A Spotlight presentation on Blogging as part of a Social Media focus for EdTechSA in May 2014.

1. SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Blogging in the Classroom
A beginners workshop
Paul Huebl –
EdTechSA & St Andrew’s School

2. What to expect
• An overview of Blogging
• A look at how blogging is used in Education
• The opportunity to start up your own blog
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuaommen/4879117495/

3. The King and I
• Name and position
• What’s the last movie
you saw? (or
whatever)

4. What’s this all
about, then?
• (we)b-log
• Platform to
communicate
• Micro-blogging
• Multiple uses

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25266405@N00/696099309/
In Education…?

6. Class Blog

7. Student Blog

8. Teacher Blog

9. Kit Kat time
angelamaiers.com

10. Getting Started
edublogs.org

18. Evaluating a Class Blog
http://goo.gl/3hj45I
https://sites.google.com/site/mis
sdtheteacher/blogging
https://twitter.com/MissDtheTeacher

19. Advice
• Don’t get too ambitious too early
• Have a plan and stick to it
• Make it part of your regular class routine
• Get parents involved
• Get administrators involved
http://campusexplorer.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/frustratedgirlatcomputer.jpg

20. Resources to help
http://goo.gl/KTO1V