This page has been set up so you can check out different types of class blogs to get ideas for your own class blog or use it to make connections with classes in other countries.
Infographics blog covering infographics, data visualization and visual thinking. Charts and graphs communicate data, infographics turn data into information.
How-to guide for the Wix blogs. There are multiple videos that will help you if you choose to make a Wix for your class. It's less interactive than Edmodo.
The Edublogger is a great blog to help new users of twitter access twitter chats. The blog is very user-friendly and lists a number of educational hashtags and twitter chats to join.
This is a blog post from someone who coaches project based learning teachers. It can help everyone working on their own project based learning creation skills as well as help teachers coach fellow teachers on incorporating such an important learning tool into their classrooms.
Kidblog is a great resource for writing. Students are able to write in a safe environment. Teachers are able to see the progress the student is making, and peers are able to comment and review.
Use signage to indicate when BYOD use is appropriate and when it is not.
Create a Digital Social Contract with Students.
P.R.I.D.E.
P – Purpose for using device is always educational
R – Responsible use of devices is always expected
I – Instructions for device use will always be followed
D – Devices must always be using the school’s WiFi network
E – Everyone will always conduct him or herself responsibly online
Have students set time specific goals of what they will accomplish in short bursts of time. Tasks should be specific.
It is essential that the teacher be engaged in the same activities as the students (not sitting at their desk on a computer) and moving around the classroom frequently in order to see what students are doing.
This is a blog by Sarah Hagan, an Oklahoma math teacher. In it, you can find activities she does in her classroom, information about her, free math downloads, pictures of the class "textbook" and more.
This is a blog on Teach.com that has helpful tips on creating a digital portfolio. It discusses why one should have a digital portfolio, ways to make them, and what should be included. It adds just a little extra to our book.
This is a blog on Teach.com that has helpful tips on creating a digital portfolio. It discusses why one should have a digital portfolio, ways to make them, and what should be included. It adds just a little extra to our book.
This site includes a review and test of Weebly, our tech tool of the week. It has a chart that gives direct commentary on different aspects of Weebly sites. It is very helpful it you are trying to compare different blogs to use.
This link was discovered on Pinterest. Kathy Cassidy is a first grade teacher and has a class website with blogs of her students on it. Check out how she uses online portfolios in the classroom to get her students' parents involved.
This link was discovered on Pinterest. Kathy Cassidy is a first grade teacher and has a class website with blogs of her students on it. Check out how she uses online portfolios in the classroom to get her students' parents involved.
This webpage explains why teachers need to assess student learning and provides links on how to assess student made blogs, wikis, websites, voicethread projects, podcasts, and video projects.