Rebecca J-L's Blog – May 2014 Archive (3)

Blogging Best Practices

Blogging (whether personal or for educational purposes) is a popular form of communication with others online. Those who chose to blog should also consider some best practices to get people interested in reading their posts and interested in returning to read other posts. Some best practices for educational blogging include establishing norms/guidelines…

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Added by Rebecca J-L on May 17, 2014 at 6:11pm — No Comments

21st Century Classrooms & 21st Century Learning

Teachers are hearing the terms “21^st Century Classroom” and “21^st Century Learning” a lot during trainings and within resources. Teachers need to understand what these terms mean in order to fully grasp the concepts behind them.

A “21^st Century Classroom” and a “21^st Century Learner” go together. Learners/students come into our classrooms with more technology skills than ever before. School districts need to…

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Added by Rebecca J-L on May 17, 2014 at 5:00pm — No Comments

10 more ways to use Blogs in Your Classroom

Classroom blogs can be a good resource and tool for the classroom. There are many ways blogs can be used. Kathleen Morris (2012, Jan.) posted several ideas along with a visual graphic organizer that show the benefits of using blogs in a classroom: