Blogs (A.K.A. Web Logs)

What is a blog? (verb and noun)

Weblogs in Education Video, from Will Richardson (time: 2:28)

What I do with blogs in the classroom:

• unit reflection
• lesson reviews and online interactive quizzes (Example)
• scribe post (First Post - Recent Post)
• give and get feedback
• orchestrate an authentic global audience
  (Pre-Cal 20S Visitor Map)
• Encourage students to "take charge" of their learning
  (Example 1, Example 2)
• have fun! (Example)

What can YOU do with blogs? The Possibilities Are Limitless

Explore Classroom Blogs (time 5 min)

• Pre-Cal 20S (dormant)
• Pre-Cal 30S (dormant)
• Pre-Cal 40S (dormant)
• Applied Math 40S
• Pre-Cal 40S (Winter '06)
• AP Calculus
• Room 208 (Grade3/4 class)
• Grade 7 Math Blogorama at Sargent Park
• Sargent Park's Grade 8 Math Zone
• Secret Life of Bees
• The Write Weblog
• ESL Bullying Blog
• In Need of Coffee (High School Literature)
• American Studies
• Bud's Blogging Experiment
• Excellence and Imagination (Grades 7 and 8)

Explore Teacher Blogs (time 5 min)

• A Difference (Darren Kuropatwa)
• Bud The Teacher (Bud Hunt)
• Blog of Proximal Development (Konrad Glogowski)
• Edublog Insights (Anne Davis)
• Weblogg-ed (Will Richardson)
• Remote Access (Clarence Fisher)
• Mentor Matters (Mrs. Ris)
• The Open Classrom (Jo McLeay)
• edublogs (Ewan McIntosh)
• The Education Wonks (Ed Wonk --
       the home of The Carnival of Education)

Your Turn To Jump In (time: 20 min)

1. You've got mail!
2. Join the Rip Mix Learn Playground Blog
3. Write your first post by replying to the Blog Prompt
4. If you run into trouble or need help, read Bloggers 'R 'Us (written by a student in one of my classes)
5. Have fun! -- ;-)

Something to take home with you ...
    In case you forget how to set up your own account and write your first post at Blogger you can watch this video. ;-)