Deb Norton Tech

This Chat with Deb is on the topic of student blogging. ` Here are the resources shared in this episode: Thinglink Doppelme Kidblog Tumblr Blogger Google Sites Our students' Kidblogs Here are some additional resources: A nice chart comparing many different blogging sites. Use the hashtag #comments4kids on Twitter to help promote student blogs and get comments. Edublogs - this is a wonderful guide on how to use Edublogs for student blogging.  A YouTube video on how to use Kidblog  Would you like to contact me?  Here is my email: nortond@ripon.k12.wi.us Click here  for all episodes of Chat with Deb

URL: http://sagestone.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/changes_ahead.jpg One of the things I embrace with technology is the fact that it is ever changing.  Within the past few months three of the sites that I use frequently have had updates. #1 Evernote - This is one of my favorite apps / web sites for personal organization.  Read about the newest enhancements here . The biggest change is in sharing and permission options.  Read my past blogpost about Evernote here . #2 Kidblog - In my opinion, the best blogging platform for classrooms on the Internet.  Kidblog has made some major changes and I'm loving what I see.  Read about the 14 newest features by clicking here .  Some of my favorites are the Private Comments feature, the new Navigation Bar, and the Blogroll Widget. #3 Prezi - I had heard about Prezi's updates when I read this post just last week.  The 3D Background sounded neat.  Then I was reading Kevin Hodgson's fantastic blog,...

Have you ever noticed that most blogs are written by adults?  I read A LOT of blogs everyday, but rarely do I come across blogs written by younger students.  Our students want to have a voice and to be able to connect with others from around the globe.  So, we have begun student blogs and I'm hoping to convince you to write a comment on some of our students' blog posts . Our students are so excited to have written their first blog posts . We  are currently studying Common Ground in our Theme Readers in reading class.  So we wrote our first blog posts about our interests and background.  What our students are looking for is a comment to see if people share some similar interests (Common Ground) with  them. Leaving a comment is very easy to do and only takes a few minutes.   Here is what a blogpost looks like: Below the blog post is a place to leave a comment.  It looks like this: To make sure that I protect our students...

Wow, supply lists sure have changed over the years.  I've noticed that we have been asking for fewer and fewer school supplies since receiving our 1:1 laptops.  All we ask for are a few folders, some looseleaf paper, some pencils and a few odds and ends.  Don't worry, we still glue, color, cut and create every day.  Today our goal is to fill our students' desks with digital tools that promote creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving skills. Here are the digital tools our students will need to start the school year: Google Apps for Education including:   Gmail, Google Drive (no more Dropbox for us), Google Sites, Google Presentations and Google Forms                         SMART Notebook 11  this is usually one of our students favorite places for creating projects. Kidblog  most of our students have never blogged before 5th grade.  They lov...