Blog it!

Listen to our friend Paddy in Portugal
Writing for a real audience
Extra practice of reading and writing
Creation of somebody’s or a group’s own multimedia environment
Students’ work can be read by their peers
It builds up a sense of community
The practice of English goes beyond the classroom
The online environment encourages shy students to express themselves
Students can get replies from all [...]

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Expressing ideas, thoughts, feelings
Sharing photos and files
Building communities
Very personal

Bené’s
Claudia Bellusci’s
Ewan’s
Have you ever built one or written on a friend’s blog?
 

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International Exchange: CTJ and Estrela College and Sterotypes
A Virtual Trip to New York
Mystery Guest
A Field Trip to Paris 

Can you think of different Blog applications in the classroom?

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Sharing ideas, tips, feelings, experiences
Discussing online readings
Commenting on presentations
Building communities with other teachers and professionals
Being in touch with teachers from all over the world
Finding partners to work on collaborative projects

Becoming a Webhead
Scrapbooking Project

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Adding voice to leave a message, comment, thought
Practice of oral communication for students
Teaching
Check the examples:
Paddy’s Podomatic – An example of Kids’ production
Bee on Blogs – Talking to an Audience
Hornby Summer School – Interviews
Teacher John´s Podcast – Teaching English

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Start with your own blog. Test it, ask friends to reply, use the tools available
Take a look at other blogs. Check their layout and content.
Comment on other people’s blog to see how it works.
Start small.
Choose a special group or project to begin blogging
Don’t use the blog as a replication of your classroom. Go beyond!
Ask for [...]

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Try Blogger – intuite and user-friendly
Listen to Graham and find out why there are so many teachers getting involved in blogging.

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Please, take a minute to reflect on what you’ve learned about blogs.
Are you willing to give it a try?
Would you use it in the classroom, for personal expression, or for professional development?
What else do you need to start blogging?
Feel free to write a comment, suggestion, ideas in the “comment area”.
Just for fun 
 

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