Handy Handouts and Links

Evaluating Blogs (Rubric)

Intro to Blogs (First Lesson)

Student Blogger Rights

Blog Rubric (more specific)

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?

Mis clases y mis actividades.

Hola. Click on the following link and complete the survey!

info on surveys and forms

here is a link to some good general information about writing surveys

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!

Election Time!

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

Thoughts on blogging

blogging is so cool

CNN

here is a link to review

Workshop Plan

Day 1

• An introduction to blogging
• What are they?
• What do blogs look like?
• http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/
• http://www.bestblogs.org/
• http://blogs.botw.org/
• http://www.google.com/blogsearch
• http://pinterest.com/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
• http://www.aldaily.com/
• What can they do / include?
• What did you find? Click here to share.
• Aren't forms cool?  Here's more.
• How can I use them in my classroom?
• Professional Resources tab (above)
• Class Resources tab (above)
• Let's make a blog
• Choosing a design
• Including gadgets
• Warnings before going too far
• Audience
• Privacy - no full names, personal information
• Expectations - tone, respect, acceptable topics
• Blogging - Part 1
• Writing posts
• Commenting on posts
• Incorporating images, video, links
• Classroom suggestions - Part 1
• Class discussion - Commenting on an image
• Class discussion - Working through a problem / commenting on a text
• democratic approach
• teaching students how to engage in meaningful discussion and commenting - look at web examples
• Current events - Posting information
• Blogging - Part 2
• Sharing documents - Google Docs
• Classroom suggestions - Part 2
• Post handouts, assignments, notices
• Question and answer board

• Blogging - Part 3
• Student work on a blog
• Classroom suggestions - Part 3
• Direct teacher responses to students
• Peer review
• Blogging - Part 4
• Collaborative work
• Classroom suggestions - Part 4
• Students share research suggestions, ideas, and suggestions
• Blogging - Part 4
• Electronic portfolios