This was my presentation to introduce blogging to teachers.

1. Classroom Blogs Melanie Wiscount Wilkes University Fall 2010

2. Session Essential Questions What is a blog? What is a blog’s purpose in the classroom? How does a blog appeal to our millennial learners? What are the components of a blog? What makes a “good” blog? How can we make a blog better?

4. web log

5. shared on-line journal

6. post diary entries

7. personal experiences

8. hobbies

9. reverse chronological orderwordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

11. collaboration of notes/thoughts/ideas among students

12. reflection of learning

13. summarizing activity

14. supplementary resources to content (links & videos)

15. extended thinking activity

17. collaborative environment

18. online publishing opportunity

19. perfect for the “not so vocal” student

20. perfect for sharing with classmates rather than just the teacher

21. “online” is always good in their world

23. title

24. photo

25. tagline

26. sidebar

27. profile

28. archive

29. tags

30. widgets

31. subscribe tools

32. blogroll

33. search tool

34. Creative Commons license

35. posts

37. links & videos to supplement posts

38. plenty of comments

39. follows blog etiquette & ethics

40. emits a presence as an extension to its theme & content

41. focuses on topic

43. activates thinking

44. is 21st century-centered

45. “more heads are better than one”

46. creates a community of sharing

48. publishing

49. sharing

50. learning

51. understanding

52. communication

53. collaboration

54. creation