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Blogger & Reader In The Classroom

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

BLOGGER & GOOGLE READER IN THE CLASSROOM

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF DÜSSELDORF
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ADRIAAN VAN DER BERGH

@avanderbergh
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PRESENTATION LINK

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WEBSITES & BLOGS

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

WEBSITE

COLLECTION OF RELATED WEB PAGES ON THE WWW
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BLOG

TYPE OF WEBSITE. POSTS ARE ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

UPDATED

We expect blogs to be frequently
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COMMENTS

BLOGS USUALLY ALLOW
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SO WHICH ONE SHOULD WE USE?

WEBSITE OR BLOG?
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USE BOTH

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WEBSITES ARE GOOD FOR...

LOGICALLY ORGANIZED CONTENT.

BLOGS ARE GOOD FOR...

Documenting a process

BEFORE ASKING STUDENTS TO BLOG...

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MAKE SURE YOU TEACH THE BASICS

ADDING POST TITLES, NOT MANUALLY ENTERING THE DATE, NOT APPENDING OLD POSTS.

DIFFERENT WRITING STYLE

HAVE STUDENTS WRITE SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR BLOG

SETTING UP A NEW BLOG

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MULTIPLE BLOGS

ONE FOR EACH SUBJECT
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CONVENTION

DECIDE ON A STANDARD NAME & URL
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DYNAMIC VIEW

IS A TEMPLATE THAT LETS THE READER CHOOSE THE LAYOUT
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USING LABLES

TO ORGANISE POSTS BY THEMES OF WORK
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EMBED

HAVE STUDENTS EMBED THEIR SUBJECT BLOGS ON A GOOGLE SITE

OK, THAT'S ALL GOOD BUT...

HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITH ALL THESE BLOG POSTS?
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USE THE RSS!

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FEED
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GOOGLE READER

LET THE BLOG POSTS COME TO YOU!
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STEP 1

TO YOUR STUDENTS' BLOGS

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STEP 2

SUBSCRIPTIONS INTO FOLDERS
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BROWSE

BLOG POSTS FOR EACH CLASS
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ALL ITEMS OR NEW ITEMS

FILTER OUT THE READ ITEMS
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TRENDS

SEE INACTIVE & FREQUENTLY UPDATED BLOGS
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DETAILS & STATISTICS

STEP 3

YOUR STUDENT BLOGS WITH THE WORLD
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CREATE BUNDLES

LINK TO THESE BUNDLES FROM YOUR CLASS WEBSITE OR BLOG

USE YOUR NETWORK!!!

SHARE PERMALINKS OF DESERVING POSTS.
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QUESTIONS?