8:00 - 9:00
- Welcome - Download Blogs as E-Portfolios PDF
- What is a Blog?
- Why Blog?
- Thoughts and pedagogy behind student blogs
- The set up

Chat room for session

9:00 - 9:30
- View examples of blog e-portfolios and discuss

• Student Blogs
  
• Isebel's Blog (6th Grade...2nd year blogging)
  
• Regina's Blog (8th Grade....2nd year blogging)
• Brian's Blog (8th Grade......1st year blogging)
  
• 9th and 10th Graders
• 11th Grade IB English
• 11th Grade IB TOK
• 3rd Graders
  
• 5th Graders
• Brian's Video
  

10:00 - 11:30
- Set up practice blog to use in this workshop
username: itsc11
password: itsc11
(Buddypress - Free Open-source blogging platform)


- Begin Blogging
- Discuss Blog set-up for e-portfolio
- Explore and set-up practice blog
- Discuss Blog Management
- Understand and explore the use of RSS Feeds
- Classroom Management
- Bring Blogs into the classroom
- Using authentic audience




International School of Bangkok's Student Blogs
http://blogs.isb.ac.th

International School of Bangkok's Teacher Websites
http://inside.isb.ac.th

5th Grade Blogs
http://www.netvibes.com/isbg5

IB TOK Student Blogs
ISB
SAS

Thanks to these students for allowing me to use their blogs as examples:
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/pedrof/
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/joshu/
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/tanyaw/
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/isabela/
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/reginad/

Blogging Contract
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/blogging-guidelines/
Blogging Rubric (Educational Origami)
Blogging Comment Rubric (Educational Origami)