CUE2009Blogging

=Blogging in Elementary: Starting the Conversation Early Session 2236=

Description
Blogging with elementary students is a good way to add transparency and engagement to learning, and to give students an authentic audience for their writing. See the steps one computer lab teacher went through bringing blogging to an elementary school. Beginning, 4 - 6 Multi, TL San Jacinto Wyndham Hotel [|Link to CUE Community]

Why?
media type="custom" key="3163154" Higher order thinking (this does not require technology) Writing: for an authentic audience (this is easier with technology) It’s writing where they will be writing as adults media type="youtube" key="gjWDC5RYuh0" height="344" width="425"

What is the “goal”?
Getting students to write Getting students to read each others' writing Getting students to write about each others’ writing Having students make connections

How did I do it?

 * The development of blogging in students: building conversations in the classroom
 * 1) Answering questions from the teacher
 * 2) Reading other students' writing
 * 3) Commenting on others in their class/grade
 * 4) Students coming up with their own questions and thoughts
 * Different ways to structure blogging for elementary classrooms and their advantages/disadvantages
 * 1) Class blogs or Individual student blogs
 * 2) Closed (private) or open (public) blogs
 * 3) Writing: drafts or final versions, what should they post?
 * Adding visual interest for engagement

Links
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