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Blogging in the Elementary Classroom  Topic:  Participants will learn how to effectively create and use a blog with multimedia aspects such as video and grphics for the students they teach. Population: This workshop will be for teachers of the elementay grades. Gades K-5 Outcomes:
 * 1) Learn the benefits of using blogs
 * 2) Find a user friendly blog for elementary students
 * 3) Create a blog to use with the students in their class.
 * 4) The blog created will have multimedia aspects ( video, graphics, link to web pages, etc.)

Gap:

Most participants are familiar with texting or using an instant messaging type of technology. However, the participants of this group will not be as familiar with a blog or how to use one with students. I hope to bridge the gap of the participants by showing examples of current blogs and how they can be incorporated into their current curriculum.

Agenda:

﻿1. Welcome and introduction of grade levels represented ( 10 min) 2. Review agenda and objectives ( 10 min) 3. Explain blogs and show examples of blogs. Watch Video ( 20 min) 5. Break (10 min) Participants can ask any clarifying questions or explore other blogs. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Adding text and links to blogs ( 20 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Partcipants will write a short statement about teaching as a profession for practice and add their school's web page as link. (20 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. How to add graphics to the blog ( 30 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. Participants will find some images that relate to teaching and add to blog. ( 20 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10. Break ( 20 min) Participants will be able to ask clarifying questions. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11. How to add video to a blog (20 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12. Participants will find a video and add to their blog ( 20 min.) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">13. Participants will be given a rubric and told the directions for the project ( 10 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">14. Participants are put into grade level groups ( 10 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">15. Participants will work collaborativly to create their own blog with all the multimedia aspects discussed. ( 1 hour) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">16. Closing and sharing of blogs ( 30 min)