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Hello, World!Blogging and Podcasting in the K-8
Classroom
Barbara L. CohenMarin Country Day School
My Goals:
Define
Justify
Provide Resources
Provide Inspiration
Throw the Challenge Back to You
Blogs
What is a Blog?
A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.The term "blog" is a portmanteau, or, in other words, a blend of the words web and log (Web log). "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
~Wikipedia
Blog TriviaAs of March, 2005, a new blog was established every 2.2 seconds
In that same year, bloggers were posting approximately 5.8 new articles every second
In early 2006, Technorati.com listed almost 25 million blogs. Now there are 55 million.
By the end of 2006, Technorati was adding over 70,000 new blogs and a million Weblog posts each day.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary chose Weblog as its 2004 “Word of the Year”
ABC News deemed bloggers as their 2004 “People of the Year.”
Websites vs. Blogs
Static Dynamic
Read Only Leave a Comment
Linear Hyperlinked
Bookmark Subscribe
Example: Teaching Generation Z
Why Should You Blog?
To reflect on your practice
To create an interactive portfolio of your work and writing
To connect with a community of like-minded people
To connect with experts in your field
To reach individuals with critical information
To express opinions
To provide an outlet for personal frustrations
Barbara’s blog: http://barblcohen.edublogs.org
Where to Get aPersonal Blog
Weblogs Compendium (feedbus.com/weblogs/hosting.html)
Blogger (www.blogger.com)Wordpress (www.wordpress.com)Manila (www.manilasites.com)Typepad (www.typepad.com)Blogware (home.blogware.com)
A Few Blogs I Read
2¢ Worth
Presentation Zen
3191
Abby’s Pregnancy Blog
Joey’s CaringBridge Journal
The Edublog Awards
Blogs in the Classroom
Why Should Students Blog?
To publish their work
To write for an authentic audience
To practice writing skills with feedback
To build a portfolio of their work
To link their online reading to their online writing
To have an easy way to connect writing with images, audio and video
To have a different avenue for connecting with teachers, other students and parents about their work
Classroom Blog Examples
Purpose #1:To Publish Student Writing
V Posse (3rd Graders)
Hope Blog (rural Shropshire, UK)
Jamestown Elementary (5th Graders)
Room 12 (3rd Graders, Seattle WA)
Classroom Blog Examples
Purpose #2:Classroom Diary
Sandaig Otters (Glasgow, Scotland)
Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog (Grades 1 & 2)
Year 2 Voyagers
Room 9 Nelson Central
Classroom Blog Examples
Purpose #3:To Connect with Other Students
Notreblog
Blogs: MCDS Examples
2nd Willow Blogs
2nd Buckeye Blogs
Duck Blog
Trout Blog
Makers Blog
Construction Blog
Where to Get an Educational Blog
Edublogs (http://www.edublogs.org)Learnerblogs (http://www.learnerblogs.org)Edublogs Premium (http://edublogs.org/services/)
Blogmeister (classblogmeister.com)
Alan November Communities(nlcommunities.com/default.aspx)
Kidzlog (http://www.haranbanjo.com:16080/kidzblog/)
21Publish (www.21publish.com)
TeacherHosting (www.teacherhosting.com)
Podcasts
What is a Podcast?
A podcast is a media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. Like 'radio', it can mean both the content and the method of syndication. The latter may also be termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.
The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the name of Apple's portable music player, the iPod, and broadcast; a pod refers to a container of some sort and the idea of broadcasting to a container or pod correctly describes the process of podcasting.
Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital audio formats by its ability to be downloaded automatically, using software capable of reading feed formats such as RSS or Atom.
~Wikipedia
Subscribing to a Podcast
Subscribing to a Podcast
Subscribing to a Podcast
Subscribing to a Podcast
Podcasts in the Classroom
Podcasts: Other Schools
Room 208 (Wells, ME)http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/RM208050605.mp3
Radio WillowWeb (Omaha, NE)Colonial Times PodcastAwesome & Amazing AntsSensational States of the Southeast
Jamestown Elementary (Arlington, VA)Winter Math Word ProblemsPhases of the MoonColonial Music CompositionsAthens & Sparta
ColeyCast (Murrieta, CA)Human Body Systems
Allanah’s Appleby Showcase (New Zealand)Jessica Ahlberg Comes for a VisitOur GrandpaPet Show Day
Podcasts: MCDS Examples
Kindergarten Letter of the Week Songs
1st Grade Audiobooks
3rd Grade African Folktales
4th Grade Mission iMovies
5th Grade Biographies
What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast
Griffin
What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast
iRiver
What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast
Blue MicrophonesSnowball USB Mic
What You’ll Need to Record a Podcast
Logitech USB Headset
Software to Create your Podcast
GarageBand (Mac)Audacity (Mac & Windows)
Places to Publish Your Podcast
Directly on to your blog Through iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes)
Archive.org (http://www.archive.org)
Our Media (http://www.ourmedia.org)
Liberated Syndication (http://www.libsyn.com)
podOmatic (http://www.podomatic.com/)
To your .mac account
Wikis
What is a Wiki?
A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː] or [ˈwiː.kiː][1]) is a website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit and change content, typically without the need for registration. It also allows for linking among any number of pages. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring. The term wiki also can refer to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a site, or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (the original wiki) WikiWikiWeb and online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.
~ Wikipedia
Where Can I Get a Wiki?
http://www.wikispaces.comhttp://pbwiki.com/http://www.curriki.org/
Purpose:To Connect with Others
Flat Classroom Project (Bangladesh & Georgia)
Classroom Google Earth
Bud the Teacher’s Wiki
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