I collaborated with my library media specialist using a lesson to introduce the concept of blogging using paper. We introduced the term "blog" to the students and identified the difference between a personal journal and a blog.
Students were each given a blank sheet of paper and asked to describe one of their favorite foods using words and a picture. The kids were then given the papers of other students in the class. They were asked to interact with each other through post-its by writing comments. Then, the papers with post-it comments were again given to other students in the class that were then able to comment on either the original paper or the comments that were made. It was engaging and exciting, and it sets the stage for 'real' blogging.
I found the lesson at http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/2007/09/01/paper-blog-lp/.
It was a very successful lesson that the LMS then used subsequently with other classes.
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I love this idea!!! I'm definitely going to introduce it to the teachers that I train at PS 052 in Queens. We are going to start a blog and this will give students and teachers a clear understanding of what blogging is and how to interact with each other through blogs. Great idea!!!
I wish I could take credit for it! hehe
Please let me know how it works for you and your teachers.
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