1. Blogging Examples in
Education
Roundup of Examples updated in October 08
Compiled by Suzie Vesper
This is designed to show ideas rather than the ‘how to’. For
tutorials on some of these tools try:
http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com
OR http://learningweb2.wikispaces.com
2. General Blog Guidance and Advice
Being safe on the web
Blogging Advice Wiki Be a Safe and Responsible Blogger
3. Blogs - Sharing from the Classroom
Student of the Week Acknowledging volunteers
http://mrsramanscoolkids.blogspot.com/2008/09/
http://area4randwickschool.blogspot.com/ road-patrollers.html
2008/04/student-of-week-emma.html
4. Blogs - Sharing from the Classroom
Kids at Work First Day at School
http://mrsryanmuritai.blogspot.com/2008/09/
http://nevns10.blogspot.com/2008/09/ claytons-first-day.html
artists-at-work.html
5. Blogs - Publishing Writing and Giving
Feedback (written and oral)
http://room23writing.blogspot.com/2008/04/oter.html
http://tamakips.blogspot.com/
7. Blogs- Hotseating
(writing from another perspective)
Caterpillar diary
http://room162008.blogspot.com/2008/04/
april-11th.html
8. Blogs - Literature Study
Goodnight Mr Tom
http://goodnightmistertom.blogspot.com/
9. Blogs - Goal Setting
Rationale for goal setting Example of a goal
on a blog
http://muritai7.blogspot.com/ http://muritaimiddles.blogspot.com/2008/08/
2008/08/blogging.html my-goals-for-term-3_25.html
10. Blogs - Sharing Learning Intentions and
Outcomes
Use of Digital Camera Mrs Wagner’s Class
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php? http://woodlandrm3.blogspot.com/2006/04/
blog_id=582215&mode=comment&blogger_id=162000 learning-log-for-april.html
A teacher reflects on the power of
blogging in his classroom
12. Blogs- At stages of an inquiry
Introduction Assessment
http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/10/can- http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/09/
you-guess-what-our-next-inquiry.html can-you-name-pulley.html
13. Blogs- Publishing results of inquiry
Heroes study Flight study
http://room10muritai.blogspot.com/2008/09/ http://pesroom15.blogspot.com/
heroes-and-champions.html 2008/08/flight-of-room15.html
14. Blogs- Recounts from trips/events
Japanese Visitor Gardening Recount
Note the way comments allowed for
teacher/child interaction
http://room1maungaraki.blogspot.com/2008/04/ http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net/node/
learning-japanese.html 399
15. Blogs- Recounts from trips/events
Cross Country Field Trip
http://r6fairfield.blogspot.com/2008/08/cross- http://peachgroveroom5.blogspot.com/
country.html 2008/10/fabulous-field-trip.html
17. Blogs- Going Deeper
Encouraging higher order thinking
http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/10/can-
you-guess-what-our-next-inquiry.html
18. Online Tools - Blogs
Dialogue Through Comments
Advice to Student Maths Homework
http://itc.blogs.com/patrick/ http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net/
2005/02/5th_grade.html#comments
homework/year4/maths/fractions
19. Blogs - Resources for practising a Skill
Probability Activities
http://wpsroom10.blogspot.com/2008/10/
probability-games.html
20. Online Tools - Blogs
Children as authors
Learning Logs Feeding in ideas on a Topic
http://rm23learninglog.blogspot.com/ http://mreamesblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/
2008/05/great-start-to-term-two.html ideas-and-opinion_03.html
21. Online Tools - Blogs
For Reflection
Posts that Reflect Writing with Comment
on Learning Reflection
http://areallydifferentplace.org/
http://room9reflects.blogspot.com/ node/922#comment
Great blog post on encouraging reflection
22. Blogs- Teaching content
Meaning of terms
http://schol.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/ http://ncowie.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/
connotation-and-denotation/ what-is-figurative-language/
23. Blogs - ‘How to’ videos
Creating your own videos and uploading them
Using Technology Teach a Language
http://tamakitoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/samoan-
http://michaelmagrath.wordpress.com/
lesson-2.html
24. Blogs- Student Blogs
Secondary - Tech Design Year Five Student Blog
http://pestanielut.blogspot.com/2008/09/
http://whsdtm8.blogspot.com/
white-sunday.html
26. Online Tools - Blogs
For Reflection
Teacher and Student
Analyse a Text
Reflection
http:// http://annesmith9h.blogspot.com/2006/09/act-2-
thefischbowl.blogspot.com/ questions-continued.html
27. Online Tools - Blogs
For Keeping the Community Informed
Principal Updates Sports Team Notices
http://birdseyeblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/care.html http://tamakitoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/girls-rugby-at-tamaki-
intermediate-in.html
28. Blogs - Teachers sharing with teachers
Experiences with ICT Tools Ideas for engaging kids
http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/09/20/fruity- http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com/2008/09/
forms/ reluctant-writers-and-ict.html
29. Blogs - Teacher Professional Development
Blog4Educators EdTech Mag
http://blog4educators.blogspot.com/2007/12/ http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/
week-one-personal-reflections.html november-december-2006/blog-rules.html
An online blogging course you can work through
30. Blogs - Teacher Reflection
On a unit for the term On a single activity
http://lietze.edublogs.org/2008/09/30/term-3-08- http://sharetheaddiction.edublogs.org/
reflections-1-chocolate/ 2008/05/31/voicethread-for-maths-problem-
solving/