Week 4: Feb.4 - 10 Making your Blog Unique |
During this week, participants will:
- focus on Content:
- focus on Design:
Extension: Useful tips to template customization
Learn about Edubloggers' Communities ( eg. http://edubloggerworld.ning.com/ and others)
a. Watch Konrad Glogowsky's presentation on "Initiating and sustaining Conversations: Assesment
and Evaluation in the Age of Networked Learning" where he discusses some pedagogical considerations on how to
scaffold the blogging process of our students.
b. Visit our blog to read Konrad's introduction and the post has written for our session and take part in the
conversation. This is a unique opprtunity to exchange ideas with the author himself, another one of the
amazing possiblities of the participatory web.
c. Read Paul Allison's experience with his class as his students' blogs develop and "bloom". How does it relate to
the previous presentation? Have you had a similar experience? How would you use the “Be a Blogger!” Matrix in your
setting?
d. Share your reflections on this topic by writing a post or posting an audio file (see task 2) on your brand-new blog.
Tag your post edublogtalk and we'll be able to follow the conversation through
Technorati http://www.technorati.com/tag/edublogtalk?authority=n&language=n.
Both Konrad and Paul are looking forward to our feedback!
e. Visit other participants' blogs and leave a comment. We can help them grow by sharing and caring!
a. Create a sound file at Odeo (http://odeo.com) or Podomatic (www.podomatic.com). Alternatively, you can create a video message in Springdoo ( http://www.springdoo.com/ )
b. Create a slideshow at Bubbleshare (www.bubbleshare.com) or Voice Thread (http://voicethread.com/#home) and add your voice comments.
c. Please share your slideshow(s) with the rest of the community, by including it/them in your blogs (in one of your blog posts).
Do you have any questions? Post them to the group.
Tutorials for Task 1:
a. Edit your blog sidebar links
b. Add a widget to your template. Use widgetbox, mashable or technoratiwidgets .
c. Share your favorite tools on our blog
Tutorials:
a. Create and edit a new element in your sidebar
b. Change the size and alignment of some of your widgets.
c. Insert your logo in the header (click HERE for a step-by-step guide)
Check our pageflakes
Tuesday, February 5 |
SKYPE |
from 15GMT to 16GMT | Carla Raguseo (Skype ID: carla.raguseo) |
Tuesday , Friday (Feb 5 and 8) | SKYPE | from 12 GMT to 14 GMT |
Ana Maria Menezes (Skype ID: anamariacult) |
Visit http://www.timeanddate.com to check what time that is for you.
Presenters of the Week
Blogging4Educators meet The Women of the Web 2.0
Click here to get your own player.
This is the podcast of a wonderful talk with the Women of the Web2.0 and participants of the blogging4educators EVO session 2008 on blogging.
The recording with photos and chat transcript is available at WiziQ
Topics:
The blogging4educators Team would like to congratulate the amazing WoW2.0 for being there for us and sharing a bit of their own stories, successes and failures with us. Yes, they are, indeed, transparent learners!
Women of the Web2.0 (WOW2.0) |
Sharon Peters is a former middle and senior school English teacher. Over the years, Sharon and her students participated in several award-winning global online collaborative projects with classes around the world. She has presented topics about 21st century new media literacy skills at a number of international conferences and regularly webcasts shows for educators. Sharon's role at LEARN includes overseeing the design of learning and evaluation situations in ELA and providing resources for ELA educators. Name: Vicki A. Davis Home: Camilla, Georgia, United States About Me: I'm a teacher, entrepreneur, edublogger, conference presenter, and freelance writer. I am an avid reader, technology "geek", and heart-felt Christian. Locally, I've been Camilla Chamber president, a Rotarian, and a Leadership Georgia graduate.My class wiki has won many awards and media recognition. I am a Tech Learning blogger, co-founder of Women of Web 2 and co-host the WOW2 show Tuesdays at 9 pm EST at Ed Tech Talk. I co-authored the Flat Classroom Project and Horizon Project. See my complete profile
Jennifer Wagner..... was looking for an interesting way to collect data for a science fair project and posted her question to the EdTech newsgroup board, and the O.R.E.O. Online Project was born. The Project is now in its NINTH year and TechnoSpud.com hosts many online projects during each year. She was the top finalist in the Global SchoolNet Foundation Teacher Award in 2005 for her online projects and effective uses in teacher telecollaboration and has won various other awards for her innovative use of technology. Her TechnoSpud website has a monthly newsletter with Useful Links, Technololgy Facts, and a 30-Minute Technology Tip for teachers to use immediately in their classroom or lab. She is an enthusiastic conference speaker and enjoys sharing the power of technology in and out of the classroom. Jennifer has just published her first book, 35 Tech Tips for Teachers! Websites: Technospud.com, TechnospudProjects.com, TheBloggersCafe.com, Online Projects 4 Teachers Blog: http://www.technospud.com/blog
Hello, I am Cheryl Oakes, I live in ME, USA, my blogsite is located @ Weebly, http://www.cheryloakes.com
I am a Collaborative Content Coach for Technology in Wells, Maine in the Wells Ogunquit Community School District a member of Webheads 2005, SEEDLINGS, teacher, webcaster, and mom. http://www.cheryloakes.com http://www.wocsdtechtalk I blog 2 times a month for www.techlearning.com/blog It is all about conversations and sharing. |
February 7th,
at 2GMT
listen to the recording at WiziQ |
Konrad Glogowsky Blogger, Educator |
February 10th, Sunday, 14GMT
at WIZIQ |
Check the tutorial on how to register at WiZiQ.
Click here to check your work for week 4 |