57 per cent of those who used text-based web applications such as blogs, said they generally enjoyed writing compared to 40 per cent who did not.
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Using KidBlog as an Assessment Device - 2 views
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Tips and resources to help teachers use KidBlog as an assessment device
Learning to Blog Using Paper - 4 views
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That's right...you heard me! And it's one of my favorite activities all year long. Paper Blogs. I use them to introduce my seventh graders to the idea of blogging and, more importantly, commenting.
What You Wanted To KNOW About Student Blogging - 4 views
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Some REALLY good links to assessment options and ideas for building a proper blogging community with your students.
14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging - 4 views
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So you have heard about blogging with your students and you are considering taking the plunge but just not sure what or how to do it? I am here to tell you; blogging with my students has been one of the most enriching educational experiences we have had this year, and that says a lot. So to get you started, here is what I have learned:
Ten habits of bloggers that win! - 4 views
Fostering Student Creativity and Responsibility With Blogging | Edutopia - 4 views
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Interesting article supporting blogging
Teacher Challenge - Connecting teachers through free professional learning - 15 views
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The Teacher Challenge is made up of free 30 day professional development challenges where participants are stepped through weekly tasks that increase their skills while working together as part of a global community.
The Challenge is open to anyone who wants to increase their skills - blogs will be used for reflecting your progress while learning and connecting with each other. We've observed success of any use of online technology is strongly related to the teacher's abilities. The greater we support and increase a teacher's skills, the better they are able to support their students use of web 2.0 technologies.
WordPress to Joomla Migration Plugin for WordPress - 0 views
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WordPress plugin that converts all Joomla posts to WordPress posts.
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Too lazy to learn SQL queries? No problem!
Class Blogs - 8 views
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Yet another free WordPress MU blog(s) for you and your class.
The Purple Teapot - 9 views
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"This blog is for elementary students to share their comments. There will be a new post every Monday. Students are encouraged to write often and as much as they wish in response to the post." Blog created by Sue Sheffer, "retired" technology integrator from Central York School District.
Blogging Rubric « The Cheeky Lit Teacher - 6 views
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Blogging Rubric sample
BBC News - Children who use technology are 'better writers' - 2 views
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""Our research suggests a strong correlation between kids using technology and wider patterns of reading and writing," Jonathan Douglas, director of the National Literacy Trust, told BBC News.
"Engagement with online technology drives their enthusiasm for writing short stories, letters, song lyrics or diaries." " -
Shared today on Twitter. Article from 2009
BuddyPress.org - A WordPress MU Based Social Network Platform - 3 views
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BuddyPress is a suite of WordPress plugins and themes, each adding a distinct new feature. BuddyPress contains all the features you'd expect from WordPress but aims to let members socially interact.
BuddyPress is built to bring people together. It works well to enable people with similar interests to connect and communicate. Some of the fantastic uses might be:
* A campus wide social network for your university, school or college.
* An internal communication tool for your company.
* A niche social network for your interest topic.
* A focused social network for your new product.
Protecting Kids Online - 7 views
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This is a link to the site for The Center for Schools and Communities. I am linking this site to our district web site. the video "Protecting Kids Online" has some really good information for parents to be aware of and think about with regard to their child's use of the Internet. In addition, the video has kids sharing real life situations that they found themselves in with regard to the Internet. If you have trouble getting parents to come to you, maybe you would be interested and taking this to the community like we are. We are posting questions that came with the copy of the video. If you would like to see the video user's guide that goes with the video, let me know and I can sent it to you.
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I am going to be putting this link with this video onto our district web page. It provides lots of good tips for parents and students and also has kids talking about real internet issues they have encountererd.
100 Blogs Every New Teacher Should Read « Online Schools - 12 views
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"These blogs have everything you need for your ultimate teacher's toolbox."
Kidblog - 0 views
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Blogs for elem and middle school
Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels - 8 views
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Pupils who write online are more likely to write short stories, letters, song lyrics or a diary, the research revealed.
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Even social websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users too, claimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. “My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.
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Interesting, too, is the fact that the author is just 15 yrs old.
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"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."
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"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."
