Alice Mercer's PD Blog » blogging http://mercertraining.edublogs.org “It is not the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning.” Winston Churchill Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Authenticity vs. editing student work: a peaceful middle ground for your class blog http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/authenticity-vs-editing-student-work-a-peaceful-middle-ground-for-your-class-blog/ http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/authenticity-vs-editing-student-work-a-peaceful-middle-ground-for-your-class-blog/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 02:05:59 +0000 alicemercer http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/?p=65 This was an online event with Edublogs Live, that I forgot to preview here. I promise I will list future shows before they happen!

You’ve started your blog(s) with students, and they are writing, when is their work “ready” to publish and share with the world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, you should. Watch as we discuss how to figure out your philosophy about publishing student work, and how to make sure that you are having students show their best work, while still supporting learning.

Points covered included:

  • Considerations, including potential “critics” who may read the blog;
  • Building comfort and fluency in students;
  • Avoiding embarrassing students;
  • Revising and editing comments after they are published;
  • Identify draft vs. final versions of work.

Sue Wyatt (taz teacher) and Jan Smith shared their experiences with student blogs which were very illuminating!

You can see the archive of the Elluminate session here

Links

Other

A note about the writing on this blog…

This blog includes writing from elementary students, and shows work at all stages from first to final drafts
Work with this logo:

has been edited once.

Work with this logo:

is in a final form.

We do this to show the whole writing process, and hope you enjoy seeing how we learn.

the image link is here:
Edited: http://oakridgefourthgrade.edublogs.org/files/2009/05/cooltext421028791.png
Final: http://oakridgefourthgrade.edublogs.org/files/2009/05/cooltext421029122.png

I did both on cooltext: http://cooltext.com/Buttons

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UTC: Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 01:00
US EDT: Wednesday April 8, 2009 at 21:00 or 9:00 p.m.
US PDT: Wednesday April 8, 2009 at 18:00 or 6:00 p.m.
Perth, Australia – Western Australia Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 9:00 AM

or click here to calculate your own.

This session is for folks new to blogging with students and talks about how to structure and plan for this big step. It’s more a how and why than a how-to. Please join us!
Photo: Day 223 – Learning to use computers on flickr

]]> http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2009/04/07/student-blogging-avoiding-the-potholes-on-the-way/feed/ 0 Preview Blogging in Elementary Presentation for CUE 2009 http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/blogging-in-elementary-preso-for-cue-2009/ http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/blogging-in-elementary-preso-for-cue-2009/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:01:19 +0000 alicemercer http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/?p=55 This is a preview of my Blogging in Elementary Preso for CUE 2009on Thursday March 4, at 2 p.m. PDT

Audio will be available at Blog Talk Radio

7 Things You Should Know About Blogs

2 page handout on blogs

movingforward » home

A hub resource for sharing links and resources for various stakeholders about ed tech

oakridgeedtech » Start of Year Intermediate

Example of a student response on a blog

1 Twister 1998 — Blogmeister

Assignment #18: What Works in Oak Park | Sixth Grade Blog

Landmarks Class Blogmeister

Warlick’s CoLearners | Main / ClassBlogmeisterWiki browse

Sign In to Class Blogmeister – Class Blogmeister

Yahoo Groups: Class Blogmeister Support Community

Edublogs – teacher and student blogs

The Edublogger

The Edublogs Forums

Blogger: Dashboard

EdTech Update: Remove the "next blog" button from Blogger

Weebly – Create a free website and a free blog

21Classes – Free Classroom and Education Blogs – Home

SchoolBlog – About ePals – ePals Global Community

]]> http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/blogging-in-elementary-preso-for-cue-2009/feed/ 2 Share your opinion http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/share-your-opinion/ http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/share-your-opinion/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:51:52 +0000 alicemercer http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/?p=36 We covered a lot during this training, and Pat and I want you to know that we will continue to help you. You can leave a comment here, or send an email when you have further questions. I will list upcoming trainings in the sidebar to the left, so look there if you would like more time to work on projects.

]]> http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/share-your-opinion/feed/ 0 This is how to add an avatar or image http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/this-is-how-to-add-an-avatar/ http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/this-is-how-to-add-an-avatar/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:33:21 +0000 alicemercer http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/?p=34

  1. Choose the first icon from Add Media on the top of the tool bar
  2. Choose “Browser Uploader”
  3. Browse for your file
  4. Upload file
  5. Choose an alignment and size
  6. Click none on link
  7. Click on Insert into page.
  8. Add your text
  9. Publish and Save!
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Click on that button, then choose the “browser uploader” and locate your file, and upload it.

Here is a document for your admin to sign for a blog. It’s not technically required any longer, but you should follow the guidelines from the district in how you maintain your blog:

scusd-request-for-blog-site

]]> http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/embedding-pdf-files-in-a-post/feed/ 0 So you want to get a YouTube video? http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/so-you-want-to-get-a-youtube-video/ http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/so-you-want-to-get-a-youtube-video/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:48:31 +0000 alicemercer http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/?p=28 You find a great YouTube video, but how to show it in your classroom? YouTube is blocked in school computers. You can “pull down” a YouTube video with this handy online tool, Zamzar. Just get the url for the video on YouTube, then go to Zamzar and enter it in. It will ask what format you want (WMV for Windows Media Player, MOV for Mac), and for your email. You will be sent an email with a link to go to when it is done (usually within a couple of hours).

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Blog URL

http://mauro90.edublogs.org
http://rosamarquez.edublogs.org
http://tarigreen.edublogs.org
http://hedofan.edublogs.org
http://carapiet.edublogs.org
http://mrbmoore46.edublogs.org
http://cmitchell22.edublogs.org
http://walkerbrw.edublogs.org
http://ramonahoward.edublogs.org
http://llwortman2.edublogs.org
http://dmafua.edublogs.org
http://mssakakihara5.edublogs.org
http://msllemay1.edublogs.org
http://oakridgefourthgrade.edublogs.org
http://oakridgefifthgrade.edublogs.org
http://oakridgesixthgrade.edublogs.org

RSS URL

http://mauro90.edublogs.org/feed/
http://rosamarquez.edublogs.org/feed/
http://tarigreen.edublogs.org/feed/
http://hedofan.edublogs.org/feed/
http://carapiet.edublogs.org/feed/
http://mrbmoore46.edublogs.org/feed/
http://cmitchell22.edublogs.org/feed/
http://walkerbrw.edublogs.org/feed/
http://ramonahoward.edublogs.org/feed/
http://llwortman2.edublogs.org/feed/
http://dmafua.edublogs.org/feed/
http://mssakakihara5.edublogs.org/feed
http://msllemay1.edublogs.org/feed/
http://oakridgefourthgrade.edublogs.org/feed/
http://oakridgefifthgrade.edublogs.org/feed/
http://oakridgesixthgrade.edublogs.org/feed/

Here is Pat’s site for the training: http://edutrain.edublogs.org/

Here is a manual in PDF format for Edublogs: http://blogwalker.edublogs.org/files/2008/05/edublogs_05-26a3wp.pdf

Here are some blogs that might be useful as you being to use edublogs in your blogs:

The Edublogger is a blog with tips and tricks for using Edublogs:
http://www.theedublogger.edublogs.org/

Moving Forward is a wiki listing blogs and other Web 2.0 applications in the classroom. Look under examples to see other class and student blogs, or under teachers to see teachers who blog about how they use this tool in their classrooms:
http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Blogs

Two blogs that will provide you with useful resources for technology in the classroom are:
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
http://instructify.com

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This was made on flickrslidr.com. You can create slideshows like this for subject matter students are researching, like this one I did for the Revolutionary War. You will get code to put on a blog post. Make sure you click on the HTML tab at the top of your blog post edit window to put the code in.

]]> http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/photos-from-training/feed/ 0 Reflecting on Day 1 of SCUSD Summer Institute http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/reflecting-on-day-1-of-scusd-summer-institute/ http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/reflecting-on-day-1-of-scusd-summer-institute/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:47:24 +0000 alicemercer http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/?p=23

Well, it looks many of you loved Flickr. For the person who found the DEN presentation too fast, I’m very sorry. I would love to meet with you and find out how I can help you, so feel free to sit on down with me sometime in the next two days.

Here are some further links, that weren’t in the last post:

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