Blogging+in+the+Primary+Classroom

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[|Rachel Boyd]

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Why Use a Blog for Student Learning?
 * Resources**
 * Articles

- [|Utecht, Jeff. "Teacher 2.0: The Evidence." techLearning 24 May 2007] - [|Warlick, David. "A Day inthe Life of Web 2.0." techLearning Oct 15, 2006] - [|"7 Things to Know." EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative various 15 JUN 2007]

Blogging Tutorials and video

[|2006 K12 Online Conference]
 * [| Blog If You Love Learning]
 * [|Global Literacy] Clarence Fisher
 * [|Using Web 2.0 Tools in a Grade One Classroom]

Classroom Blogs
 * ===[|Kool Kowhai]===
 * ===[|Mrs. Muller's Class]===
 * ===[|Kathy Cassidy -- Grade one - Moose Jaw SK]===
 * ===[|Jody Hayes --Navigators 10 and 11 year olds in New Zealand for 2008, (previously Voyagers)]===
 * ===[|Manaia Kindergarten - New Zealand]===
 * ===[|Maria Knee's KinderKids]===
 * ===**[|Ms. Tondreau's Shining Stars]**===
 * ===**[|Room Nine 2007]**===
 * ===[|Room Nine 2008]===
 * ===[|Lisa Parisi's 5th Grade]===

Primary Blogs
(Blogs used with children 5 to 8 years old.) There are three main types of blogs: 1. The children each have their own blog which is linked from the teacher's blog or a central page. [|Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog] - Grade One - Moose Jaw, Canada [|Jody Hayes Classroom Blog] - Year One - Palmerston North, New Zealand [|Kinderkids] - New Hampshire [|Debbie Froehlich] - another kindergarten class. Just the teacher blogs. [|Room 9 Nelson Central's Blog] - Year 2/3 class from New Zealand - current [|Room One Mapua's Blog] - year 2/3 class from New Zealand - no longer used but good to look at as an example 60+ posts [|Tracy Muller's Kindergarten Class] - Only the teacher blogs [|1M Little Gems] - A class of Australian grade one students. [|Mrs. Lichtenwald's Class] - Grade One [|Ms. Schwichtenberg's Class] - Grade one - Commerce City, Colorado, USA

2. The teacher has a blog and the children comment. [|Ms. Ubell's Grade One Blog] - Moose Jaw, Canada

3. The teacher and the students share a blog. [|AllanahK's] Year Four/Five class in New Zealand

Fun Things
 * [|BubbleShare] Photo sharing
 * [|Slide]slideshows, slide shows, photo sharing, image hosting, widgets, MySpace codes, web publishing, music
 * **[|Animoto]** Animoto is a web application that automatically generates videos using patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design. Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.
 * [|One True Media] - add video or photos to your blog
 * [|Voki Home]

=Blogs=

Blogging Engines

 * [|Blogmeister] This is an excellent blogging tool for primary students. All articles and comments have to be approved by the teacher before being posted. To set up a blog, you just need to email David Warlick (the creator).
 * [|21 Classes] This is a relatively new blogging tool.
 * [|edublogs.org - free blogs for education professionals]

Blog Resources
 * From Alice Barr, Yarmouth, Maine**

Setting up an EduBlog [|Set up] and [|How to Directions.]
 * [|Blogger: Create your Blog Now -- FREE]

Support Blogging - LOTS of links to student/class/teacher/principal/librarian and administrator blogs as well as edublogs. Well worth a bit of time to browse.

[|Great instructions for adding items to your Blogmeister blog]