Why?
Why blog with students?
Caitlin Tucker includes some great reasons to blog with students. In one of her blog posts, she says she has students blog to:
- creative a positive digital footprint
- use media strategically to communicate information visually
- cite media that was created by others
- take pictures and learn basic photo editing
- produce well written blogs
- capture audience attention and readership
Blogging can meet many Common Core Standards!
Resources
- ClustrMapsA free service that you can use to show students the global traffic sources of their blogs. ClustrMaps will display a real-time map of where in the world visitors are when they visit your blog.
Ideas for Classroom Use
Student Blogging Activities that Don't Rely on Text by Richard Bryne
How to Set Yourself Up for Blogging Success by Richard Bryne
Current Events Blog by Honors Comprehensive American Studies II - block 4
Philosophy Blog by Stephen Goyette
German Class Blog by Karen Cox
Common Core Connections
Common Core Standards for Writing:
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.