Also called
Julie LindsayHead of Information Technology
Qatar Academy
An online journal or diary
A Conversation
A communication tool
Sharing ideas
Writing and producing online material for an audience
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/web20
BLOGS
WIKIS
PODCASTS RSS
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
To record daily/weekly happenings
To analyze and synthesize information
To interact with other like-minded people
Synthesizing ideas
Writing for an audience
Evaluating resources
Fostering a professional learning community
Some ‘radical’ suggestions:Every student should have a blog
Digital PortfolioRecording progress as a learnerReflection
Every teacher should have a blogProfessional developmentAppraisal
Every administrator should have a blogDiscuss educational changeInvite comment and interaction
Cross-curricular….not just ICT classes
Embed into curriculumEncourage sustained conversation
through expectation Present multimedia by embedding
into blog post
Horizontal and vertical communication between students and teachers
http://edubloggerworld.ning.com
All resources can be found at:http://julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com/Blogging
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