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Post #1 "Changing Education Paradigms"- WELCOME!
Welcome to the workshop "blogging for the high school classroom"
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1. Group Discussion
A"What is your perception/knowledge of a blog?"
B“Do you foster 21st century learning skills in your
classroom?”
C“What is Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0?”
D “does anyone have a blog set-up currently?”
E “does anyone read a blog daily/weekly/monthly?”
F “what is the difference between Facebook and
blogger.com (for example)
G “how may blogging with your students be beneficial?
H “how do you foster collaboration among your students
in/out of the classroom?”
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3. Watch “ChangingEducation Paradigms” by Ken Robinson 11:41
Discuss the Ken Robinson video with comments and/or questions
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4. Watch “Future Learning Short Documentary”
Discuss:
A “do you flip your classroom currently in any way?”
B “is your learning content relevant? how?”
C “does the phrase ‘absence of the teacher’ scare you?”
D “are you preparing your students for 2031?” do you
teach information search/retrieval skills
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5. Introduce text Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms, third edition written by Will Richardson
A Read the Preface to the group (ix-x)
B I suggest buying the book and reading the text cover to
cover to help with use of Web 2.0 tools
cover to help with use of Web 2.0 tools
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6. Discuss/comment on this workshop blog that you see on the screen
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7. Start your own blog at Blogger.com- set up this blog for either personal use or professional use with colleagues
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Click "DOC" in the left hand side of the following digital version of the Workshop syllabus handout packet or use your personal paper copy for instructions.
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Richardson (2010) suggests “Before you attempt to bring these technologies to your students, first be selfish about their use in your own learning practice” (p. 8). Richardson (2010) writes, “It wasn’t until I fully understood how these technologies could facilitate global connections and conversations around my own passions, and how they could help me create powerful learning networks and communities, that I was able to see what needed to change in terms of my curriculum and teaching” (pg. 8).
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Checklist- Day 1
o use your password handout to write down
key
usernames/passwords/notes
o create google account- brand new (username
&
password)
o name your blog site
o change settings in blog
o post your new blog site link to my blog
post #1
o experiment with templates
o set up a blogroll and add other
participants’
blogs to your blogroll
o
embed
a YouTube video to your blog
o create a new post (post #2) to your blog-
do not
publish yet (publish at home).
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8. Homework!
-Create/edit your own blog post #1 of the YouTube video
that you uploaded
that you uploaded
-Create/edit post #2 on your own
blog reflecting on workshop
Day 1
activities.
Questions??? Comments???
Post #2 The What- “Blog number two for my classroom!”
What- “Blog number two for my classroom!”
1. Talk about the digital footprint of both the student and teacher- implications (5-7 mins)
“What if someone finds this five or ten years from now?”
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Click "DOC" in the left hand side of the following digital version of the Workshop syllabus handout packet or use your personal paper copy for instructions.
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2. Recap discussion on “Changing Education Paradigms” and "Future Learning Short Documentary". Education innovators like Dr. Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at MIT; Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy; and Dr. Catherine Lucey, Vice Dean of Education at UCSF, are redefining how we engage young minds for a creatively and technologically-advanced future. (5-7 mins)
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3. Use Blogger to create a blogroll if it wasn’t completed at the last class. (10-15 mins)
* add gadgets to your layout, images and comment on other workshop mates' blog posts.
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4. Let’s
explore some other people’s blogs. Blogs about education or educational
technology can be found at 2012
edublog awards winners. Check the
headings for Best individual blog, Best ed tech blog, Best group blog, and Best
resource sharing blog.
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5. Brainstorm about blogging in classroom, how does this benefit the LOTE classroom? (15 mins)
What can a blog can offer educators/students, what are 21st century skills? PAGE 39 of Will Richardson text
A Post class related information such as calendars, events, homework, etc.
B Post assignments and have students respond on their own blogs as sort of a journal.
C communicate with parents
D post prompts for writing
E provide examples of classwork, vocabulary activities, or grammar games
F provide online readings for your students to read and react to
G gather and organize internet resources for a specific course, providing links to appropriate sites and annotating the links as to what is relevant about them
H post photos and comment on class activities
I invite student comments or postings on issues in order to give them a voice
J publish examples of good student writing
K publish examples of good student presentations
L showcase student art, poetry, and creative stories
M create a dynamic teaching site, posting not only the above mentioned ideas, but also yourself via podcast/YouTube video
N create an online book club
O have students publish and respnd to comments to develop language skills
P have students create their own individual course blogs, where they can post their own ideas, reactions and written works.
Q build a class newsletter
R link your class blog to another class blog around the world
S surveys
T showcase results of project-based learning
U share ideas for the future of education
V help the anxious language learner to develop their listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills
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BREAK (10 mins)
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6. Set up blog #2 (blog for the classroom) while collaborating with other workshop participants/facilitator (45 mins) START small!!! Post homework, class links, blogroll
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7. Be
ready to show both your personal/professional AND classroom blogs at day 3 (next class) of this workshop
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9. Homework!!!
1. Check with your district policies on using blogger.com.
What is filtered out of the system network as far as
accessible Internet sites?
What is filtered out of the system network as far as
accessible Internet sites?
***Please comment your thoughts on this 20 minute video below.
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Checklist- Day 2
o Update your password handout to write
down
key usernames/passwords/notes- IF ANY?
key usernames/passwords/notes- IF ANY?
o Create new blog #2 for classroom use
o Name your blog site {note blog link (site
address) on handout}
address) on handout}
o Change settings in blog (see day 1
instructions)
o Post your new blog #2 site link to my
blog post
#1 (where your other blog #1 link is)
#1 (where your other blog #1 link is)
o Experiment with templates
o Set up a blogroll and added some
edublogger
blogs to your blogroll
blogs to your blogroll
o
Embed
a YouTube video to your classroom
blog if you wish
blog if you wish
o Post to your blog #1 about your ideas on
blogging in the classroom if not done already.
blogging in the classroom if not done already.
o Post a comment on another workshop
participant's blog
participant's blog
o Begin posting to your classroom blog
(blog
#2)- quality posts….
#2)- quality posts….
o Start on homework!
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