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Essential Questions
How can blogging be used to improve student learning? How can the use of a blog help an educator to grow professionally?

NETS-T
3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Objectives
Communicate with a global audience. Reflect on teaching and learning.

Resources
Strategies For Blog-Powered Instruction Blogs vs. Term Papers Blogging Helps Students Think For Themselves Jennifer Bogart & Steve Katz's Club Blog Rumford Writers - student blogs Best Educational Blogs - Edublog Awards

Recommended blog hosting sites
Wordpress.com, Blogger, Posterous.

Blog Posts Guidelines
When commenting on others' blogs:
 * Posts should restate the question in the answer.
 * Posts should thoughtfully answer the question using specific details and concrete examples. (100-300 words)
 * Any references to other sites & ideas should be linked.
 * All material must be original or you must have permission to use. Cite/link accordingly.
 * Blog posts are to be completed //after// each class.
 * Not familiar with blogging? Take a look at my blogging club materials.
 * Comments should relate specifically to a theme addressed by the blogger. (Do not leave comments such as, "Interesting post," "I agree/disagree," etc. unless you include why.
 * Comments should be a complete well thought out idea.

Blog Topics
April 16: Choose at least one: April 17: Choose at least one: April 18: Choose at least one: April 19: "My Favorite Lesson" Share a lesson that you have done that you feel good about. Describe the lesson and explain why it is a favorite of yours. What is the learning objective ("Students will be able to...")? How do the students react to this lesson? Include the name and grade level of this lesson. April 21: Choose at least one (topics will be repeated tomorrow): April 23: Choose at least one: April 24: Choose at least one: April 25: Choose at least one: April 26: Choose at least one:
 * Which of the NETS-S is most important for you to address in your class? Explain why.
 * In what way would you like to improve as a teacher? How do you think this course will help you to improve?
 * How can you become a more effective presenter?
 * What are some ways that "digitizing" assignments will improve your teaching, class, or your organization?
 * Evaluate your online reputation/digital footprint. What steps can you take to sculpt your reputation into one that is more of your liking?
 * What are the challenges you find with following copyright laws? (Please do not post an admission of guilt to illegal activity.) How can you and your students contribute to Creative Commons resources?
 * Read (another) one of the articles from the Beyond Laptops Essential Readings list and express your thoughts about the article (agree, disagree, explain how this could affect you, etc.). You may need to give a very brief summary of the article so that people reading your post will understand your commentary.
 * Is there something that you really want to say to the education world? Voice your opinion on your blog.
 * Read (another) one of the articles from the Beyond Laptops Essential Readings list and express your thoughts about the article (agree, disagree, explain how this could affect you, etc.). You may need to give a very brief summary of the article so that people reading your post will understand your commentary.
 * Is there something that you really want to say to the education world? Voice your opinion on your blog.
 * What is your favorite tool you've learned about in the class so far? Why is it your favorite? How will you use it in your class?
 * Post technology use guidelines/expectations for your students (and their parents).
 * No topic tonight. (You don't have to complete a post.)
 * Write about tomorrow's topic (& there will be no more required blog posts).
 * What is something you learned in this class that you will be able to incorporate into your teaching?
 * If you did not learn anything new in this class that you can incorporate into your teaching, why? Did you not learn anything? Did you not feel what was taught was useful?

Class Members Blogs April 2012
Alex Lopez-Barton [] Lisa Barnhart [] Richard Ball [] Katherine Thomas [|http://sciencewithmsthomas.wordpress.com] Sarrah Abassi [] Kristina Chipping [] Jonathan Mueller [] William Song [] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah Segal <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aga Suzdorf <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Estella Duan <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Curtis Colegrave <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|http://curtiscolegrave.wordpress.com/] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Melissa Hubley <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robbie Sawlor <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth Yang <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tim Munro <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Katz @http://www.teachwithvideo.com/blog