Hello, World! Blogging and Podcasting in the Classroom

Hello, World!Blogging and Podcasting in the K-8

Classroom

Barbara L. CohenMarin Country Day School

bcohen@mcds.orghttp://barblcohen.edublogs.org

http://www.mcds.org

My Goals:

Define

Justify

Provide Resources

Provide Inspiration

Throw the Challenge Back to You

Blogs

What is a Blog?

A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.The term "blog" is a portmanteau, or, in other words, a blend of the words web and log (Web log). "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

~Wikipedia

Blog TriviaAs of March, 2005, a new blog was established every 2.2 seconds

In that same year, bloggers were posting approximately 5.8 new articles every second

In early 2006, Technorati.com listed almost 25 million blogs. Now there are 55 million.

By the end of 2006, Technorati was adding over 70,000 new blogs and a million Weblog posts each day.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary chose Weblog as its 2004 “Word of the Year”

ABC News deemed bloggers as their 2004 “People of the Year.”

Websites vs. Blogs

Static Dynamic

Read Only Leave a Comment

Linear Hyperlinked

Bookmark Subscribe

Example: Teaching Generation Z

Why Should You Blog?

To reflect on your practice

To create an interactive portfolio of your work and writing

To connect with a community of like-minded people

To connect with experts in your field

To reach individuals with critical information

To express opinions

To provide an outlet for personal frustrations

Barbara’s blog: http://barblcohen.edublogs.org

Where to Get aPersonal Blog

Weblogs Compendium (feedbus.com/weblogs/hosting.html)

Blogger (www.blogger.com)Wordpress (www.wordpress.com)Manila (www.manilasites.com)Typepad (www.typepad.com)Blogware (home.blogware.com)

A Few Blogs I Read

2¢ Worth

Presentation Zen

3191

Abby’s Pregnancy Blog

Joey’s CaringBridge Journal

The Edublog Awards

Blogs in the Classroom

Why Should Students Blog?

To publish their work

To write for an authentic audience

To practice writing skills with feedback

To build a portfolio of their work

To link their online reading to their online writing

To have an easy way to connect writing with images, audio and video

To have a different avenue for connecting with teachers, other students and parents about their work

Classroom Blog Examples

Purpose #1:To Publish Student Writing

V Posse (3rd Graders)

Hope Blog (rural Shropshire, UK)

Jamestown Elementary (5th Graders)

Room 12 (3rd Graders, Seattle WA)

Classroom Blog Examples

Purpose #2:Classroom Diary

Sandaig Otters (Glasgow, Scotland)

Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog (Grades 1 & 2)

Year 2 Voyagers

Room 9 Nelson Central

Classroom Blog Examples

Purpose #3:To Connect with Other Students

Notreblog

Blogs: MCDS Examples

2nd Willow Blogs

2nd Buckeye Blogs

Duck Blog

Trout Blog

Makers Blog

Construction Blog

Where to Get an Educational Blog

Edublogs (http://www.edublogs.org)Learnerblogs (http://www.learnerblogs.org)Edublogs Premium (http://edublogs.org/services/)

Blogmeister (classblogmeister.com)

Alan November Communities(nlcommunities.com/default.aspx)

Kidzlog (http://www.haranbanjo.com:16080/kidzblog/)

21Publish (www.21publish.com)

TeacherHosting (www.teacherhosting.com)

Podcasts

What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. Like 'radio', it can mean both the content and the method of syndication. The latter may also be termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the name of Apple's portable music player, the iPod, and broadcast; a pod refers to a container of some sort and the idea of broadcasting to a container or pod correctly describes the process of podcasting.

Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital audio formats by its ability to be downloaded automatically, using software capable of reading feed formats such as RSS or Atom.

~Wikipedia

Subscribing to a Podcast

Subscribing to a Podcast

Subscribing to a Podcast

Subscribing to a Podcast

Podcasts in the Classroom

Podcasts: Other Schools

Room 208 (Wells, ME)http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/RM208050605.mp3

Radio WillowWeb (Omaha, NE)Colonial Times PodcastAwesome & Amazing AntsSensational States of the Southeast

Jamestown Elementary (Arlington, VA)Winter Math Word ProblemsPhases of the MoonColonial Music CompositionsAthens & Sparta

ColeyCast (Murrieta, CA)Human Body Systems

Allanah’s Appleby Showcase (New Zealand)Jessica Ahlberg Comes for a VisitOur GrandpaPet Show Day

Podcasts: MCDS Examples

Kindergarten Letter of the Week Songs

1st Grade Audiobooks

3rd Grade African Folktales

4th Grade Mission iMovies

5th Grade Biographies

What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast

Griffin

What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast

iRiver

What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast

Blue MicrophonesSnowball USB Mic

What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast

Logitech USB Headset

Software to Create your Podcast

GarageBand (Mac)Audacity (Mac & Windows)

Places to Publish Your Podcast

Directly on to your blog Through iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes)

Archive.org (http://www.archive.org)

Our Media (http://www.ourmedia.org)

Liberated Syndication (http://www.libsyn.com)

podOmatic (http://www.podomatic.com/)

To your .mac account

Wikis

What is a Wiki?

A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː] or [ˈwiː.kiː][1]) is a website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit and change content, typically without the need for registration. It also allows for linking among any number of pages. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring. The term wiki also can refer to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a site, or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (the original wiki) WikiWikiWeb and online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.

~ Wikipedia

Where Can I Get a Wiki?

http://www.wikispaces.comhttp://pbwiki.com/http://www.curriki.org/

Purpose:To Connect with Others

Flat Classroom Project (Bangladesh & Georgia)

Classroom Google Earth

Bud the Teacher’s Wiki

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