HPWP Blogging Presentation 6.17.09
What is a blog? What is blogging?
How do teachers use blogs?
To explore professional issues
To interact with students and others as part of a class
- The Guerrilla Season Book Blog
- Barry Bakin at Pacoima Skills Center
- Teacher 4u
- Darren Kuropatwa's Applied Math 20S
- Watching The Wire
To publish student work
To communicate with students and families
To share lesson plans, materials, and ideas
- Teach with Picture Books
- SolidWorks Teacher
- Teacher Created Tips
- Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
To house e-portfolios
Who else blogs and why?
Students use blogs as part of a class and for their own purposes.
Administrators use blogs to interact with others.
Writers use blogs to publish their work.
All kinds of people use blogs for all kinds of reasons.
The US Government and its agencies use blogs to share information.
Journalists and news sites blog as a way of interacting with their readers/viewers.
How can I start blogging?
Free online blog hosts
Well-known and established sites
Newer and unknown sites
Other social networking sites
Resources on Blogging with Children
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