Blogging@Schools

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Blogging_at_Schools

• http//bloggingatschool.blogspot.com/

March 18, 2005
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Presented by

• Susan HerzogInformation Literacy Librarian
• Catherine TannahillAssistant ProfessorEducationa
  l Technology Eastern Connecticut State
  University Willimantic, CT
• Lara ZeisesYoung Adult Author
• Wilmington, DE

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ISTE Standards

• Technology Operations Concepts
• Planning Designing Learning Environments
  Experiences
• Productivity Professional Practice
• Social, Ethical, Legal, Human Issues

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http//bloggingatschool.blogspot.com/
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The BlogsBlogging_at_Schools

• BlogDefinitions
• BlogHistory
• BlogResources
• BlogTools
• Susans Blogs
• Susans BlogBib

• Library Blogs
• K-12 Blogs
• YA Authors Who Blog
• Higher Ed Blogs
• A WebquestBlogs and RSS

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What Is A Blog?

• Web page
• Brief, chronologically arranged information
• Journal, what's new page, or links to other web
  sites
• Posts are like instant messages to the web
• Easy way to create web pages

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Blogs Vary Considerably

• Links/commentary
• News about a company/person/idea
• Diaries, photos, poetry, works of fiction,
  essays, project updates

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Anatomy of a Typical Blog Post
http//www.tarheelbloggers.org/thb/resources/blogg
ing101/parts.html
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History

• Tim Berners-Lee's What's New? page
• 9/11 Blogs
• 2004 Year of the Blog
• Tsunami Blogs
• See BlogBib History
• http//blog-bib.blogspot.com/

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http//www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/144/report_displa
y.asp
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Why Read Blogs?

• Personal professional
• Keep current
• Unfiltered
• Wont clog up your e-mail
• No spam! (hopefully)

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The first tool for easy content creation to the
Internet Weblogs."

• Will Richardson

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Why Create Blogs?

• Professional publishing
• Personal publishing
• Provide information

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Why Blog?

• No
• HTML
• FTP

• Easy to
• Create
• Update
• Publish

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Education Blogs

• Libraries
• Classrooms
• Schools
• District wide
• Professional resources
• Instruction

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Library Blogs

• News
• Announce new services
• Publicize existing services
• Recent acquisitions list
• Events calendar
• Recommended research sources

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School Blogs

• School/Class news
• Events/activities
• Homework
• Announcements
• Parent contact

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Instruction

• Publish archive student work
• Literacy support
• Themed discussions
• Information exchange
• Showcase

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Pros

• Innovative, cutting edge
• Fun
• Fast
• Easy
• Asynchronous
• Archived

• HOTS
• Diverse perspectives
• Collaboration
• Writing for an Audience
• Peer review

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Cons

• Opinion
• May be anonymous
• No password protection
• Minimum control

• Behavior issues
• Rarely room for large media files
• Licensing agreements

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Creating A Blog

• Consider purpose audience
• Choose blogging software
• Establish blogging guidelines
• Select a template for the blog
• Post content

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Choosing Blog Software

• Choices
• Free/Fee
• Hosted/On your computer/server
• Static/Dynamic
• Blogger

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Establishing Blog Guidelines

• Consistency in
• Style
• Voice
• Check spelling and grammar
• Frequency of posts
• Length of posts

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• School
• Library
• Blogs

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Coxsackie-Athens (NY)High School Library

• Exceptional content
• Organized by category
• Impressive extensive links for students
  teachers
• Carolyn Brook, librarianhttp//coxsackie-athens.l
  ibrary-blogs.net/

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Elementary School Blog (TX)

• Articles and web sites of interest to elementary
  school teachers and
• school librarians
• Norma Jean Smith, librarian
• http//elementary-school.blogspot.com/

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Hunterdon (NJ) Central Regional High School IMC

• Exceptional content
• Organized by category
• Impressive extensive links for students
  teachers
• Harlene Rosenberg, Phyllis Miller Heather
  Hersey, librarians
• http//central.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/imc/

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Li-Blog-Ary

• CA science magnet high school
• Sophisticated blog
• Developed into blogging community
• Patrick Delaney, librarian
• http//www.bayareawritingproject.org/galileoLibr
  ary/

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• K-12 Blogs

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Physics

• North Salem (NY) High School
• Posted about every 2 weeks
• Thought-provoking topics of current interest
• Clearly stated expectations
• http//physicsns.blogspot.com/

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Welcome to Blogging the Grapes of Wrath

• High School English class
• Clear expectations
• HOTS
• http//period5english10h.blogspot.com/2004/11/wel
  come-to-blogging-grapes-of-wrath.html

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Whittier School Learning Commons

• Subtitled weblog from the barrio of Pilsen in
  Chicago (IL)
• local school and neighborhood news in English and
  Spanish.
• http//www1.whittier.cps.k12.il.us/

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Butlerville Elementary School

• Blanchester, OH
• Informational blog
• Events, activities, special announcements
• http//www.butlerville.net/

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• Young Adult (YA)
• Author Blogs

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Why Authors Blog

• Communicate directly with readers
• Provide forum to discuss pop culture, politics,
  etc.
• Promote books and/or special appearances

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What Students Get from Author Blogs

• Direct connection to author makes them feel like
  they know this person
• Gets them excited about reading the authors
  books
• Inspires them to create their own blogs and write
  about their lives

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Sarah Dessens LiveJournal

• Author of award-winning titles such as Someone
  Like You and This Lullaby
• Writes mainly about her daily life and pop
  culture tastes
• Friended by 808 users countless more read her
  journal as well
• http//www.livejournal.com/users/writergrl/

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Laras LiveJournals

• Personal blog focuses on
• pop culture
• life as a young adult author
• http//www.livejournal.com/users/zeisgeist/

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From the Diary of Lucy A. Doyle

• Created blog for Lucy, the main character of
  Contents Under Pressure
• Readers of Lucys LJ are insatiable if I dont
  update quickly enough I get angry e-mails from
  them demanding I do so immediately!
• http//www.livejournal.com/users/biscuit_grrrl/
  

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• Questions? Concerns?

• Susan Herzog Information Literacy Librarian
• Catherine Tannahill Assistant Professor Educatio
  nal Technology
• Eastern Connecticut State University
  Willimantic, CT
• Lara Zeises Young Adult Author
• Wilmington, DE

http//bloggingatschool.blogspot.com/