Tool 1-Blogger.com
Part 1: A blog is a website on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis. This blog is where you will reflect on the tools we use. You are going to Set up your own blog & add your first post. Your first post can be a simple "Hello" or a paragraph.
Once you've completed this step, email me your blog's URL which is the web address for your blog. Mine is http://doradodozen.blogspot.com/
The following video will help you so watch it first. It is from the Blogger's Help Channel on YouTube which can walk you through how to do other things on your blog. You can make your blog as simple or as fancy as you want.
Part 2:
Watch this video about how to post a YouTube Video on your blog. You can always copy and past a link, but here is the slick way to do it called EMBED. After you watch the video, find a video that you could use in your classroom on YouTube and post it on your blog.
Reflection: In the Post a Comment section below, write a reflection about how you could use a blog as a teacher and how your students might also use them.
So far, so good!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that I might be able to set up a blog for the IB students so that they can share their ideas for CAS activities.
great idea!
DeleteThis could be used for enrichment, remedial work, or direct tutoring in my classes. The ability to embed videos would add an entirely new dimension to students doing work outside the class. The video aspect could really be helpful in adding relevance to both the Economics and Government classes.
ReplyDelete:) yes I agree. They have made it really easy to embed video
DeleteThis is really cool. I embedded a video on the National Anthropology Museum. We are studying Mexico City right now in level 2 and students had just seen a power point of photos from my trips. They liked the anthropology museum,so i thought it would be cool to see a little more of it. I could have them go to the blog and view this and make comments about some of their favorite art pieces from the museum. I could do something like this for every chapter, every topic, i could embed music videos for them to check out and listen to and report back to class, news clips, etc. the possibilites are endless for all levels of my spanish classes.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas!!! Thanks for feeding my fish too:)
Deletep.s. your fish are starving......they practically attacked me when i fed them....
ReplyDeleteI liked how easy this was to not only set up a blog but to embed a video. I really like that students could follow the blog and the video and make comments. This could be used for any level. The idea that it can become a running record of a class or a certain subject theme would be great for upper level classes. Or to choose a theme like traveling to a Spanish country and explore various aspects of it--depending on interests and class topics.
ReplyDeleteThis could be a great way for students to share ideas or give feedback, especially for older, more responsible students. I would worry a little about immature comments from some of my classes. Embedding the video was easy, and it might be a way to get students who are otherwise reluctant to do some work at home.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! You can actually set it up to moderate comments to prevent that from happening.
DeleteI am intrigued with the notion of "flipping" and how that might work for English. This would give me a nice platform from which to try it out. Also, it was fun to play with the templates :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the title of your blog:)
DeleteI could see this working in addition to my wiki...if I show a video or YouTube clip, it could be easily embedded and those who are absent could watch it...or better yet, like Holly's idea of flipping, I could make watching it a requirement before they come to class, since I have such limited class time.
ReplyDeleteThis was so simple and fun!
ReplyDeleteA blog would be a great resource to use with students. Of course it is a great idea to use it with "flipping". Other reasons:
--Some students who are not verbal in class might find writing their opinions and answers easier.
--Interaction with other students, not just the teacher. Students could help each other!
--Students get "wait time" to think of their answers.
In an elementary arts integration classroom there are countless videos from youtube and discoverystreaming I could use. World music, famous pieces, instruments, composers...the list goes on and on. For example students could watch the clip of Vivaldi's Four Seasons outside of class and write down their comments, ideas, goals for the next day's assignment which would be posted. Then in class I would have them create an art piece in groups and a creative dance showing what the weather looked like in that piece.
My blog
ReplyDeletehttp://msynhorst.blogspot.com/
I DID IT!! I think that I was able to embed a video. It looked okay to me and hopefully it works for you too.
ReplyDeletehttp://classnevergivesupkeepswimming.blogspot.com/2012/04/lessons-in-perseverance.html
I actually emailed a different blog to you, that was my first one and I like this one much better. Could be addicting...
This blog would tie in nicely to our school's positive reinforcement program that has specific character traits each month. The students could post on the blog different ways that they were living up to their trait or ways that they saw their friends meet their goals.
Not sure if the video was embedded correctly. I followed the steps on the video but not sure because this is all new to me. As a teacher I could use a blog with other colleagues and we could share different ideas or videos with one another. My students could use a blog as reinforcement on a topic we are studying or ask questions to other students in the class or grade level
ReplyDeleteI will help you embed it on Thursday
Deletehttp://denycehouser.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeletehere is my blog
I think I got it! I think I embedded my video to my blog correctly. Here is the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.shancambridge.blogspot.com/2012/04/schoolhouse-rock-adjectives.html
As a teacher, a blog would be a great way for teachers to share ideas about different lesson plans, post videos that will aide in their teaching, or offer helpful hints or ideas to teachers who have questions. Students could use a "kid-friendly" blog to respond to questions I've asked about a lesson we just did, or even to ask questions about homework.
Ok So we shall see if this works
ReplyDeleteHere is a youtube video on how to make your own volcano with baking soda and vinegar.
http://denycehouser.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-make-volcano-out-of-vinegar-and.html
In 3rd grade science we learn about earth materials and one of the experiments that we do is make a volcano. I would use this video to have the students preview what they are about to build.
http://denycehouser.blogspot.com/2012/04/volcano-video.html
ReplyDeleteIn 3rd grade science we learn about earth materials and one of the experiments that we do is make a volcano. I would use this video to have the students preview what they are about to build.