Blogs+in+English

=Using Blogs in English =

What is a blog?
Blogging in Plain English

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Why use blogs? [|20 Reasons why students should blog] Features of a good quality student blog What I need to teach students in order to blog [|Edublogs.TV]

What blogging platforms are available? [|Edublogs] Global Student Scholaris

Helpsheets
. Instructions on how to set up a blog Downloading videos from Teacher tube and [|Edublogs.TV]. See blog post [|Getting past the filters] Permission letter for parents. Explains the purpose of using blogs in the classroom, provides some cybersafety link and requests parent permission for the student to have an individual blog Rules for being online. Safety tips to go through with the students about being cybersafe.

My Blogging with 7E
Add an RSS feed so I can be notified whenever there is a new entry in the 7E class blog. rss url="http://7eenglish.globalstudent.org.au/feed/" link="true" number="10"

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Worksheets and help sheets provided to students

 * Setting up your blog. Instructions for a globalstudent blog - settings, themes, widgets
 * Writng a meaningful comment on another student's blog
 * Create a VOKI - a talking avatar
 * Create an avatar - students change their real photo to a cartoon to protect their privacy.
 * Importing an image and inserting it into your blog

Using the blog to develop students Narrative writing Mapping the story - Using Inspiration orr better still, Webpsiration Describing a character Establishing the setting Writing the beginning - grabbing the reader Editing and proofreading