Blogs

=Blogs =

A blog to follow The Edublogger Tips and Tricks

1. Who has blogged?
=2. What are blogs? =

Blogging? It's Elementary

Log onto a Blog

4. Examples:
 [|http://mrcampbellsrambles.blogspot.com] Teaching with Technology FreeTech4Teachers

Scholastic Top 20 The Innovative Educator : Top Blogs

5. Free Blogs for Educators
Edublogs Google

6. Assignment
Assignment #1: Technology Blog


 * Description of the Assignment **: Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the website. The blog for this class will include responses to the required topics and will include a link to an appropriate website reference or a reference to a textbook.


 * Creating a Blog **
 * Create your Google account first at []
 * Create a blog at [] Write Google password here
 * __ Write your blog address here: http:// __.blogspot.com/
 * Become a follower of my blog so that you and your classmates can easily find each other’s blogs or I will post the blogs on the Tech-for-Educators wiki.


 * Writing a Blog: **
 * Read the assigned topic (copyright, blogging, or learning theory) and find at least one source on the topic. This source can be a textbook or an informative website. Read and reflect upon the material related to the question.
 * Open your blog using your address above. Select new post. Type heading from topic.
 * Write your blog responding to your reading and cite your resource. This is not just a journal entry; it is an informed response to particular issues. Find something useful about the topic that you can contribute in class. __Absolutely no cut and paste from other Internet articles—use your own words__. Do not preach in your blog. This is not an essay, it is a response.
 * Send your blog URL to my SBU email account. Title the message as lastnamefirstname_blog. I will post everyone's blog address on Angel and/or this wiki.

Blogging Scoring Guide: 5 || Good Work: 4 || Needs Improvement: 3 || Seriously Lacks: 2 || Not Evident 1 ||
 * Exemplary:
 * All blogs are complete, address the topics well, have no excessive spelling errors, include reference to sources, was submitted on time, student contributed to discussion ||  All requirements complete but lack professional polish and not ready to show to future employer, no excessive errors or problems  ||  Some component of the blogs incomplete, blogs lack a thorough discuss of the topic, or blogs contain spelling problems, missing reference to source or link  ||  Many components of the blogs lacking or missing, major problems with excessive errors  ||  Blogs not evident or each very incomplete, late, with excessive errors  ||

__Exemplary work __: highly creative, novel, skillful, clear communication, reasoning based on solid understanding, a model I would share __Good work: __ competent understanding and thoroughness except with occasional lapses and unclear reasoning or insufficient evidence __Needs improvement __ shows some evidence of understanding, not thorough, frequent lapses in clarity, misconceptions, or item missing __Seriously lacking __: Missing multiple items or not following directions, excessive spelling errors and lack of professional appeal __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9pt;">Not evident __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 9pt;"> is work that shows no attempt or merely re-copying of information

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