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=** Workshop Title: ****Using Blogs to Improve Teacher-Student, and Student-Student interaction** = =** Day: 4 ** = Subject of the day's workshop: Integrating Blogs into a web-site toc

=** Prerequisite knowledge: ** = =** Content: ** = This course is designed for middle and high school teachers who would like to learn to use blogs and wikis with their students. After learning the basics of creating and maintaining Wikis and Blogs teachers will learn how to incorporate these resources for maximum effect. Teachers will also learn how to keep students safe while using these resources and how to instruct and guide students in the creation and maintenance of their own Wikis and Blogs. Some the other topics that will be addressed include using wikis for group assignments, using blogs to extend class discussions and communicating with students and parents outside of the classroom. Teachers will log into the instructor's course page and click on the getting started with Blogs tab under day 4 on the menu bar. Once teachers have gone to the getting started with Blogs tab under the day 4 menu option, they will visit the instructor's Blog. Once at the Blog, they will read their task for the lesson and will answer the questions posed by the instructor by replying to the Blog posting. This will be their first use of a Blog in this course. This is designed to introduce teachers to Blogs and provide immediate hand on experience. =**Objectives:** = =**Lesson Details:** = =**Materials:** = =**Evaluation:** = media type="custom" key="11336330" =**Schedule:** = =Day 4 = Meet and Greet: 7:30-8:00 session 1: Teachers introduced to basics of blogging. 8:30-9:00 Break: 9:00-9:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Session 2: Teachers complete individual Blog response to instructor prompt 9:15-10:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Blog practice 10:15-10:30 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Group Blog share 10:30-11:00 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teacher Blog design 11:00-12:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reflection 12:15-12:30 =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Questions or Comments: ** = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">email Don Bierschbach at mrbhistory@yahoo.com = =
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Basic computer and software skills.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Skills and knowledge acquired in previous sessions.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Positive Attitude and Can do Spirit.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">By the end of this course, teachers will be able to create a blog using EBlogger.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a blog to communicate with students, parents and the community for a variety of purposes.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">By the end of this course, teachers will be able to do create a wiki using wikispaces.com.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a wiki to communicate with students, parents and the community for a variety of purposes.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will log into the instructor's course page and click on the getting started with Blogs tab under Day 4 on the menu bar.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Once teachers have gone to the getting started with Blogs tab under the Day 4 menu option, they will visit the instructor's blog. Once at the blog, the will read their task for the lesson and will answer the questions posed by the instructor by replying to the blog posting.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This will be their first use of a blog in this course.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will discuss the ways that blogs can be used to communicate with students to engage them in higher level thinking activities.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will use a blogs found on the internet to demonstrate ways that blogs can be used to connect students to the classroom while they are away from school.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will also learn how to avoid the potential dangers and pitfalls that come with blogs, including student safety, and appropriateness of the blog.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will learn how to create student accounts and how to create and design their blog to meet their needs.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">They will follow a tutorial that will be posted in under Day 4 in the course website to create their blog.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will work independently to create a blog. They will focus on the design and appearance of the blog today.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Using the tutorial provided by the instructors, as well as the instructor websites, teachers will create a blog.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">They will set up all of the basic elements of the blog, including the layout, color, font styles, and graphics, taking into consideration the typography guidelines discussed previously.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will also create two separate posts on their website. The first will be an introductory biography. The second post will be a survey question on any topic that they choose. This will be used at a later time.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will get into grade level groups ( middle, high) to share what they have created.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Groups will share any tricks or tips that they found. They will then email each other their blog links. Groups will be divided by grade level.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Once groups have shared and tricks and tips they found, they will email their group members the link to their blog.
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Group members should then take the time to respond to each group member’s survey question. They will respond by posting a reply to the blog post.
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This will demonstrate how blogging can be done with students..
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors Blog http://districttechnologytrainingplanblog-b.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-blogging.html
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Yola websitesBlog
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">ExamplesTeacher created blogs
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructor tutorial
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructor's course website
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete a blog email the link to the instructor at mrbhistory@yahoo.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete the following evaluation and reflection survey. This will be used by the instructors to guide further training.