Blogger

= Blogs - Blogger =

**Overview** > or engage in online discussions with peers
 * Blogger is a free web-based resource that allows students to create webpages, journal entries,
 * Users can include links to web sites, other blogs, news articles, pictures, or videos
 * Blogging especially appeals to students as a tool for individual expression
 * Note there there are many other blogging tools - I just find Blogger relatively easy to use

How to Use this Tool
Blogger Basics (by Amanda)
 * PART 1: Creating your blog (4:24)
 * PART 2: Customizing your blog (3:49)

Teaching Examples/ Strategies

 * Activity 1: Journaling (5:00)
 * Activity 2: Individual or group presentation of concepts/problems
 * Activity 3 : Collaboration on a problem presented
 * **Daily** **Lesson Blog** - where students comment on the daily lesson - what they did and did not understand
 * **Problem of the Week Blog** - post challenge problem of the week - students can post answers on their own blogs
 * **Student Mentor Blogs** - helping other students to succeed
 * Top 25 Blogs of 2012