Welcome to the 21st Century!!!

Do you want to start blogging with your students but don't quite know where to start?

When I first read about blogs and teachers blogging with students, I tried to set up a plan so that I could introduce blogs gradually both for students and teachers. So I have decided to share my ideas in this blog post as I know many teachers feel overwhelmed by the concept of blogging.

My usual recommendation is that, as a teacher, you cannot introduce any technology tool in class unless you are familiar with it. So with that in mind, it is important that you familiarize yourself with blogs first as a user before you introduce them in class.

Step 1: Commenting on a blog (teachers)

Find a few blogs you really like and make it a habit of commenting.

Step 2: Making your own blog

Set up a blog to experiment with. The main purpose of the blog could be sharing professional experiences among the teachers, but it can also be a space for more personal musings or a digital journal.

Step 3: Building a repository of materials using a blog

Create a collection of resources for your students by posting them to a blog.

Examples:

·                      a collection of videos to be used and reused with different classes

·                     a set of pictures to be used as discussion prompts

Step 4: Making a blog-based lesson

Choose a lesson that would benefit from the use of technology and use a blog to present it to students.  Eg: Friendship


Look at the following video on how to leave a comment on a blog, and leave your reflection as comment. 

adapted from   http://educationaltechnologyinelt.blogspot.com