Project Includes

  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Workbook
  • Customizable Resources
  • Assessment Tools
  • Extension Activities
  • Sample Files
  • Templates
  • Parent Letters
  • Certificates

Details

TechnoBlog

Item Number: SNR-BLOG
Technology Integration: Language Arts
Technology Skill: Blogging, Digital Citizenship
Program: Blog Service

Includes: Blogging Activities: Teacher Guide, Printable Student Workbook, Paperless Worksheets, Review Questions, Extension Activities, TechnoBlog Parent Letter, TechnoBlog Certificate, Summary of Skills Checklist, Blogging Checklist, Blogging Advice Checklist, Blogging Opinion Checklist, Commenting Rubric, Blogging Rubric, Digital Footprints Bulletin Board Materials, Comment Starters Bulletin Board Materials, Commenting Advice Poster, Blogging Advice Poster, Commenting Agreement, Blogger’s Pledge, KidBlog Getting Started Document

Session 1: Introduction to Blogging
Explore blogosphere. Set up a blogger profile and select a blogging topic.
Session 2: Become a Blogger
Learn the basics of blogging. Write a post about topic and insert a picture.
Session 3: Comment on Blog Posts
Discuss commenting guidelines. Read posts and reply to blogger.
Session 4: Personal Connection Post
Learn to blog responsibly. Write a post based on personal experience.
Session 5: Advice Post
Write a post that offers helpful advice. Format the post so it is easy to scan.
Session 6: Opinion Post
Learn to express a viewpoint respectively. Write a post that states an opinion.

Optional Blogging Activities and Teaching Ideas

  • Cartoon Avatar: Update profile picture.
  • Create QR Code: Connect to your blog.
  • Be Opinionated: 40 questions to spark an idea.
  • Digital Citizenship and You: Be a digital citizen.
  • Inspiration from Blog Titles: 50 blog titles.

Learning Objectives

Integrate Blogging into Language Arts

Create an authentic writing experience. Through a series of language arts blogging activities students learn how to share an insight, provide advice, and express an opinion as responsible digital citizens.

  • Identify the topic, purpose, and audience for a blog
  • Plan and organize writing ideas for a blog post
  • Use first person narrative style in posts
  • Express an insight, advice, or opinion in posts
  • Write a post with a title, sections, tags, pictures
  • Revise posts to improve content and layout
  • Format posts effectively for easy reading
  • Exchange ideas using commenting etiquette
  • Be respectful of others and maintain privacy
  • Set blog properties and upload a profile picture

I am using TechnoBlog with 7th grade English classes. We love it! Everything is laid out so well that the Language Arts teacher and myself find it very easy to use. We are using KidBlog as our blog platform and like how we can set up all the different options.

L. Marusinec,
Central Middle School,
WI, USA

Review

Customer Reviews

Teach blogging safely. Through a series of creative writing lessons, students become bloggers. They learn how to read, write, and comment upon blog posts as responsible digital citizens. Use blogging activities to integrate language arts with technology.

I am using TechnoBlog with 7th grade English classes. We love it! Everything is laid out so well that the Language Arts teacher and myself find it very easy to use. We are using KidBlog as our blog platform and like how we can set up all the different options.

L. Marusinec,
Central Middle School,
WI, USA