Blogs:
Classroom Practice:
“Blogging- It isn’t about the Writing” http://www.ryanbretag.com/blog/?p=235 REALLY good article with steps to setting kids up on Google Reader, etc.
“50 Useful Blogging Tools for Teachers” http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/07/21/50-useful-blogging-tools-for-teachers/
***Teaching with Blogs and Wikis- http://digitalwriting.pbworks.com/BlogWriting An excellent resource for multiple technology tools!!!!
http://weblogged.wikispaces.com/Weblogs+in+Schools Blogs in Classroom, professional practice, rationales, policy and pedagogy, and more!
“How to comment like a king (or queen)- http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-to-comment-like-king-or-queen.html
Some blogging terms and conditions for students: http://areallydifferentplace.org/node/30
HS/Elementary and different content area blog examples: http://schoollibraryblogs.blogspot.com/2006/09/classroom-blogs-examples.html
**Top 100 Education Blogs: http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs Worth perusing!!
ASSESSMENT:
Blog Rubric: http://www.masters.ab.ca/bdyck/Blog/ (Pretty wordy- definitely upper level- but could be modified)
http://www.thereadingworkshop.com/2010/01/student-blog-rubric.html Great site for rubrics with “4”point student examples as well as discussion and tips on grading student blogs.
Assigning and assessing blogs: http://www.slideshare.net/Runte/assigning-and-assessing-blog-assignments (slide share- couldn’t get sound to work… but had some valuable slides)
http://blogagogy.wordpress.com/assessing-blogs/ I like this idea- a teacher could take parts of an assignment and have students “blog it here” at certain points to blog- to brainstorm, develop, refine, comment on each other’s ideas that become a final published piece. This might offer a place where the “blog it here” could link to one wiki where everyone is contributing as well.
Blogging, often called “weblogs” rubric here: http://members.tripod.com/the_english_dept/crit2.html (still a bit sophisticated in language in my opinion- good for the teacher, but not so good for students, esp younger students.)
Assessing Student blogs- http://cass.anu.edu.au/education-design-studio/resources/blogs/assessing-blogs A college with lists of criteria and ideas on assessing rubrics- also at bottom links to TONS of really good assessment links including the Blog Rubric I posted in Session 3 Discussion Board.
Basics of Blogs and Ideas for Student Use:
11 Advantages for using a Blog for Teaching: http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching (slideshare)
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/avee/blogstoteach/ Rather wordy- but thoughts and parameters for using blogs with students. Sharing Information- Just a few Weblogs- Blogger 21Classes Edublogs
Blogging Basics: Creating Student Journals on the Web- http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial037print.shtml
“Getting Started with your own Blog- using edublogger- http://wikiwog.wikispaces.com/Blogs
Blog Basics: http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/blog-basics
Scholastic’s Top 20 Blogs: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752562 (teacher and student, administrator and teacher, various content areas as well.)
A plethora of online journals and blogs: http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001449.shtml Many elementary examples as well as MS/HS and across content
ELEMENTARY:
“Who says elementary students can’t blog?” http://itc.blogs.com/thewriteweblog/2004/11/who_says_elemen.html
Elementary Teacher Resource Blog- http://www.elementary-teacher-resources.com/elementary-teacher-resources-blog.html
An Elementary grade sample of how one teacher uses her blog: I blog with my 5th graders on Blogmeister and am able to keep up with my 25 during lab and/or during classroom rotations while they're working...that is only 25! But using the New Approval Tool it goes fast...I don't correct any spelling or grammar though... I bought the domain name MyDragonBlog.com (not case sensitive) to get parents and students to our ClassBlogmeister page easier. Jaylani Evans aka Professor McGonagall http://www.mydragonblog.com/ http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=100229
“Who says elementary students can’t blog?” http://itc.blogs.com/thewriteweblog/2004/11/who_says_elemen.html
A plethora of posts on elementary use of blogs- http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:32329
Blogs in the Elementary School- Teacher Tube- http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=99517&title=Blogs_in_the_elementary_classroom
Supposed to be the easiest Kids blog (free) out there- http://kidblog.org/home.php
English/Language Arts:
We Read- A Shared Reading Journal between Teacher and Student- http://mshogue.com/read/
ELA Teacher Blog- http://timfredrick.typepad.com/
An AP Teacher Ning- http://teachap.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
“WritingRight”- AP English Class Blog Example- http://writingright10.blogspot.com/
Another Honors English Class- some handouts and resources here- http://mrsginfo.pbworks.com/English-10-Honors
Lists tons of AP English Student Blogs: http://filamentlaunchpad.pbworks.com/Student+Blogs
Bard Wired: http://bardwired.blogspot.com/ HS Teacher blog
**Teaching English with Technology- A really neat site: http://tewt.org/englishteachersites.html
Grade 12- Writers Craft- http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=14333
http://adavis.pbworks.com/Language-Arts-Examples (The video wasn’t uploading, but if you scroll down- tons of middle school and HS examples of student and teacher blogs as well as other useful resources for blogging, podcasting, etc.
Really Cool LA teacher Blog with Resources: http://thereflectiveteacher.wordpress.com/
ELL/ESL:
ELL Blogs, newsletters and listserv’s- http://www.colorincolorado.org/web_resources/by_topic/ell_blogs_newsletters_listservs
ESL/ELL Teacher Blogs- http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/default.aspx?GroupID=31
http://teacherportal.com/edubloggers/english-second-language
Top 10 Language Teaching Blogs: http://en.bab.la/news/top-10-language-teaching-blogs-2009.html
MEDIA SPECIALIST/LIBRARIAN:
Media Specialist Blogs- http://blog.esu10.org/wordpress/2009/09/23/media-specialist-blogs/
Library Blogs- http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/web.html#5
“What Media specialists can learn from web 2.0 tools” http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/4063467-1.html
Library Media Specialist 2.0- http://eduscapes.com/sessions/slms2/
Nice LMS Blog- http://jorgie-learning.blogspot.com/2009/06/library-media-specialist-what-do-they.html
Higher Education:
http://www.citejournal.org/vol8/iss1/languagearts/article1.cfm Great journal article that examines use of blogs as reflection tools to improve professional practice- and implications for pre-service teachers and their instructors.
Using Blogs in the Classroom: http://www.slideshare.net/fbalague/blogs-for-teaching-and-learning-presentation (suitable for all grade levels really)
Center for Teaching: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/blogs_and_wikis.htm
Center for Instructional Technology: http://cit.duke.edu/blog/category/teaching-ideas/
WIKIS
6 approaches to using Wikis in academia- http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/educational-uses-of-wikis/
HS Technology Committee’s use of a Wiki to educate staff about Web 2.0 tools- http://rhhstechcomm.wikispaces.com/
Runkle School Wiki- Grades K-8 Student Projects- http://runkletechnology.wikispaces.com/
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-i-use-wikis-what-do-you-do.html Cool Cat Teacher Blog (I love this site and I know others of you have mentioned it too) offers how they use wikis- with a class wiki example, etc.
A basic What is a Wiki Walk Through- http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ Good for student or faculty introduction. Subject Area ideas are there as well! (Click on the arrows in left sidebar)
Pedagogy 21 Wiki- Tutorials and for Training Purposes: http://pedagogy21.pbworks.com/
Here is an example of a lit. circle groups work and reflections: http://period4group4.pbworks.com/ Here is an example of a research group's collaborative work: http://period4group4.pbworks.com/
E-Toolbox- Really Neat Wiki for Web 2.0 Tools- http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/
When you have a lot of time on your hands, take a look at this comprehensive list of educational wikis: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
Elementary:
2nd Grade use of a Wiki: http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/
Elementary School use of a Wiki- Really neat site- http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/
5th Grade Class Wiki- http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com/
3rd Grade Wiki based on a unit on the West- http://gowest.wikispaces.com/
MS:
Middle school example of a Wiki: http://adamsnews.wikispaces.com/ Their purpose to share news of what’s going on at school
Language Arts:
A Choose your Own Adventure Story using a Wiki- https://thecavesofmull.wikispaces.com/The+Caves+of+Mull
Sample E-Portfolio Wiki- http://pickeringportfolio.wetpaint.com/
Math/Science:
A Math/Science Collaborative Wiki- http://cesa5mathscience.wikispaces.com/ (MS)
Really Neat Science Wiki- http://codeblue.wikispaces.com/
Math Wiki- http://mrswolfordmath.wikispaces.com/
Library/Media Specialists:
http://ahsmedia.barrow.wikispaces.net/ A collaboration between school media specialist and students.
HS Cyberlibrary- http://fhslibrarymedia.wikispaces.com/
HS Library- http://librarychs.wikispaces.com/
Library Resource Center- http://mainesouthlibrary.wikispaces.com/
Technology/Computer Lab Wiki- http://linktolearning.wikispaces.com/
Another Teacher’s Use of a Wiki:
I used this wiki as an experiment to encourage students to examine a story from the perspective of different characters. It's based on the Cinderella story: http://cinderella-their-story.wetpaint.com/ please feel free to participate or get your students to add parts. It's open for anyone to contribute. I also posted series of articles about using creating and using Wetpaint as a wiki. These include some simple video tutorials. You can see them at:Using wikis for teacher development http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2008/05/using-wikis-for-teacher-deve... Using wikis with EFL students http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2008/05/using-wikis-with-efl-student... Creating a Wiki http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2008/05/creating-wiki.html
AP English Use of a Wiki: From ECN
We set up a wiki Annotated Bibliography for our Gr 12 students during their research assignment. Each student was required to post at least one substantial source they had found, properly documented and situated on the bibliography, and annotated for the benefit of the other students, who would then use any of the sources in writing their paper.
With my Gr 11 APs now, I am working on creating argument and synthesis prompts using a wiki. Small groups of three students are collaborating on wikis to wordsmith their argument prompts, and then to add sources and an annotated bibliography for a synthesis prompt. I learned from the last experience and this time we're practising in class before I launch them out on their own. :) At the moment they can't see each other's wikis, but when they're done I will assign them to one of the questions created by another group to answer
The first was a poetry explication project that used to be a poetry explication essay that was the #1 most plagiarized (or cut and paste) essay that I assigned all year. Instead I turned in into a group poetry project on the wiki. You can see the assignment here and student work is linked about half way down. One unexpected benefit to this project is that by subscribing to the RSS feed for the wiki (which I view through google reader) I was able to see when students cut and paste text into the wiki and how much (or how little) they changed it. I'm actually working on a lesson for this semester that talks about the difference between cut and paste, paraphrasing, your own work, etc. based on what I say in my RSS feed.
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