In the next two weeks we are going to:
o explore three blogging platforms and choose the format for your individual blogging project
o leave a voice message on our project Voicethread and
o participate in our very first Google Hangout live video session using your gmail accounts.
Task 1: Post the answers to the questions below on the project blog (as a comment):
- What kind of blog would you like to create as part of the project (teacher blog, class blog, school blog or project blog)?
- How many sections would your blog include and how would you name them? (my lesson plans, my articles, my videos, my students, my CV, my best projects, my school profile, my colleagues, etc)
- What would be the purpose of your blog? For example: to post students homework and share it with the entire class, to publish students’ best work, to post lesson plans online, to share interesting online resources with students, to create an online portfolio for school administration, to encourage students to use certain online tools to learn English, to defend one's master (MA) or doctoral (PhD) degree, to participate in the “Teacher of the Year” contest, to present the blog for the 1st didactic degree defense, to involve students in a class or school project, to share lesson plans and useful resources with colleagues, etc.
o Personal blog (Teacher Portfolio).
Examples:
http://corinaceban.wordpress.com/
http://ashleystoutsteachingportfolio.blogspot.com/
http://www2.yk.psu.edu/sites/scs15/my-teaching-portfolio/
Recommended readings:
a) http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-portfolios/
b) http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/07/17/digital-teaching-portfolios/
c) http://blog.benmcmurry.com/p/online-teaching-portfolios.html
o Class blog
Examples:
http://krebs.edublogs.org/
http://www.pointviewschoolroom3.blogspot.com/
http://tlcteach.edublogs.org/
o School blog
Examles:
http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/
http://wonecks.net/
http://berkshirecountryday.org/category/mybcd-blogs/
o Project blog (dedicated to one educational project)
Examples:
http://iearnmoldova.wordpress.com/projects/
http://youdochangetheworld.wordpress.com/
Task 2: Analyze the three blogging platforms we recommend below and choose the one you believe would fit your blogging needs. Create a free account and give your blog a name, then post the link below, as a comment / reply. Good luck!
a) Blogger http://www.bloggerthemes.net/
b) Wordpress http://theme.wordpress.com/
c) Weebly http://www.weebly.com/themes/