Blogging in the Classroom: #PHPD14

Beyond Blogging
Presented by: Jessica Young

Basic Blog Builders

• KidBlog (free set up accounts for each student)
• Blogger (tied to your email)
• EduBlogs (requires password, easy to set up)
• Pixabay (copyright safe images)
• Copyright Information (#MOedchat livebinder of blogging "rules")

How can you use blogs in your classroom?

• Student blogging offers students an opportunity to summarize information, practice writing skills, and collaborate with others. 
• summarize the learning for the day, week, or unit of study
• create their own blog to post their assignments to
• respond to blog posts as assignments
• collaborate with others and comment on their posts
• great way to share your learning with parents and others outside the classroom

Managing workflow

Now you have a blog, how to do you manage work flow?

• The easiest way to have students submit their work to the blog is through an email draft post (follow the directions on this link)
• You can set it up where posts must be approved before going live
• If you use iPads this can be set as an address in the contacts 
• If each student has their own blog. Then use BlogLovin to manage and follow all blogs in one spot.

Stepping outside your classroom

• Think about having a personal education blog. It is a great way to reflect on your own teaching and share your ideas with others.
• If your on social media, many teachers have FB or Instagram accounts. Many of these teachers also have blogs to follow.
• Promote your blog on social media to gain followers. Try Twitter use #MOedchat 
• You can use BlogLovin again to track these new blogs you want to follow.

**photo credit to pixabay