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=Introduction to Blogging=
 * Audience**: Beginner Users
 * Presenter**: Stephanie DeMarco

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 * Introduction and Overview:**

1. Educators will identify the benefits of using academic blogs 2. Educators will identify types of blogs and the advantages and disadvantages of each 3. Educators will create effective, meaningful blog prompts
 * Objectives:**


 * Plan:**
 * Participants will view the Why Blog presentation on the Introductory page
 * Show examples of personal blogs and discuss the various uses of personal blogs
 * Discussion: How are personal blogs and academic blogs alike and different?
 * Presentation: Types of Blogs with examples
 * Small Group Discussion: Pros and Cons for each type of blog. Which type would be most effective in developing student's critical thinking and writing skills? Why? Small groups will use a graphic organizer to chart their selection and reasoning
 * Small groups will share their opinion with the whole group and answer any questions
 * Participants will break into groups by content area (math, reading, science or social studies). Groups will brainstorm possible blogging topics based of the standards and objectives taught for that content area. Once the group has a list, they will select one of their possible topics to create a list of prompts that could be used for a classroom blog
 * Whole Group Discussion: What made their possible prompts for a blog effective? What type of questions did they come up with?
 * Participants will complete a reflection. This will give participants the opportunity to reflect on the information discussed and how they connect with the material
 * Participants will fill out Evaluation Form

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 * Materials:**
 * Why Blog presentation (on Wiki Support Introduction page)
 * Links to personal blogs
 * Types of Blogs presentation (on Day One page)
 * Chart paper and markers
 * Handout: [[file:Possible Blog Use.doc]]
 * Handout: [[file:Reflection Form.doc]]
 * Evaluation Form

Evaluation Form Training Session Title:
 * Evaluation:**

We appreciate your help in evaluating this program. Your feedback is important to us. Please indicate your rating of the presentation in the categories below by circling the number representing your evaluation using a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high). This program met the stated objectives. || 1 2 3 4 5 || 1. Were knowledgeable in content areas.
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