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There's Blogging and There's Blogging… | Primary Tech - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 17 May 13 - No Cached
  • When it comes to classroom blogging, I am an advocate of a program that: begins with a class blog before allowing students to work on their own blogs is integrated into a literacy program on a regular basis (while incorporating other curriculum areas) sets high standards for writing, design, netiquette etc. is regularly maintained and is an evolving space allows students to express themselves while improving their educational outcomes provides feedback and explicit teaching to students begins with a high level of teacher guidance, before increasingly offering students more responsibility.
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Student Blogs: Digital Portfolios | Primary Tech - 0 views

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 29 Apr 13
     
    Using blogs in classroom for literacy as well as digital fluency.
Tracy Watanabe

Are You On Twitter Yet? | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 17 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 17 Nov 11
     
    "If you're not yet on Twitter, read this post to find out some reasons why you should be. Confused about the Twitter language? Hopefully this brief explanation will help."
Tracy Watanabe

Ten Tips for Teaching Students how to Research and Filter Information | Integrating Tec... - 0 views

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  • Teaching students research skills is becoming increasingly important. Some refer to the filtering and critical evaluation of information as ‘web literacy’
  • Tracy Watanabe on 10 Jun 12
     
    Love these tips. Check out the comments too!
Tracy Watanabe

Attracting Blog Comments | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 26 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Be part of the blogging community: To put it simply, you can’t expect people to comment on your blog if you don’t ever comment on theirs.
  • Finish your post with questions: Take some of the guesswork out of commenting and give readers some suggestions on what they could comment on
  • Make sure you include open-ended questions that appeal to a wide audience.
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  • Don’t write all the answers: I may be a little guilty of this with this post but if you write an open-ended/incomplete post then people feel like they have something to contribute and will be more likely to comment
  • Publish in a timely manner: People won’t be very interested in commenting on an event that happened three weeks ago. We try to publish a post as soon as possible after a class event on the 2KM and 2KJ blog. Students and families are more likely to comment when their enthusiasm about an event is high
  • Reply to comments: I have said this before but I believe that it is basic blogging etiquette to reply to all/most comments. Acknowledge your readers’ comments, interact with them and they will be encouraged to comment again
  • Be original and diverse: I encourage my students to post about not only what appeals to them but what they think might appeal to their audience.
  • Educate readers on how to comment: Don’t assume that all teachers/parents/students know how to leave a comment. I provide parent handouts and a video on how to comment. You might choose to have a “how to comment” page on your class blog like I have.
  • Publicly read and praise comments: We start each school day with 20 minutes of whole-class blogging. This provides a chance for students to read out the comments they have left at home and school in the past 24 hours. We have found that there was a big increase in comments when we started doing this. Students respond well to praise and are eager to get their five minutes of fame
  • Hold a commenting event: We have held a few special class events to stir up some new enthusiasm for commenting with great success. Some of these events included the Family Blogging Afternoon and Family Blogging Month competition
  • Invite people to comment:
  • Inform people of new posts:
  • Have a pattern to publishing:
  • Remember, it takes work and ongoing effort to attract comments on your blog, however once you build up the momentum the effort decreases and the rewards increase
Tracy Watanabe

#46 YouTube Teachers | Teach Gen Now - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 02 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • the main purpose of this post is to discover the new YouTube Teacher’s channel, launched on the 21st of September in 2011. YouTube Teacher is not a separate additive to YouTube. It is a resource for teachers, by teachers; that HELPS teachers understand how they can use YouTube as a powerful resource in their student’s learning.
  • The main purpose of the YouTube Teachers site is to help teachers discover the enormous benefits of YouTube. It has 3 different areas designed to help you use YouTube more effectively in your classroom. Why use YouTube Getting Started Submit a Playlist
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Start Your Own Global Project | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 28 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 28 Oct 11
     
    Awesome post by Kathleen Morris!
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