Blogs
Blogs (shorthand for web logs) provide a unique collaborative writing environment that can add an interactive and connective dimension to writing. Blogging provides an online author a forum for sharing thoughts, reactions, and reflections as well as for linking what they have read, online resources, and other’s writing within a blog post. Through the use of feature settings, blogs can also provide opportunities to the author for feedback through comments. When using this type of writing environment, it is important for all participants to practice ethical behavior and digital citizenship as outlined in the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students.
How can I use blogs with students?
- create book discussions (great for literature circles or book reports)
- post prompts for writing
- communicate with parents and students about classroom news, policies, and events
- journal writing online
- publish student work (writing, photos, video, etc.)
Carroll County Public Schools is now offering interested CCPS educators an ad-free space in the blogosphere using a campus solution of Edublogs. Click on the graphic above to visit our main blog. If you are interested in obtaining a blog site for your classroom, complete the following steps:
- Read and follow the CCPS Blogging Guidelines
- Complete the Blog Planning Form
- Your administrator and content area supervisor must sign the Blog Planning Form
- Pony the original to Paula Sandridge or Kelly Hammond at Curriculum/Instruction, Central Office
- Here is an example of a Student Blogger Permission Slip that you may want to adapt to your classroom, courtesy of Kathleen Brunnett, North Carroll Middle School and Laurie Owings, Shiloh Middle School.
