Grade 8
Web 2.0 Tool: Blog
Objective: Students will create and design their own blog and be able to explain the purpose of a blog
Standards: A1, A2, A3
Procedure:
- Teacher will introduce students to the site www.blogspot.com
- Teacher will show students how to create their own blog using their own email and username
- Teacher will walk students through how to customize their page and guide students on how to create their first comment and post (to be sure they know how it works!).
- Students will then add to their blog roll other students’ (in the class) blogs.
- Teacher will remind students that within a blog, the creator has most of the control over the blog, and it is usually a collection of the creator’s ideas, latest happenings, etc. Blogs are updated monthly, weekly, (less often daily).
- Students will then be asked to click on another student’s blog and post a comment on that student’s blog (again to be sure that they know the procedure).
- Teacher will ask students to check their blogs to see if they can see the comment.
Assessment: Teacher will ask students to find an article on a topic that relates to technology and is of importance to them. Teacher will tell students to create a blog that is a response to the article and includes the article link. Each student will be assigned to respond to another particular student’s blog in their comment section.
*Teacher will remind students that they should be responding to the opinion of the author and not to their personal relationship
Rebecca
ReplyDeleteI really like how you have "conflicting" lesson plans here. Or is contrasting a better word? Either way, its a great writing exercise as well as thinking exercise. One environment is controlled and focused while the other is open and free. I think its great how you are providing students a contrasting view of Web 2.0 tools while using them to enhance your classroom. Great job on both Blogs!