Using Classblogmeister in the Classroom

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Using Classblogmeister in the Classroom

• Mark AhlnessOctober 17, 2006Arbor Heights
  ElementarySeattle, Washington

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Session Overview

• Benefits
• Personal history with Blogmeister
• Demo how it works
• Get started with a blog!
• Time to get feet wet
• Discussion topics
• Resources

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Benefits of Blogmeister

• Its a blog kids WANT to be in this
  environment.
• Safe every word is approved by the teacher
  before it appears (if the teacher wants)
• There is community (http//tech.groups.yahoo.com/g
  roup/classblogmeister/)(classblogmeister-subscrib
  e_at_yahoogroups.com)
• Its not blocked!
• Its free!

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A brief history.

• Roomtwelve.comstarted in Augustkids start
  blogging 11/1there is ownershipthere is
  motivation

• Ahlness.comstarted in Junesearching for a
  voiceintertwining of purpose

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Demo Roomtwelve.com
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Roomtwelve.com demo topics

• The Control Panel
• Posting Articles
• Creating a class
• Students
• Permissions
• The Class Panel
• Approving/Editing Student Articles and Comments
  (class participation)

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Lets set one up!

• Addresshttp//classblogmeister.com
• Everybody needs to get
• A school passcode
• Email David Warlick david.warlick_at_gmail.com

For this class(edited out)
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Fill out the form

• For school name at this event, fill in your
  school name or
• Fill in

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Basic Setup

• Login process (email address password)
• Control panel setup (naming the blog, etc)
• Class setup
• Deciding on permissions
• Dummy students
• Post a message as a student
• Approve/edit it

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Discussion Topics

• Blogger Contract permissions, etc
• Testing the waters first
• Understanding blogging
• The writing curriculum/process
• Blogging from home
• Time
• Expectations

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Resources

• http//del.icio.us/mahlness/within/without(list
  of great example classblogmeister blogs)
• http//www.halcyon.com/arborhts/bloggers_contract.
  doc (Bloggers Contract)
• http//tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/classblogmeiste
  r (helpful discussion list of Blogmeister users)

Beyond Classblogmeister
http//k12onlineconference.org/
http//k12online.wm.edu/k12online2006_optz.mp4(D
avid Warlicks keynote to above 85 MB worth
it!)