This presentation has been updated slightly from this summer.

1. Authentic Writing + Global Connections = BLOGGING Kathy Perret, Instructional Coach Northwest AEA Blogger: http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/ kperret@nwaea.org

4. Click in black area for video to play.

6. August 9, 2010 – Taking the Plunge Learningisgrowing.wordpress.com was born.

8. Levels of Transfer Level 5: Executive Control Level 4: Integrated Use Level 3: Routine Level of Transfer Level 2: Mechanical Use Level 1: Imitative Use Adapted from Joyce & Showers

9. Blogging Platforms Click on each icon to go directly to blogging platform.

10. P L A N T I N G S E E D S

11. Getting Started… Irving Elementary 5th Graders

13. Learning Targets After today’s lesson you will be able to: Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. Begin to understand the role of technology in the communication process. Language Objectives (ongoing) Express learning in the form of writing, sharing with partners and adding to the collective learning of the classroom.

14. Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. How do we communicate with others?

15. How do we share our ideas? Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

16. Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. How do we receive information?

17. You are… Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information.

18. You are a GENIUS and the world DEMANDS your contribution!

19. Paper Blog Learning to Blog Using Paper Other sites: Workshop Activity: Paper Blogs Paper Blog LP

20. Express a variety of ways people communicate and receive information. Sharing the Good News A sample of a 5th Grade Classes’ Blog - Argentina Teacher: @gret

21. Check out this video on how to set up your class on KidBlog.org

22. http://we-r-blogging.wikispaces.com/

23. Use the Twitter Hashtag: #comments4kids http://comments4kids.blogspot.com/

24. Blog Features Learning is Growing

25. On Stop Shopping EduBlog Awards Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites

26. Educator Examples 90 Educators share their best blog posts: http://t.co/DZ7w5p7 Talking Tech with Robin: http://talkingtechwithrobin.blogspot.com/ A Primary Blog for the 21st Century: Musing From a Grade 1 & 2 Teacher http://grade1ad.litcircuits.com/ Stump the Teacher: http://www.stumpteacher.blogspot.com/ Live the Conversation: http://mrsbmg.blogspot.com/ Driving me to Think: http://drivingmetohink.blogspot.com/ One Foot in Reality: http://www.onefootinreality.com/ Language Journeys: http://languagejourneys.blogspot.com/ Angela Maiers: http://www.angelamaiers.com/

27. Educator Examples FrankiSibbersonhttp://www.readingyear.blogspot.com/ Donalyn Miller http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/ Live Learning with Livescribehttp://livewithlivescribe.edublogs.org/ About a Teacher: http://gret.wordpress.com/ Teacher Reboot Camp: http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/

28. Classroom Examples Primary resources: Learning to Blog/Blogging to Learn: http://blog2learn.wikispaces.com/ (@MariaK on Twitter) Mr. Avery’s Classroom Blog: http://mravery.edublogs.org/ The Dog Ate My Homework: http://thehomeworkdog.blogspot.com/ (@TheHomeworkDog on Twitter) Grades 1 and 2 at Ancaster Meadow School http://avivadunsiger.blogspot.com/ (@Grade1 on Twitter) 2KM and 2KJ @ Leopold Primary School http://2kmand2kj.global2.vic.edu.au/ Eagles Write http://eagleswrite.edublogs.org/ Miss Kolis’ Room 5 Blog http://staff.bbhcsd.org/kolism/

29. Student Examples Mrs. Witsman’s Class (Westville, IL) http://kidblog.org/MrsWitsmansClass/ Mrs. Huebner’s Class (Sioux Rapids, IA) http://kidblog.org/MrsHuebnersClass2/ Miss D’s Class (Canada) http://kidblog.org/MissDsClass2/ Grade 1 and 2 (Canada) http://grade1.litcircuits.com/ Ms. Day’s Class http://kidblog.org/msdaysclass/

31. Additional Resources 45+ Ideas For Class Blog Posts Look Out World, I’m After My Blogging License! Cybrary Man’s Student Blog Page Cybrary Man’s Class Blog Page Quad Blogging Blog Soup Creating Blog Tutorial for Parents and Grandparents