Blogging+with+Students

Blogging

 * Class Chatter is a secure blogging site is used with 6th grade students at the Deer Park school district in order to allow them to present original works and essays. This site is designed allow students to securely share their work with other students and their teacher. The website where their work is housed is: [|http://www.classchatter.com]. Please schedule an appointment for help setting up a CLASS if you are interested in blogging.

A blog is an web log. It is an online space where you can write your thoughts online..
 * WHAT IS A BLOG?**

Anyone who has access to the Internet. This can be everyone from a famous newspaper journalist to a regular person like you or me.
 * WHO CAN WRITE A BLOG?**

The short answer is no. Sometimes, blogs of well known and respected members of society are used as a basis for research but usually blogs are interpretations of people's feelings, their opinions
 * IS ALL THE INFORMATION ON A BLOG TRUE?**


 * WHY ARE BLOGS USEFUL?***


 * They can be used to stimulate conversation outside the classroom
 * They allow time to think about writing (because the writing doesn't all have to be done in a class period)
 * Students can share writing with people outside their classroom
 * Students can post comments and give feedback to each other
 * Teachers can use it to post homework
 * Teachers can post content questions and reflective questions
 * You can hide comments from view to ensure privacy in certain postings

@Example of Movie Review


 * __Feedback__** is an important part of the learning process when teaching students to blog. As students begin to recognize the importance of communicating effectively (so that others understand what they are writing), they may become motivated to provide feedback, or respond. There are several strategies you can take when teaching students about providing feedback. Here are some good articles and a Feedback resource from Intel to help you introduce the topic.

Suggest the 3-2-1 model: Abstracts: [] []
 * 1) Ask 3 questions
 * 2) Make 2 comments
 * 3) Provide 1 suggestion

Scholastic has some very good educational blogging resources: [] ||
 * LINKS**
 * Class Chatter video: []
 * Blog posting: Blogging is about storytelling (show examples on this blog) []
 * Blogging Basics: []
 * STUDENT BLOGS**
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 * Campfire Blog []
 * 2nd grade bi-lingual class []
 * WHERE DO I BEGIN?**