Welcome to the Region 4 Blog workshop
Our plan is to get you right into Blogs by having you read this post and comment on it.
Our agenda for today is to:
- Learn how to use a Blog
- Learn about the features of the Region 4 Blog
- Set up your own Blog
- Personalize your Settings
- Learn how to use RSS Feeds and Bloglines
- Practice with your own Blogs
- Apply Blogs in your school
Blogs depend on people like you to read and respond. When blogs are used effectively in teaching and learning, comments include a synthesis of relevant information from multiple sources. The Blog author can then read what you have to say, maybe look at links you have suggested and then, possibly, reconsider what they originally posted. A Blog author would not go back and revise the original post, but certainly could continue the discussion. As you can see, Blogs are essentially about thinking, reading AND writing and they are never quite finished.
Now that you have a basic introduction to Blogs, I'd like you to think about what you read here. Based on what you have heard so far, add your voice to the discussion: To what extent should teachers and schools make use of Blogs in teaching and learning? Why?
You may want to visit http://www.weblogg-ed.com/why-weblogs to see what others say about using blogs in the classroom.
When you are ready to add a comment, scroll down and add your comment in the text box and click submit. Your comment must be approved before it will be displayed. I will show you how I can quickly and easily approve comments.