, and reflective practices. We’ll explore how blogs can help students cultivate curiosity, make connections, and develop a voice and identity of their own. Blogs can also motive students, provide context, foster inquiry, and build collaboration. Participants will make their own blog and much of the class time will use the blog environment for our work and conversation. Curious about how targets and standards apply to the world of blogging? We’ll discuss and answer that too as we see how all students can benefit from using blogs.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Handy Handouts and Links

Evaluating Blogs (Rubric)

Intro to Blogs (First Lesson)

Student Blogger Rights

Blog Rubric (more specific)
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Tools at our disposal

OK, so now it's time to try to apply all of this to our classes.

What have we done?
What tools to we have?
  • Class blog
  • Individual student blogs
  • Gadgets
  • Posts
  • Pages
  • Comments - discussion
  • Google Docs - collaboration on one document
  • Google Docs - collaboration on a presentation
  • Google Docs - form / survey
  • Google Reader
  • Subscribing to blogs
Questions to consider:
  • What is the goal of the activity / project?
  • What is the best way to use these tools to achieve it?
  • What are the risks?
  • What do my students need in order to succeed?
    • Blog settings
    • Tools
    • Information
  • What is my role?
    • Participant
    • Teacher
  • What sort of feedback / evaluation will this receive?
  • How does this function within the larger picture in my class?
  • What targets / standards are met / can be measured with this assignment?
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Mis clases y mis actividades.

Hola. Click on the following link and complete the survey!
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info on surveys and forms

here is a link to some good general information about writing surveys
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It's Good for the Grass

So my first though this morning when I heard the rain was, "oh good, the grass needs it."  I'm not sure if that is a sign I'm getting older and thinking more about such things, or if it is a part of one thread of discussion from this summer: organic vegetables.

A group of people I know bought shares into a local farmer's produce.  His farm, Angelic Organics, sells "shares," which translates into a weekly delivery of seasonal vegetables.  They all love it, especially the way it forces them to be creative with whatever vegetables arrive in the box from kohlrabi to kale. 

While I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner last night, wandering the produce aisle, I thought I'd play along.  I made a tikka masala with potatoes and chick peas



 and a butter masala



yum!  Glad the rain made me think of food!
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Election Time!

Question: What is something people should know / keep in mind as they head into the November election?
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Thoughts on blogging

blogging is so cool

CNN

here is a link to review


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