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=Blogging: Setting up a Class Blog=
 * Audience**: Beginner and Advanced Users
 * Presenter**: Stephanie DeMarco

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 * Introduction and Overview:**

1. Educators will identify effective design characteristics of classroom blogs 2. Educators will identify appropriate rules of typography for classroom blog use 3. Educators will create and design classroom blogs
 * Objectives:**


 * Plan:**
 * Participants will refer back to the blogs they reviewed throughout the week. Now we will take note of the color schemes, graphics, audio features, tool bars and all other design aspects of the blog. What is visually appealing? What is not? Are there any distracting audio effects?
 * Small Group Discussion: Group members will share their findings and make a DO and DO NOT list
 * Whole Group Discussion: Groups will share their DO and DO NOT list with the audience
 * Discuss basic rules of typography. Review fonts, font colors and sizes.
 * Work Time: Participants will guided through the process of creating a Blog account and setting up a classroom blog
 * Once the blog accounts are initiated, participants will have time to design their blog with the assistance of the training team
 * Participants will post their list of rules and expectations on their blog
 * Participants will post a Welcome message to their students
 * Participants will fill out a reflection to reflect on the day's activities
 * Participants will fill out the evaluation form


 * Materials:**
 * Handout: [[file:Blog Review.doc]]
 * Chart paper and markers
 * Participant lap tops
 * Wifi access
 * Handout: [[file:Reflection Form.doc]]

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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2. Content was consistent with stated objectives.

3. Helpful and appropriate responses to questions. || 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 || 1. Appropriate for intended audience.
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2. Consistent with stated objectives. || 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 || 1. Visual aids, presentations, handouts and oral presentations clarified the content.
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2. Teaching methods were appropriate for subject matter. || 1 2 3 4 5

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