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Adding images to your post | AJUSD Campus Blogs - 0 views

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compfight Creative Commons images photos ajusd blog

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 24 Mar 13
     
    This makes adding images with attribution so easy!
Tracy Watanabe

Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: Rewards of Teaching Young Students to Blog - 0 views

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yollis blogging blog global

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 06 Sep 12
     
    benefits of blogging with students: literacy skills, authentic audience, involving family, integrating curriculum in creative ways, digital footprint, connecting with others around the globe
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Instructions for Using Creative Commons Images in Blog Posts | Integrating Technology i... - 2 views

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creativecommons blog Kathleen_Morris flickrcc wikimedia

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  • Wanting to make this process clear to my student bloggers, I created a document explaining copyright, copyright infringement and Creative Commons.
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6 Tips for Attracting More Comments | The Edublogger - 0 views

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  • Comments motivate, provide feedback and advice, challenge our thoughts and views, make us reflect on what we’re learning.
  • 1.  Become a better blog citizen
  • 2.  Build your Personal Learning Network (PLN
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  • 3.  Write better blog posts
  • 4.  Write posts that encourage readers to comment
  • 5.  You First, Readers Second!
  • 6. Practice makes…….
Tracy Watanabe

Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: Summer Blogging Ideas! - 0 views

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summer blogging yollis

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 16 Jul 12
     
    I love the ideas Linda Yollis has given for blogging ideas during summer. =)
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Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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Kathleen_Morris blog blog_comments blogging blog_post quality commenting writing

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  • Encouraging curiosity and the exploration of something new could help a student grow in so many ways
  • Think about your audience
  • Another element that is important for student bloggers to understand is that your blog is not only about you and what you like, but about your readers too. Readers = comments = interaction = learning and growth!
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  • Blogging is different from traditional writing or journalling; you are writing for an authentic audience. Students need to think about whether their post topics are interesting for themselves and their readers. They also need to provide enough background information to help their reader understand the context of the post
Tracy Watanabe

Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: The Tale Trail: A Collaborative Story - 1 views

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collaboration writing blog blogging project authentic audience relevance

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  • May 9 - Mr. Salsich's Class (Connecticut, USA) May 14 - Mrs. Yollis' Class (California, USA) May 17 - Mrs. McKenzie's Class (New Zealand) May 22 - Mr. Avery's Class (Massachusetts, USA) May 25 - Mrs. Watson's Class (British Columbia, Canada) May 30 - Mrs. Morris and Miss Jordan's class (Australia)
  • we'll be taking part in a collaborative project called The Tale Trail. Classes will be joining together to write and illustrate a story through their blogs.
  • we'll be taking part in a collaborative project called The Tale Trail. Classes will be joining together to write and illustrate a story through their blogs.
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  • May 9 - Mr. Salsich's Class (Connecticut, USA) May 14 - Mrs. Yollis' Class (California, USA) May 17 - Mrs. McKenzie's Class (New Zealand) May 22 - Mr. Avery's Class (Massachusetts, USA) May 25 - Mrs. Watson's Class (British Columbia, Canada) May 30 - Mrs. Morris and Miss Jordan's class (Australia)
  • we'll be taking part in a collaborative project called The Tale Trail. Classes will be joining together to write and illustrate a story through their blogs.
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Evidence-based practices for teaching writing - 0 views

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commoncore ELA writing evidence blog strategy summary collaboration collaborate goals model

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  • Gathering evidence for effectively teaching writing
  • The list of recommendations presented below is based on scientific studies of students in grades 4–12
  • Practices with the strongest effects are listed first.
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  • Goals: Set specific goals for the writing assignments that students are to complete.
  • Effective writing practices
  • Writing strategies: Explicitly teach students strategies for planning, revising, and editing their written products.
  • Summarizing text: Explicitly teach students procedures for summarizing what they read.
  • Collaborative writing: Allow students to work together to plan, write, edit, and revise their writing.
  • Evidence of the effectiveness of each strategy or technique was compiled from research studies that met several criteria.
  • Goals can include (but are not limited to) adding more ideas to a paper or including specific elements of a writing genre (e.g., in an opinion essay include at least three reasons supporting your belief).
  • Word processing: Allow students to use a computer for completing written tasks.
  • Sentence combining: Explicitly teach students to write more complex and sophisticated sentences.
  • Process writing: Implement flexible, but practical classroom routines that provide students with extended opportunities for practicing the cycle of planning, writing, and reviewing their compositions. The process approach also involves: writing for authentic audiences,
  • Inquiry: Set writing assignments that require use of inquiry skills. Successful inquiry activities include establishing a clear goal for writing (e.g., write a story about conflict in the playground), examination of concrete data using specific strategies (e.g., observation of students arguing in the playground and recording their reactions), and translation of what was learned into one or more compositions
  • Prewriting: Engage students in activities prior to writing that help them produce and organize their ideas
  • Evidence-based practices for teaching writing include:Teaching strategies for planning, revising, and editingHaving students write summaries of textsPermitting students to write collaboratively with peersSetting goals for student writingAllowing students to use a word processorTeaching sentence combining skillsUsing the process writing approachHaving students participate in inquiry activities for writingInvolving students in prewriting activitiesProviding models of good writing
  • Tracy Watanabe on 08 May 12
     
    Blogging could address all of these for evidence of effective writing. ---------
Tracy Watanabe

Week 5: Adding images and attribution : Challenge Yourself to Blog - 2 views

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flickrcc creativecommons student_blog_challenge

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 02 Apr 12
     
    I love this challenge on learning how to use Creative Commons!
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Week 3: Let's visit and comment : Challenge Yourself to Blog - 0 views

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  • Are you going to accept all comments?
  • Some comments you receive are actually spam – Nike shoes, handbags, essay dissertations etc Often these comments will have a link in them directing you to a website where they want you to buy something. Other spam comments often have facebook.com or google.com or yahoo.com in the email address. Sometimes these comments make sense but they will often have a spelling error and they usually have nothing to do with the post you have written. Make sure you don’t approve these type of comments but click  spam instead. Some people might leave a comment like ‘Wutsup?’ – this would go in the trash. Some students who don’t know about quality comments might say ‘This is a cool blog. Please visit my blog at ……’  This would also go in the trash
  • Tracy Watanabe on 18 Mar 12
     
    Great info on spam and approving comments on your blog.
Tracy Watanabe

Please check this post!! : Challenge Yourself to Blog - 1 views

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 03 Mar 12
     
    The challenge is starting this week. =)
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Classes register March 2012 : Challenge Yourself to Blog - 1 views

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 19 Feb 12
     
    If classes want to sign up for the March blogging challenge, this is the link to register.
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Setting up Student Blogs | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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  • I do recommend having a class blog before moving on to student blogs. A class blog is the ideal avenue for the students to learn about the blogging process. Early in the year we always do a lot of work on quality commenting, creative commons and copyright, internet safety, netiquette, typing, writing styles and more.
  • To earn a blog the students have to… Write quality comments on our class blog on a regular basis. Reply to comments on our class blog regularly. Our class blog is a team effort. Show an interest in others’ blogs (eg. leave some comments on our blogging buddies’ blogs). Demonstrate an understanding of cyber safety and netiquette when writing blog comments and using the internet. Show a general enthusiasm for learning about blogging. Demonstrate support from family. Students will not be chosen for a blog without family support. This isn’t a clear-cut checklist, but more of a guide as to what we’re looking for.
  • The process I followed
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  • 1. I asked the students who I thought had earnt their blog if they would like a blog
  • 2. I sent a detailed email to the students’ parents explaining how the blog will work, responsibilities and support
  • 4. I sat down with the students and discussed their ideas for their blog. We talked about what they think they will post about and how often they will post. We also revised cyber safety tips and discussed what is and is not appropriate to post online
  • K Morris sample blog permission 2011
  • 5. The students stayed in for a couple of lunch times to get started on their blogs
  • 6. I typed and laminated a document with all the information the students needed to keep at home and school.
  • 7. The students who start blogging first are always great mentors to the students who start blogging later in the year
  • 8. After the initial set up sessions, the students just tended to ask me questions as they arose and we often had a “blogging club” one lunchtime a week
  • Tracy Watanabe on 21 Jan 12
     
    Awesome ideas and procedures for setting up student blogs. Very worth the read. I encourage you to ask Kathleen questions if you have any. She's awesome, and will answer any questions you have.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 21 Jan 12
     
    Awesome ideas and procedures for setting up student blogs. Very worth the read. I encourage you to ask Kathleen questions if you have any. She's awesome and will answer any questions you have.
Tracy Watanabe

15 Ways to Rework Your Next Blog Post Title - 1 views

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    Grabbing attention in the title
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